Re: FN-FORUM: Generic Host Process for Win32 Services

date posted 14th May 2008 15:36


>> Rob Colton wrote:
>>> Installed XP SP3 last night, restarted this morning and keep getting and
>>> error dialogue
>>>
>>> Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs
>>> to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. (Nice touch eh?)
>>>
>>> Once I get this message, which is within 30 secs of booting up I cannot
>>> launch any progs, shut down except by turning it off, run any control panel,
>>> explorer stuff (so cannot rollback to previous settings).


Rollback has fixed the problem. Symptoms were:

Network drives on my MAC would not connect. Neither could I remap them
Shared printers were not recognised by remote computers
Applications wouldn't start from shortcuts, only from dbl clicking the
actual .exe
Browsers would hang after a few minutes use
Couldn't shut down
Any printing that I managed to get going, would crash part way through.

I know that in the SP3 release there was something to do with network
enhancements to make it more like Vista. E.g. Ensuring remote computers were
up to scratch before connecting. Dunno if this had anything to do with it.

Hope more success is had by all.

R