Two unrelated questions, please help

[gutte169]

1: How can I convert .mp4 files to .avi (or other wmp formats)?

2: (More important) Lately, my laptop has been running poorly. Among other things, one of my svchost.exe is now running at over 40,000K pretty much all the time. ?

[JayF]

1 ) Google.com - MP4 to Avi

2 ) So many things could be causing that its nearly impossible to answer without more details.