another case of Generic Host error with svchost.exe

[Guest]

hi all. i'm running on Win XP Media Center Edition ver 5.1, SP2. 2 days back
i did a norton antivirus update (norton antivirus 2007), the next moment i
know, the Generic Host error mesage pop out. below's the details:

szappname: svchost.exe
szappver: 5.1.2600.2180
szmodname: wuaueng.dll
szmodver: 7.0.6000.381
offset:014d8cd

svchost.exe.mdmp
appcompat.txt

can anyone help me with this?


eric

 

[P. Di Stolfo]

Hello,

please try
this
http://www.sizlopedia.com/2007/04/28/fix-generic-host-for-win32-process-error/
or this
http://www.sizlopedia.com/2007/04/28/fix-generic-host-for-win32-process-error/ .

Hope this will help you with your issue.
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[Guest]

hi all. i'm running on Win XP Media Center Edition ver 5.1, SP2. 2 days back
i did a norton antivirus update (norton antivirus 2007), the next moment i
know, the Generic Host error mesage pop out. below's the details:

szappname: svchost.exe
szappver: 5.1.2600.2180
szmodname: wuaueng.dll
szmodver: 7.0.6000.381
offset:014d8cd

svchost.exe.mdmp
appcompat.txt

can anyone help me with this?


eric

Hi Eric,
You receive an error message after a Windows XP-based computer runs an
automatic update, and you may be unable to run any programs after you close
the "svchost.exe - Application Error" error message dialog box
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927385
Does the windows updates working fine?.
HTH.
nass

 

[Guest]

hi, i cant run windows update at all. i tried running the patch u suggested
but i was return with an error "update.exe is not a valid Win32 application".

 

[Guest]

hi, i cant run windows update at all. i tried running the patch u suggested
but i was return with an error "update.exe is not a valid Win32 application".

go through these cleaning steps to see or get a clear opinion on how
clean your machine is:
= Click Start >> Control Panel>>Network and Internet Connections >> Double
click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced.
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
[ ] Disable script Debugging (internet Explorer) <= check this box
[ ] Disable Script Debugging (Other) <= check this box

Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

2.... And also for malware from here:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://www.sophos.com
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym
Download Avast Cleaner from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine:
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Run disk cleanup and Defrag in safe mode
You cannot install some updates or programs: Go to:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822798&Product=winxp
How to troubleshoot Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Windows Server
Update Services installation issues
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906602/

Open a run command and type in to register these DLLs:
regsvr32 WUAPI.DLL
regsvr32 softpub.dll
regsvr32 Cryptdlg.dll
regsvr32 Wintrust.dll
regsvr32 Slbcsp.dll
regsvr32 Initpki.dll
regsvr32 Dssenh.dll
regsvr32 Rsaenh.dll
regsvr32 Gpkcsp.dll
regsvr32 Sccbase.dll
regsvr32 Mssip32.dll
regsvr32 Wups.DLL
regsvr32 Wuweb.DLL
regsvr32 Wuaueng.DLL
regsvr32 Wuaueng1.DLL
regsvr32 Atl.DLL
regsvr32 Wups2.DLL
regsvr32 Wucltui.DLL

Note, it will be easy if you opened a Notepad and copy and paste the above
commands and save it on the desktop as reg.bat then double click the reg
file to execute.
HTH.
nass