Re: svchost.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows

From: Marina Roos (marina_at_roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com)
Date: 08/24/03


Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:34:29 GMT


SP6??? W2K's latest SP is SP4.

Taskmanager can be reached by Ctrl-Alt-Del, then choose Taskmanager. Go to
tab Processes and see if you can find the msblast.exe- or mspatch.exe
proces. If you find it, click it and click End Proces.

Marina

"S.E.Scott" <ssttassn@yahoo.com> schreef in bericht
news:003401c36a6b$542c2510$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi! and Help!!!
>
> I have had the same message and I THINK that it started
> when I attempted to install SP6. I have never installed a
> service pack before. Tried several time and finally got
> to the agreement page but then nothing happened (or so I
> thought.) Then I started getting the error message below.
>
> Went back into the update site and tried to install SP4
> (SP6 was no longer on the list.)
> I did try to find SP 6 on Cdrive with no success.
> According to MS I have installed it but have not been able
> to find it!
>
> So installed SP4 and 5 hours later when it should have
> finished I get an error saying the installation failed.
>
> Since that time, I am unable to access MS Office, cannot
> print, 'narrator cannot find sound card.... Need I
> continue?
>
> I am very new at this type of problem solving and I do not
> have anyone nearby who can help me so PLEASE help yet keep
> it 'simple stupid'.
>
> Your answer below, Mariana. Where is Taskmagager? By
> kill I gather you mean delete etc.
>
> Thanks in advance from one who is ready to throw out the
> computer.
>
> 'Sovegj'
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Open Taskmanager and look for the msblast.exe- or
> mspatch.exe-proces. Kill
> >it and go to www.sophos.com to get the removaltool. After
> that install
> >ms03-026 from microsoft to prevent from happening again.
> >After that install SP4.
> >
> >Marina
> >"Duncan" <duncan@greensys.co.uk> schreef in bericht
> >news:071b01c36966$85fdf6a0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> "svchost.exe has generated errors and will be closed by
> >> Windows.
> >> You will need to restart the computer.
> >> An error log is being created"
> >>
> >> I receive this error message within 2 mins of starting
> >> MS Internet Explorer.
> >> It disables .dlls, so, for example, I cannot print,
> drag &
> >> drop, cut & paste and Excel gives an error and closes.
> >>
> >> I am running Windows 2000 Prof v5.0 sp2 and Outlook
> >> Express 6.0.2800.1106 sp1.
> >>
> >> Has anyone else experienced this problem?
> >>
> >> I am trying to find out if it problem specific to my
> setup,
> >> or if it a symptom of one of the bugs that are plagueing
> >> Microsoft at the moment.
> >>
> >> Any help would be gratefully received.
> >
> >
> >.
> >



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