Generic Host Process error svchost

[Carlos]

Malke - are you still here?

Well, I tried someting I saw in another forum to no avail - that is,
disabling DEP for svchost. Didn't fix it.

Here are some of the errors from the event viewer that occur durig the
Windows boot - about the same time this error comes up - I've been getting
two errors - one is a svchost about a memory that could not be "read", the
other is the Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a
Problem and Needs to Close. It includes this:
szAppName : svchost.exe szAppVer : 5.1.2600.2180 szModName : ntdll.dll
szModVer : 5.1.2600.2180 offset : 000105f8

From the event viewer at the time in reboot the errors occur, some examples
(all seem to be the Service Control Manager):

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 2/15/2005
Time: 7:07:38 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DBZXXZ11
Description:
The Application Management service terminated with the following error:
The specified module could not be found.

Description:
The Human Interface Device Access service terminated with the following
error:
The specified module could not be found.

Description:
Timeout (30000 milliseconds) waiting for the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
service to connect.

Description:
The Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) service failed to start due to the
following error:
The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely
fashion.

Description:
The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific error
2147483720 (0x80000048).

Description:
The IPv6 Helper Service service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1
time(s).

Description:
The Windows Audio service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1
time(s).

Description:
The Background Intelligent Transfer Service service terminated unexpectedly.
It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken
in 60000 milliseconds: Restart the service.

Description:
The Computer Browser service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1
time(s).

Description:
The Cryptographic Services service terminated unexpectedly. It has done
this 1 time(s).

Description:
The Automatic Updates service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1
time(s).

There are at least a dozen or so more of these in the event viewer sys log,
and this in the application log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: (100)
Event ID: 1000
Date: 2/15/2005
Time: 7:07:07 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DBZXXZ11
Description:
Faulting application svchost.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, faulting module
ntdll.dll, version 5.1.2600.2180, fault address 0x000105f8.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 73 76 63 ure svc
0018: 68 6f 73 74 2e 65 78 65 host.exe
0020: 20 35 2e 31 2e 32 36 30 5.1.260
0028: 30 2e 32 31 38 30 20 69 0.2180 i
0030: 6e 20 6e 74 64 6c 6c 2e n ntdll.
0038: 64 6c 6c 20 35 2e 31 2e dll 5.1.
0040: 32 36 30 30 2e 32 31 38 2600.218
0048: 30 20 61 74 20 6f 66 66 0 at off
0050: 73 65 74 20 30 30 30 31 set 0001
0058: 30 35 66 38 05f8

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: (100)
Event ID: 1000
Date: 2/15/2005
Time: 7:07:07 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DBZXXZ11
Description:
Faulting application svchost.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, faulting module
ntdll.dll, version 5.1.2600.2180, fault address 0x000105f8.

 

[Malke]

Malke - are you still here?

Yes, I'm still here. See my comments after your post. Even though it's
lengthy, I didn't want to snip any of your post because the details are
important.

Well, I tried someting I saw in another forum to no avail - that is,
disabling DEP for svchost. Didn't fix it.

Here are some of the errors from the event viewer that occur durig the
Windows boot - about the same time this error comes up - I've been
getting two errors - one is a svchost about a memory that could not be
"read", the other is the Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has
encountered a Problem and Needs to Close. It includes this:
szAppName : svchost.exe szAppVer : 5.1.2600.2180 szModName : ntdll.dll
szModVer : 5.1.2600.2180 offset : 000105f8

From the event viewer at the time in reboot the errors occur, some
examples (all seem to be the Service Control Manager):

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 2/15/2005
Time: 7:07:38 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DBZXXZ11
Description:
The Application Management service terminated with the following
error: The specified module could not be found.

Description:
The Human Interface Device Access service terminated with the
following error:
The specified module could not be found.

Description:
Timeout (30000 milliseconds) waiting for the Windows Image Acquisition
(WIA) service to connect.

Description:
The Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) service failed to start due to the
following error:
The service did not respond to the start or control request in a
timely fashion.

Description:
The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific
error 2147483720 (0x80000048).

Description:
The IPv6 Helper Service service terminated unexpectedly. It has done
this 1 time(s).

Description:
The Windows Audio service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1
time(s).

Description:
The Background Intelligent Transfer Service service terminated
unexpectedly.
It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective action will be
taken in 60000 milliseconds: Restart the service.

Description:
The Computer Browser service terminated unexpectedly. It has done
this 1 time(s).

Description:
The Cryptographic Services service terminated unexpectedly. It has
done this 1 time(s).

Description:
The Automatic Updates service terminated unexpectedly. It has done
this 1 time(s).

There are at least a dozen or so more of these in the event viewer
sys log,
and this in the application log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: (100)
Event ID: 1000
Date: 2/15/2005
Time: 7:07:07 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DBZXXZ11
Description:
Faulting application svchost.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, faulting
module ntdll.dll, version 5.1.2600.2180, fault address 0x000105f8.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 73 76 63 ure svc
0018: 68 6f 73 74 2e 65 78 65 host.exe
0020: 20 35 2e 31 2e 32 36 30 5.1.260
0028: 30 2e 32 31 38 30 20 69 0.2180 i
0030: 6e 20 6e 74 64 6c 6c 2e n ntdll.
0038: 64 6c 6c 20 35 2e 31 2e dll 5.1.
0040: 32 36 30 30 2e 32 31 38 2600.218
0048: 30 20 61 74 20 6f 66 66 0 at off
0050: 73 65 74 20 30 30 30 31 set 0001
0058: 30 35 66 38 05f8

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: (100)
Event ID: 1000
Date: 2/15/2005
Time: 7:07:07 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DBZXXZ11
Description:
Faulting application svchost.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, faulting
module ntdll.dll, version 5.1.2600.2180, fault address 0x000105f8.

You have a huge amount of services failing. You didn't mention anything
about your physical computer - the hardware, age, if this just started
happening, and if you can pinpoint when things changed.

You've already done all the virus scanning, and it doesn't sound to me
like that's the issue anyway. It sounds more to me like you are having
some real hardware failures. I'll give you the general hardware
troubleshooting steps; if you need more details about any of them, let
me know.

1) Open the computer and run it open, cleaning out all dust bunnies and
observing all fans (overheating will cause system freezing). Obviously
you can't do this with a laptop, but you can hear if the fan is running
and feel if the laptop is getting too hot.

2) Test the RAM - I like Memtest86+ from www.memtest.org. Obviously, you
have to get the program from a working machine. You will either
download the precompiled Windows binary to make a bootable floppy or
the .iso to make a bootable cd. If you want to use the latter, you'll
need to have third-party burning software on the machine where you
download the file - XP's built-in burning capability won't do the job.
In either case, boot with the media you made. The test will run
immediately. Let the test run for an extended period of time - unless
errors are seen immediately. If you get any errors, replace the RAM.

3) Test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility from the mftr. Usually
you will download the file and make a bootable floppy with it. Boot
with the media and do a thorough test. If the drive has physical
errors, replace it.

4) The power supply may be going bad or be inadequate for the devices
you have in the system - this isn't applicable to a laptop, of course.
I don't think this is your issue, but I'm leaving it in to be thorough.

5) Test the motherboard with something like TuffTest from
www.tufftest.com. Sometimes this is useful, and sometimes it isn't.

Testing hardware failures often involves swapping out suspected parts
with known-good parts. If you can't do the testing yourself and/or are
uncomfortable opening your computer, take the machine to a good local
computer repair shop (not a CompUSA or Best Buy type of store).

Good luck, and let me know if you need more help.

Malke