re: generic host problem
Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 12:31 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Swiss guest
(1 messages posted)
Hi! I own 2 Toshiba Satellite Pro M30 notebooks. I've addressed my problem to Toshiba
and they suggested that I upgrade the BIOS. I’ve since found that I already run the
latest BIOS version (1.70). I've also tried to contact Microsoft, but they do not
offer support in this case, they refer me to the OEM, who installed XP.
In Windows XP I keep getting Application Error messages for svchost.exe ("The instruction
at "00aa96bc" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be 'written'")
and then messages that DEP has closed the Generic Host for Services to protect my
computer. I'm getting somewhat desperate. This is now all but continuous, ie. every
time something tries to open svchost.exe, which seems particularly IE related, and
I cannot find anything of relevance on the MS website, other than relating to W2K
or XP SP1. It looks like this problem is not supposed to exist on SP2. I have it
on 2 PCs, though. I have lost functionality in connecting to network drives (TCP/IP)
and the computers do not recognise a USB-connected digital camera. I may have lost
other functionality as well, but I've not discovered what yet, other than that IE6
seems to be somewhat 'funny' (it needs the full web address, including http:// to
do anything at all, where previously I could just type in www.xxx.xxx and the browser
would complete the http:// part).
I use Windows' firewall, I have scanned the computers several times for viruses and
other malware (Norton AV -latest virus definitions- and Panda, as well as the Microsoft
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool). All come up clean. I run XP SP2 and have
re-installed SP2 from a downloaded version, rather than depending on the Microsoft
Update tool, which I also subscribe to. I've run PCTools Registry Mechanic, it has
not solved the problem.
I am not using any special software (MS Office, Adobe Acrobat and Audition, Paintshop,
iTunes) and my machine is mechanically as standard as it came from the factory: no
extra memory or swapped parts. I use an HP2510 all-in-one on WLAN.
Strange thing is also that I've had this before and solved it (for a while) by a
total clean install on a formatted HD. That was last January, when the machines were
still new, and things have gone well since then. Now, all of a sudden, both machines
are 'sick' again. One would almost suspect there's some element of time in there.
Also, a clean install does not seem to solve the problem, apart from the substantial
amount of work to get it done, it clearly re-occurs.
I am at a loss, I know nothing about technology.
What do I need to do to solve this?
On Monday, May 2, 2005 at 4:52 pm, Pythagoras wrote:
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>I just used my windows cd to run the recovery console. It took upwards of 2hours
>to complete but I did not lose any software thank god (work machine) However upon
>boot up I got that frickin error right off the bat and am at a complete loss. windowsXP
>Pro sp2 completely updated with everythign available from microsoft Mcaffee spybot
>and adaware and still this thing torments me.........someone help!!!!!
>
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- re: generic host problem (Pythagoras: Monday, May 2, 2005 at 4:52 pm)
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 |  | | | | | |  | re: generic host problem (Swiss guest: Thu, Nov 10, 2005, 12:31 am) |
|  | Fixed. (Viper X: Tue, Aug 5, 2003, 7:02 am) |
| | | re: Fixed. (R Criddle: Tue, Aug 5, 2003, 10:25 am) |
| | | | | um yea (Dan: Mon, Aug 11, 2003, 11:11 am) |
| | | | | | | re: um yea (FlipCyde: Mon, Aug 11, 2003, 11:43 am) |
| | | | | | | re: um yea (charlieclaw: Mon, Aug 11, 2003, 11:44 am) |
| | | | | | | | |  | me too (cfc: Wed, Aug 13, 2003, 3:46 am) |
| | | | re: Fixed. (Ken Hamner: Mon, Aug 11, 2003, 1:14 pm) |
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