Windows XP Pro error - Any help please???

[Carlos Aa]

Hello.
I don't really know what to do about this error but it pops up everytime
i am using either internet or windows explorer.
On internet explorer it just won't let me go anywhere by typing the url
in the address bar.
It just satarted happening last week, never seen this error before and
i've been using windows xp pro for about a year now.
Any help out there please?


The error is:

Generic Host Process for Win32 services has encountered a problem and
needs to close.

Cheers
C. Arruda

 

[RandyH]

is that the blaster worm?
http://www.joi-odp.org/

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi Carlos,

Sounds like you may have been bitten by the MSBlaster worm or the Welchia
worm.

Have a look here for information about the Blaster worm and its variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

And here is information about the Welchia worm:
http://tinyurl.com/kdp6

You need to d/load and install Security patch KB824146, available here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824146#WinXP

Also, d/load and run the Blaster worm removal tool:
http://tinyurl.com/jqdf

and the Welchia worm removal tool:
http://tinyurl.com/394zw


Regards,

 

[Carlos Aa]

Hello there.
First of all many thanks for being there for me and others, for a while
i thought that now one woul'd help me
Well, the security patch from microsoft won't do me any good as i have
service pack 2 already installed, i tryed to but thats what it said,
that i didn't needed it as i already has service pack 2.
The blaster worm i had it once and i formated my pc and so gotten ride
of, if this is the one that reboots the pc constantly.
I am using the removable tools you've pointed out for me and lets see
what its going to do.
I'll let you know more in a near future.
Best Regards and many thanks
C. Arruda

 

[Carlos Aa]

Well mate i used the removable tools you've pointed out for me and they
found nothing on my PC.
Any more ideias of what this error could be?
Norton antivirus shows me no virus, i have windows xp pro fully up to date.
Cheers
C. Arruda

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Have you checked the Event Viewer for further information concerning that
error?


Regards,

 

[Carlos Aa]

Sorry, wrong one, i had it confused with something alse.
In the event viewer on the applications folder i have lots of errors (
application error).
I don't know how to deal with this.
Can you tell me anymre?
Cheers,
C. Arruda

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Probably the best way to try to isolate which error is related to the
problem for which you're posting is to first clear the Event Viewer of all
the errors that are currently listed.....open Event Viewer and click on
Application in the left pane, then go to Action>Clear all Events and click
on No when prompted if you want to save the contents of Application. Do the
same for Security and System. The next time you receive the "Generic Host
Process for Win32 services has encountered a problem and needs to close",
check the Event Viewer as soon as you possibly can following receipt of that
error. Enter the event ID and the event source in their respective fields
here and click on Search:
http://www.eventid.net/search.asp
Hopefully that will lead you to the cause and possible solution to the
problem that is causing the error message.


Regards,

 

[Carlos Aa]

Cheers mate.
I found whats caussing the problem but i find it easier to just formated
my pc again.
Thanks for your help and time.
Best Regards
C. Arruda

 

[Guest]

Hi There

I have been recieving the same error message. Although I am using Windows XP home version. Its very frustrating as I have to keep rebooting the computer. Any help would be much appreciated. The problem started about 2 weeks ago. I have checked my system with Norton Anti Virus. It states I have no Viruses. I have also tried a system restore-but to no avail. As I have sadi any help would be much appreciated

DD

 

[Guest]

Same problem here for few weeks now. I absolutely have no viruses or worms. Checked many times. I just get that 'Generic Host Process for Win32 Services'-error randomly and it shuts down svchost.exe. After that my ADSL won't work and sometimes it kills all audio too. Sometimes it crashes most of the programs including explorer.ex

What should i do? I'd rather would not do a clean XP reinstall. Also for some reason i cannot perform System Restore either.

Please help!

 

[Guest]

Hello

Found this info hope it will help

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;821690

Best Regards

Carlos Holguin