FIXED Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem……..

Posted on February 15, 2008 by MtaraM

I was getting this error [Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem........ ] every time i reinstalled windows and it kept coming up and then stopped after few weeks. I never knew what was the reason for it and this time i decided to go after it.

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It is very annoying and comes only when I am online and whenever it pops up it taken down the internet and I have to restart my computer again. The error details show the problem with svchost.exe and netapi32.dll

Well the reason the error goes away after a few days is that I have windows update on and it downloads the updates and patches the errors in xp sp2. This time I turned it off and thats why I still get this error.

I order to get rid of this error and other variants of it do the following.

1. You receive a “Generic Host Process” error message after you start the computer, or DBCS attachment file names are not displayed in Rich Text e-mail messages

RESOLUTION

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894391

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Hotfix information

loadTOCNode(2, ‘resolution’);A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. For Windows XP SP2, the Generic Host Process error can potentially occur on any system at any time. Although you receive the error message shortly after system startup, the actual error occurred during the previous system shutdown. Because of the broad nature of this issue, this hotfix was made available through Windows Update and distributed to users who have Automatic Updates enabled to eliminate this problem on Windows XP SP2 systems. For Windows XP SP2, you may experience one last Generic Host Process error upon restart after you install this hotfix. This is from the previous system shutdown before the new version installation was completed.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894391

2. Generic Host Process Error Message and a Flashlight Icon Appear

RESOLUTION

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821690

loadTOCNode(1, ‘resolution’); To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

1. Turn off the computer and the printer or the scanner.
2. Disconnect the printer or the scanner from the computer.
3. Restart the computer.
4. Install the compatible drivers and software for the printer or the scanner, and then reconnect the printer or the scanner to the computer.

Contact HP to obtain compatible drivers for the printer or scanner. For information about how to contact HP, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821690

3.Error messages when you start a Windows XP-based computer and then try to download Windows Updates

RESOLUTION

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931852

loadTOCNode(1, ‘resolution’);To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, and then type net stop wuauserv.
2. On the desktop, double-click My Computer, and then delete the drive:\WuTemp folder.
3. Delete the drive:\Windows\System32\Catroot2 folder.
4. Open the drive:\Windows folder, and then rename the SoftwareDistribution folder as SoftwareDistributionOLD.
5. Open the drive:\Windows\system32 folder, and then follow these steps:

a. Rename the Wuweb.dll file as Wuweb.dll.old.
b. Rename the Wuapi.dll file as Wuapi.dll.old.
c. Rename the Wuauclt.exe file as Wuauclt.exe.old.
d. Rename the Wuaucpl.cpl file as Wuaucpl.cpl.old.
e. Rename the Wuaueng1.dll file as Wuaueng1.dll.old.
f. Rename the Wuaueng.dll file as Wuaueng.dll.old.
g. Rename the Wuauserv.dll file as Wuauserv.dll.old.
h. Rename the Wucltui.dll file as Wucltui.dll.old.
i. Rename the Wups2.dll file as Wups2.dll.old.
j. Rename the Wups.dll file as Wups.dll.old.
6. Restart the computer.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931852

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35 Responses

  1. д§mд, on August 4th, 2008 at 5:42 pm Said:

    wow thanks a lot for ur tips … i’ll try these ~

    Reply
  2. arnel espaltero, on September 8th, 2008 at 3:20 am Said:

    it’s nice idea and i really appreciate… continue what you have done……..

    Reply
  3. vishnu, on November 2nd, 2008 at 4:09 pm Said:

    awesome thnx for the info

    do visit my site about windos tricks if u like er will hav lick back http://www.v2tricks.blogspot.com

    Reply
  4. Christine, on November 3rd, 2008 at 1:18 am Said:

    Well, when I try to install the file from MS site, its shut downs my laptop immediately and restarts. First I thought that it was the part of the installation process and the file had been installed and the problem had gone away. But it comes back. Please see if you can suggest something better. PWC.KSA@gmail.com

    Reply
  5. mtaram, on November 6th, 2008 at 7:48 am Said:

    Try to do it in safe mode and tell me if u are successful …..

    Reply
  6. zoom, on November 10th, 2008 at 3:25 pm Said:

    Hey sir i have Same problem in my all pc . i have net cafe . Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem
    sir plz help what can i do now .. ???

    Reply
  7. ehab hassan, on November 10th, 2008 at 8:36 pm Said:

    go to controll panal>>windows firewall>>advanced>>icmp settings
    if “allow incoming echo request”box is checked then clear it
    and if not i prefer u should click restore defults…
    i try this way and it’s work and the msg is gone
    Good Luuck

    Reply
  8. Mike, on November 17th, 2008 at 11:01 am Said:

    I am getting this error if I start in safe mode or regular mode. It keeps popping up and won’t allow my computer to boot. What can I do. Don’t want to reformat. HelP

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  9. Alk87, on November 23rd, 2008 at 2:08 pm Said:

    Ok so I get the ‘Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem’ window come up. Same thing happens randomly at a time when I go online. If I press the close button I can’t select anything, which I have to restart my laptop. If I don’t do anything and just leave the window there I’m fine, but the window stays there. I believe this started after I scanned for viruses, and then came up with a a window saying that the virus was being quarantined…well that’s what my roommate says. The program that says it’s quarantined is called NOD32 I believe, and the language is in Mainland China characters. Since I don’t know how to read Mainland China characters at the time I asked which each available option said, so I decided to delete the virus. Maybe the virus was attached to a file or something? I don’t know, well that’s what happened. Is there a way I can fix it? Is there a file I have to download?

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  10. Alk87, on November 23rd, 2008 at 2:09 pm Said:

    Oh and I’m Windows XP.

    Reply
  11. Marz, on November 29th, 2008 at 11:21 am Said:

    Guys this error is killing me..It randomly comes and goes away..Its not hardware related,Not software related and I don’t think its driver related

    I think it might be a windows 32bit or sp2 problem…
    Here is what I did,I did not take the error away,but it makes it accure alot less

    Turn of ur DEP and install a hotpatch…Just google both of them

    Reply
  12. ehab hassan, on December 5th, 2008 at 9:56 pm Said:

    again guys…
    go to controll panal>>windows firewall>>advanced>>restore defults 100% works

    Reply
  13. volcano, on December 14th, 2008 at 10:04 pm Said:

    i tried what ehab said, and it doesnt pop up for the moment. thanks man!!

    Reply
  14. Armando Mendez Jr., on December 19th, 2008 at 6:34 pm Said:

    This solution kicks butt
    Awesome

    Reply
  15. khamsavath, on December 23rd, 2008 at 4:23 am Said:

    i have a problem with the generic host process for win32 . i couldn’t do any thing when this message shows up

    Reply
  16. khamsavath, on December 23rd, 2008 at 4:25 am Said:

    so how can i do i have no idea about this problem

    Reply
  17. vin, on December 26th, 2008 at 8:14 am Said:

    hi this errore is occuring when i started my pc plz gave me exect solution can anyone gave me,,,,,

    Reply
  19. syed, on December 29th, 2008 at 5:31 pm Said:

    hi guys

    Help… we are getting the same error in 3 of our servers running on windows 2003.
    Do i need to follow the same steps

    Thanks

    Reply
  20. hmmm, on January 6th, 2009 at 10:10 am Said:

    i lv u suchu

    Reply
  21. Siva, on January 8th, 2009 at 5:17 pm Said:

    Hi,

    Ok so I get the Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem window come up. Same thing happens randomly at a time when I go online. If I press the close button I cant select anything, which I have to restart my laptop. If I dont do anything and just leave the window there Im fine, but the window stays there. I believe this started after I scanned for viruses, and then came up with a a window saying that the virus was being quarantined.

    i am unable to change the Firewall settings :

    controll panal>>windows firewall>>advanced>>icmp settings
    if allow incoming echo requestbox is checked then clear it

    As this is disabled for me, hence I tried to restore to defaault settings but it did not work. Can you please help me.

    Thanks
    Siva

    Reply
  22. myk, on January 15th, 2009 at 7:54 am Said:

    Hi,

    I did the same thing!,the updates and wares but still it doesn’t work.what should I do?

    Reply
  23. myk, on January 15th, 2009 at 8:07 am Said:

    Pls help me about this error, Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem. It always knocks my mind with this mess suffers my shop.I did many spy wares scan and updates but it doesn’t helps.still my sounds stop and my calls always return to queue.what should I do PLEASE HELP!!!!!

    Reply
  24. jinx10, on January 28th, 2009 at 4:00 am Said:

    I read it from other forum worth trying

    1. click start>run>type in “cmd” *without the qoute
    2. in the command line type in netsh press enter
    3. then type in winsock press enter
    4. and lastly type in reset press enter
    5. reboot ur pc

    Reply
  25. POed, on February 27th, 2009 at 5:28 pm Said:

    What a bunch of crap. This junk wouldn’t fix anything. You are nothing but scam artists fishing for traffic to your stupid site.

    Reply
  26. irfan, on March 17th, 2009 at 12:12 pm Said:

    thanks lots

    Reply
  27. sanbay, on April 27th, 2009 at 5:20 pm Said:

    fgd67r8

    Reply
  28. Gaurav, on June 4th, 2009 at 8:59 am Said:

    i am using bsnl broadband since january 09.No problem like “GENERIC HOST HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE CLOSED” has occured before 2 months.”This had now become a headache for me”.To escape from this error i have formatted the hard disk even 2 times.I have even changed the modem.But no solution.This problem arises only while using internet through broadband.
    PLZ…HELP…………………

    Reply

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