Generic Host Process Has Encountered A Problem

hi

i am facing one problem in windows xp whenever i am trying to install software on my machine it is giving error " GENERIC HOST PROCESS FOR WIN32 SERVICES HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO CLOSE WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE "

 

Hi Mithun,
Is there any chance you have a HP Printer or scanner ??? If so maybe you can take a look at the Microsoft Article KB821690 and see if one of the Microsoft Updates are the direct result of your current situation...Keep us posted...

 

Hi, Mithun. Welcome to Windows BBS!

Here is a link to the article Master Green mentioned.

• Microsoft KB821690: Generic Host Process Error Message and a Flashlight Icon Appear

The error you have reported is rather generic. (Please pardon the pun.) Perhaps Event Viewer will provide more helpful details.

Instructions About How to Access and Use "Event Viewer ":

1. Click Start.
2. Right-click My Computer.
3. Select "Manage" to open the "Computer Management" window.
   (Event Viewer will be displayed under the "System Tools" directory item.)
4. Expand "Event Viewer" and then select "Application ", "Security ", and "System" to view the logs.
5. Look for "error" events that occurred around the time your problem occurred. These events will be displayed as icons with either a white X on red background or a black exclamation point on yellow background. In the security section of Event Viewer, events of possible concern are ones that display a padlock icon instead of a key icon.
6. Double-click on an individual event to open the "Event Properties" window which shows details about the event.
   • You can use the up/down arrow buttons in the "Event Properties" window to move your focus to other events in the list.
   • Use the button below the up/down arrows to copy the details for an event to your clipboard for pasting elsewhere (such as a follow-up forum message in this thread ).
   • Click on the "http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp" link in the "Event Properties" window to view more information from Microsoft about the event.

Alternatively, Event Viewer may be accessed as follows.

1. Click Start > Run...
2. Type [FONT= "Courier New"][SIZE= "3"]eventvwr.msc[/SIZE][/FONT] in the "Open:" field.
3. Click the OK button.

 

hi

Thanks for sharing knowledge

 

Hi Mithun,
We are curious on how you are doing ??? Keep us posted...Thanks