Everytime i restart and login to my pc i receive the message “Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close..” several times, over and over..

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

To fix this annoying message you need to download the appropriate Hotfix from the Microsoft website here.

I would like to acknowledge the assistance and thank Microsoft for their solution.

I hope you too have Found A Fix!!

The problem encountered is that when the PC is booted up you will encounter a message saying something like “Configuring Updates Stage 3 of 3 0%, then reboots, leading to the exact same message.

Windows will not boot either to normal mode, safe mode or even last good configuration.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

1. First thing to try is to press F8, choose the option to ‘Repair PC’ then you can go to a restore point.

Now if this works you must either run Windows Update again (to ensure it does not get stuck in the same problem) or disable Windows Update.

or 2.  Connect the hard drive to another PC and deleting (or renaming) the file c:\windows\winsxs\pending.xml

(you will need to ‘give yourself’ access to the folder’)  

3. Other suggestion: Some users on a few forums report a fix which has worked: Deleting or renaming the folder c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution.

Internet Explorer 8 (beta) had become unstable and i needed to uninstall & revert to IE7.

The solution and description to this error is set out below; 

For Windows XP Users

Click the Start Button and then Control Panel. Choose Add or Remove Programs.

Find and select Windows Internet Explorer 8 from the list of available applications and click on remove.

Restart your system.

For Windows Vista Users

Click the Start Button and select Control Panel. Select Uninstall a Program.

IE8 is an update in Windows Vista.

Select View installed updates

Find and select Windows Internet Explorer 8 from the list of available updates and click the uninstall button at the top of the list.

Restart your system.

I hope you too have Found A Fix!

The computer would not boot up. I received the message “Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\”

This will also repair most boot up problems such as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)…The solution and description to this error is set out below;

Firstly. Run a CHKDSK.

Start by booting from your Windows XP or Vista CD. Press R for Recovery Console. From here you meed to run ‘Chkdsk /p’ . Type exit and the computer should reboot into normal mode. I always recommend after this you then run the chkdsk again from the Windows side (only slightly different). If the computer reboots normally;

Click on start, run and type ‘chkdsk /f /r’ and type ‘y’ when prompted to do so. You should then reboot the pc and allow the chkdsk to run again.

If not, continue reading.

Secondly. Perform the System Restore

1. Start your PC and boot from your Windows XP or Vista CD. Press R for the Recovery Console.

2. Once Inside the Recovery Console type the following commands to change the directory to the system restore directory:

cd \  

cd system~1
or cd “system volume information”

If you receive an Access denied error, read below, otherwise move to step 3.

a) Type the following commands to change the directory to c:\windows\system32\config :

cd windows
cd system32
cd config

b) Rename the system branch of the registry. That will allow us to access the system restore folder from inside the Recovery Console. In case the process fails and you want to perform a Windows Repair you will need to rename system.bak to system again.

ren system system.bak

c) Type exit to leave the recovery console and to restart the computer.

d) Go back into the Recovery Console.

e) Re-enter the commands:

cd \  
cd system~1
or cd “system volume information”

3. Type: cd _resto~1 and hit enter

Alternatively, type DIR and hit enter to ascertain the proper name of the folder.

If there is no _resto~1 folder or if there are no restore points inside it: Try this on I Found A Fix

If the _resto~1 folder exists, inside it there are several folders named RP100, RP200. These are restore points. RP100 is the oldest restore point. You should take the highest number being the most recent restore point.

Type DIR and hit enter to view what Restore Point folders are available. If no restore points are available you may have to consider reinstalling Windows. Otherwise choose the most convenient Restore Point folder. Supposing we have RP300 available let’s type in:

Cd RP300

Change the directory to snapshot:

cd snapshot na hit enter.

Restore the main registry branches manually. If you are being asked if you want to overwrite type in y to agree.

Type exit to reboot the system. The computer should start the computer normally. If not, you can repeat the steps and try the different restore points.

I would like to acknowledge the assistance and thank Myfixes.com for their solution which can also be found here

I hope you too have Found A Fix!

My Device Manager was showing ‘pci simple communications controller ‘ after i had reinstalled windows xp despite the fact that i had installed all the drivers.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

Initially, i thought this was an issue with the modem so i downloaded the most recent version but this did not work.
After going through  the various different devices from the Dell Download page, i eventually realised that the problem was the PCMCIA Cardbus Adapter. 

It was down in the device manager as okay but it said ‘Generic Cardbus Adapter’

To resolve, just go to your manufacturers driver download page and download the correct drivers. In my case, it was the Dell Texas Instruments Driver.

I Hope you too have Found a Fix!

Pop mail would not work on 1 computer. I was receiving the error 0×80042108

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

I tried most of the recommended solutions from here and here but my solution was to simply modify my DNS settings under TCP/IP properties. The local area connection was set to the incorrect DNS addresses. Changing gthe adapter to DHCP did the trick.

You should contact your IS department if you do not have access to change these settings yourself.

I hope you too have Found A Fix!

I was recreating a user profile on another computer and the user wished that his autocomplete email addresses would still be intact on the new computer

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

Important You must exit Outlook before starting the following procedure. The names will be included in AutoComplete when you restart Outlook.

1. On the computer with the saved AutoComplete names, go to drive:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.

Note Depending on your file settings, this folder might be hidden. To view the files in this folder, do one of the following:

Microsoft Windows XP

1. Click Start, and then click My Computer.

2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.

3. Click the View tab, and then, under Advanced settings, under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders.

Microsoft Windows 2000

4. Double-click My Computer on your desktop.

5. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.

6. Click the View tab, and then click Show hidden files and folders.

2. Right-click profile name.nk2, and then click Copy.

3. On the computer where you want to populate the AutoComplete feature, copy the file to drive:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.

4. If the Outlook user profile name is different on the computer where you are moving the .nk2 file, you must rename the file with the same Outlook user profile name after you copy it to the correct folder. For example, if you move Kim Akers.nk2 from the original computer with an Outlook user profile name of Kim Akers, and you copy the Kim Akers.nk2 file to the new computer, you must rename it with the Outlook profile name being used on the new computer.

5. When prompted about replacing the existing file, click Yes.

6. Open Outlook to view changes.

I would like to acknowledge the assistance and thank Microsoft for their solution which can also be found here

I hope you too have Found A Fix

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

When returning from holidays I  tried to turn off my out of office message in Microsoft Outlook. I received the message error message “The command is not available. See the program documentation about how to use this extension.”

1. Close Microsoft Outlook
2. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then click Task Manager.
3. On the Processes tab, verify that Outlook.exe does not appear in the list of processes. If it does, click Outlook.exe and then click End Process.
4. On the File menu, click Exit Task Manager.
5. Click Start, and then click Run.
6. In the Open box, type regedit and then click OK.
7. Locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
8. Right-click the Resiliency subkey (if it exists), and then click Rename.
9. Type Resiliency.old or whatever, and then press ENTER.
10. Quit the Registry Editor.
11. Start Outlook, and then click Out of Office Assistant on the Tools menu.

I hope you too have Found A Fix!

I was trying to enable mail forwarding for accounts in Exchange.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

I would like to acknowledge the assistance and thank Microsoft for their solution which can also be found here

I hope you too have Found A Fix!