svchost.exe eating all memory

[dedman76]

Hi everybody,
when i open the process tab in task manager, it shows 6 svchost and one which keeps on eating memory (up to +500Mb if i leave the computer on for 8-10hours!). Is it normal? I scanned my pc with an up to date anti virus and adaware, nothing. Cleaned up the startup list in the registry.. The service for this process is the rpcss (remote procedure call) and can't be shut. It starts growing steadily as soon as i log in and it doesnt stop untill it gets too laggy and have to reboot. Its windows xp pro with latest updates
specs:
-amd 1900+
-asus a7v266
-1024mb ram
-80gb hd
-soundblaster live! 24bit
-connected with adsl usb modem
-ethernet pci card
Please help, it's getting annoying, already +42mb with 30minutes since last reboot ::
thanx for your time!
ded

[Shadow_Puter_Dude]

It is normal to have 3 to 7 copies of svchost running at one time. If you ae having problems with one using up your system resources then you may want to do the following:

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