Senin, 22 April 2013

Generic Host process for Win32 and Svchost.exe Error


“Generic Host for Win32 Process” and the faulting Svchost.exe are dreaded errors on Windows XP (SP2).These errors can also occur on windows server 2003 and windows 2000, and on both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) editions.
Earlier we covered a few solutions to fix Generic Host Process Win32 Services error. Here is one more solution that requires you to close ports 445 and 135 on your computer.

How to fix “Generic Host for Win32 Process” and “svchost.exe” errors?

close Port 445:
  • Click Start > Run, to open the Run dialog box
  • Here, type regedit to open the registry
  • Navigate to the following registry key – HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Services > NetBT > Parameters


  • On the right-hand pane find the option TransportBindName.
  • Double click on TransportBindName and delete the existing default value.
  • click Ok
From the above, it is clear, that you have closed Port 445 by giving a blank value to TransportBindName for NetBT services.
close Port 135:
  • Click Start > Run, to open the Run dialog box
  • Here, type regedit to open the registry
  • Navigate to the following registry key – HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > software > microsoft > Ole


  • On thee right hand window pane find an option called EnableDCOM
  • Double-click EnableDCOM and change the value from Y to N
  • click Ok
  • Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer
That is all folks. Now you have got rid of the dreaded Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Error.

reference: http://techblissonline.com

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