csrss process -- I/O Reads getting extremely large

[Guest matthewtec]

On a couple of computers I've checked, the csrss.exe process in the task

manager sits at around 10,000,000 "I/O Read Bytes".

 

I checked this out because I happened to notice on my laptop that it grows

continually and within a few hours will even get up near 1.5-2Gb

[1,700,000,000].

 

 

I've run a virus checker and did a full scan. Nothing changed.

 

I am hoping someone can help me with letting me know some things to check --

perhaps I changed some settings one day and didn't realize the consequences

until later. I just don't know.

 

I also don't know if this is 'bad', but it just seems odd.

 

Any help whatsoever that anyone can provide would be just great.

Thank you.

 

Matt

 

 

 

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[Guest David H. Lipman]

Re: csrss process -- I/O Reads getting extremely large

 

From: "matthewtec" <noSpam_ms.tech@cox.net>

 

| On a couple of computers I've checked, the csrss.exe process in the task

| manager sits at around 10,000,000 "I/O Read Bytes".

 

| I checked this out because I happened to notice on my laptop that it grows

| continually and within a few hours will even get up near 1.5-2Gb

| [1,700,000,000].

 

 

| I've run a virus checker and did a full scan. Nothing changed.

 

| I am hoping someone can help me with letting me know some things to check --

| perhaps I changed some settings one day and didn't realize the consequences

| until later. I just don't know.

 

| I also don't know if this is 'bad', but it just seems odd.

 

| Any help whatsoever that anyone can provide would be just great.

| Thank you.

 

| Matt

 

 

Use Process Explorer and report back the full path to CSRSS.EXE

 

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[Guest MatthewS]

Re: csrss process -- I/O Reads getting extremely large

 

Thank you for replying. In the interim my IE has stopped being able to open

-- I don't know if this is related to this or not [if it is, it is a much

delayed response, as the IE issue just started, and this csrss problem has

been going on].

 

In any case, please let me know if this isn't what you were looking for...

 

C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows

SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows

ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3

ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off

MaxRequestThreads=16

 

It is currently using approx. 25% of the cpu, it looks like... at least from

what I can tell.

 

 

Is there something I could have done to the settings in the OS somewhere

that would have made this happen?

 

Again, any help would be great.

Thank you.

 

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> From: "matthewtec" <noSpam_ms.tech@cox.net>

>

> | On a couple of computers I've checked, the csrss.exe process in the task

> | manager sits at around 10,000,000 "I/O Read Bytes".

>

> | I checked this out because I happened to notice on my laptop that it grows

> | continually and within a few hours will even get up near 1.5-2Gb

> | [1,700,000,000].

>

>

> | I've run a virus checker and did a full scan. Nothing changed.

>

> | I am hoping someone can help me with letting me know some things to check --

> | perhaps I changed some settings one day and didn't realize the consequences

> | until later. I just don't know.

>

> | I also don't know if this is 'bad', but it just seems odd.

>

> | Any help whatsoever that anyone can provide would be just great.

> | Thank you.

>

> | Matt

>

>

> Use Process Explorer and report back the full path to CSRSS.EXE

>

> --

> Dave

> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

>

>

>

[Guest MatthewS]

Re: csrss process -- I/O Reads getting extremely large

 

One followup note... I tested and was able to start IE when using the context

menu to "Start without Add-Ons".

 

So, I don't know if that makes it more or less related to the csrss issue...

but if it's unrelated I will work on it separately. I just wasn't sure what

information is important.

 

-- I did note that the csrss priority was set to high... only winlogon and

McShield have the priority this high [taskmgr and procexp do when running, I

suppose]. Not sure if this is the norm or not.

 

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> From: "matthewtec" <noSpam_ms.tech@cox.net>

>

> | On a couple of computers I've checked, the csrss.exe process in the task

> | manager sits at around 10,000,000 "I/O Read Bytes".

>

> | I checked this out because I happened to notice on my laptop that it grows

> | continually and within a few hours will even get up near 1.5-2Gb

> | [1,700,000,000].

>

>

> | I've run a virus checker and did a full scan. Nothing changed.

>

> | I am hoping someone can help me with letting me know some things to check --

> | perhaps I changed some settings one day and didn't realize the consequences

> | until later. I just don't know.

>

> | I also don't know if this is 'bad', but it just seems odd.

>

> | Any help whatsoever that anyone can provide would be just great.

> | Thank you.

>

> | Matt

>

>

> Use Process Explorer and report back the full path to CSRSS.EXE

>

> --

> Dave

> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

>

>

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