Microsoft KB Archive/815349

= Services.exe process uses 100 percent of the CPU utilization when a dependent service exits prematurely on a Windows 2000-based computer =

Article ID: 815349

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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SYMPTOMS
On a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer, the Services.exe process uses 100 percent of the CPU. This may cause the computer to stop responding. When this problem occurs, you must restart your computer to regain functionality.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the Services.exe process tries to start a service that has dependencies. When Services.exe tries to start the service that has dependencies and makes a call to the ScStartMarkedServices function, the Services.exe process stops responding and uses 100 percent of the CPU.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to obtain the latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  24-Feb-2003  20:35  5.0.2195.6669      85,776  Services.exe



STATUS
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbfix kbbug KB815349

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