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

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Duncan

"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.
 
Duncan said:
"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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Looks like the MSBlaster virus. Check for viruses !
 
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
 
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'
 
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
 
Duh! That Task Master. Oh well...
I looked and cound not find either msblast.exe or
mspatch.exe
(The SP6 I think that was actually MSN6...)
Have read that several people have had problems installing
SP4 if they were on SP1. Am awaiting the correct dll file
to delete or rename. I gather that I will have to remove
some shortcuts from the Startup folder and then will need
to re-install something.
I guess I will have to take it a step at a time. Rather
frustrating as this is all new for me but what a way to
learn.

Thanks for the information.
Sovegj
 
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