[dba-Tech] Out of system resources Windows XP- SOLVED

Hi Erwin,
Glad to see you found the answer!

Here's a little blurb from one of my tech tools on DCOM services:

DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) is a Microsoft programming concept
where client program objects can request services from server program
objects on the same computer or on other computers in a network. DCOM is
based on the Component Object Model (COM) which provides a set of interfaces
for the creation of client and server processes within the same computer,
all interacting with each other.  For the layman, a server process is a
program which provides services for other programs, the client programs,
much in the same way that a restaurant is a server [of food] to you [the
client].  For example DCOM is used by Windows Update - Windows Update goes
online and works out which updates need to be downloaded.  You, the user,
finalize the exact updates that you want installed and then instruct Windows
Update to start the downloading and updating process.  Windows Update starts
the download of the updates, except that it does not do that itself - using
DCOM it actually sends a request in the background to the BITS service,
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (which acts as a server to Windows
Update), to transfer/download from the Microsoft servers to your PC the
various updates that you requested.

Over half of Windows and Windows programs work using DCOM. If this service
is corrupted you will end up with an extremely unstable PC where most things
do not work: RPC server is unavailable, errors when you try to install
programs or even run existing programs, the inability of your PC to network,
antivirus programs failing to work or update automatically, your firewall
not working (Windows Firewall or other firewalls), Remote Desktop and
Terminal Services not working, and most USB devices not working, etc...  The
list is endless.

One problem is that the process list shows it as svchost.exe which will be
listed multiple times, Makes it hard to troubleshooting for.

John B.