Sunday, December 7, 2008

Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close

Symptoms:

  • You are surfing the internet or are engaged any type of Internet activity when suddenly all your Network activity goes to hault. You can still see the Internet connected icon in the tray but you cannot surf, browse or do anything.
  • You get an error message something like “Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.”
  • Error message reporting about faulting netapi32.dll and svchost.exe.
  • You try to disconnect your Internet because of no activity observed but the Internet icon wont disappear.
  • You recieve an error message something like “Your PC has recovered from a serious problem” etc.


Solution:

Follow these simple steps and your Windows will be fully cured of

Close Port 445:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) by clicking Start menu, and then click the Run icon.
2. In the small box that Opens, type: regedit then click the OK button. The Registry Editor will now have opened.
3. Locate the following key in the
Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters
In the right-hand side of the window find an option called TransportBindName.
Double click that value, and then delete the default value, thus giving it a blank value.

Close Port 135:

1. Then you must now navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OLE
2. You will see there is a String Value called: EnableDCOM
Set the value to: N (it should currently be Y)
3. Close the Registry Editor. Shutdown and Restart your computer.

Well that’s all but if you want you can disable NETbios.

What these ports do—->

Port 445 is deeply embedded in Windows and can be difficult or impossible to safely close. While its closure is possible, other dependent services such as DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) which is frequently used for automatically obtaining an IP address from the DHCP servers used by many corporations and ISPs, will stop functioning.

The widespread exposure and insecurity of this port has generated a great deal of concern among PC gurus. This has resulted in several approaches to shutting down the Windows DCOM server and firmly closing port 135 once and for all. Although applications may be “DCOM enabled” or “DCOM aware”, very few, if any, are actually dependent upon the presence of its services. Consequently, it is usually possible (and generally desirable if you’re comfortable doing such things) to shut down DCOM and close port 135 without any ill effects. (The fewer things running in a Windows system, the fewer things to suck up RAM and slow everything else down.)

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Overview

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Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system. This white paper summarizes what is new in Windows XP SP3

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Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

ultra surf

Is orkut banned in your place? Fed up with proxy servers? No way to install Hotspot shield?
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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Mobile Firefox

Mobile Firefox

Mobile Firefox is an easy to use mobile version of Firefox 2.0.0.7. It has been optimized to run Firefox from any CDROM, DVD, USB Drive, or hard drive. No installation is required.

Firefox now features native scalable vector graphics, tab ordering, live bookmarks, There are many more things to explore!

A compressed version of Mobile Firefox. Perfect for USB thumb drive, or hard drive, yet compatible with CD.

Instructions:
  1. Download MobileFirefox2.0.0.7.zip
  2. Extract the files.
  3. Click on startmobilefirefox.exe in the Mobile Firefox Directory.
  4. For addition instructions see the readme.txt file.

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Firefox 3 Beta 4 Out!

Firefox 3 Beta 4 Out!



[Mozilla announced Firefox 3 Beta 4 today, March 10th at approximately 5:30pm PT. See Mike Beltzner’s comprehensive post from DevNews, crossposted below. Please keep in mind that the Firefox 3 Beta 4 milestone release is intended for testing purposes only and is not for casual users.]


Firefox 3 beta 4 now available for download


Please note: We do not recommend that anyone other than developers and testers download the Firefox 3 Beta 4 milestone release. It is intended for testing purposes only.


Firefox 3 Beta 4 is now available for download. This is the twelfth developer milestone focused on testing the core functionality provided by many new features and changes to the platform scheduled for Firefox 3. Ongoing planning for Firefox 3 can be followed at the Firefox 3 Planning Center, as well as in mozilla.dev.planning and on irc.mozilla.org in #granparadiso.


New features and changes in this milestone that require feedback include:



  • Improvements to the user interface: better search support in the Download Manager, ability to zoom entire page or just the text, continuing look and feel improvements on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X and Linux.

  • Richer personalization through: location bar that uses an algorithm based on site visit recency and frequency (called “frecency”) to provide better matches against your history and bookmarks for URLs and page titles, as well as an adaptive learning algorithm which tunes itself to your browsing habits.

  • Improved platform features such as: support for HTML5’s window.postMessage and window.messageEvent, JavaScript 1.8 improvements, and offline data storage for web applications.

  • Performance improvements: changes to our JavaScript engine as well as profile guided optimization resulted in significant gains over previous releases in the popular SunSpider test from Apple, web applications like Google Mail and Zoho Office run much faster, and continued improvements to memory usage drastically reduce the amount of memory consumed over long web browsing sessions.


(You can find out more about all of these features in the “What’s New” section of the release notes.)


Testers can download Firefox 3 Beta 4 builds for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux in over 35 different languages. Please be sure to read the full release notes before using this preview release. Developers should look at the Firefox 3 for Developers article on the Mozilla Developer Center.


Note: Please do not link directly to the download site. Instead we strongly encourage you to link to this Firefox 3 Beta 4 milestone announcement so that everyone will know what this milestone is, what they should expect, and who should be downloading to participate in testing at this stage of development.


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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

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    Thursday, January 17, 2008

    svchost.exe Application error

    Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Error message after you start the internet, Either you select send error report or don't send u will get disconnected from the net. You need to restart the computer & problem hits you again.
    There are many people got this error and it numbers keep increasing everyday. Fixing the problem is to close port 135 and 445, here you will get the new life.
    How to disable port 445?

    You can easily disable port 445 on your computer.
    To do so follow these instructions:

    1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
    2. Locate the following key in the registry: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters
    3. In the right-hand side of the window find an option called TransportBindName.
    4. Double click that value, and then delete the default value, thus giving it a blank value.

    How to close port 135

    The you must now navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OLE You will see there is a String Value called: EnableDCOMSet the value to: N (it should currently be Y)
    Close the Registry Editor. Shutdown and Restart your computer.
    Hope you can get rid of this fault in application “svchost exe” problem. Have a nice day!!

    Orkut virus

    Internet ExplorerUSE INTERNET EXPLORER U DOPE.
    I DNT HATE MOZILLA BUT USE IE OR ELSE...
    Other messagesWhen visiting Orkut.com :
    "ORKUT IS BANNED. Orkut is banned you fool, The administrators didnt write this program guess who did?? MUHAHAHA!!"

    When visiting YouTube.com: "youtube IS BANNED. youtube is banned you fool, The administrators didnt write this program guess who did?? MUHAHAHA!!"

    "I DNT HATE MOZILLA BUT USE IE" OR ELSE... with title as USE INTERNET EXPLORER U DOPE.

    When you opened Orkut. "Orkut is banned you fool, The administrators didn't write this program guess who did?? MUHAHAHA!! with title ORKUT IS BANNED." Well, a similar message was displayed for YouTube also.

    How to fix your computerVirus backgroundIf any of the above conditions appear while you are using Firefox, you have been infected with the W32/AHKHeap virus.

    This virus is spread via removable drives such as USB removable drives. For more information, see "W32/AHKHeap" virus. Removing the virusTo remove this virus, you can use online anti-virus tools.

    The following scanners run in your browser using a plugin, and also can remove/repair many infections:* Trend Micro HouseCall - Java or ActiveX* Panda ActiveScan - ActiveX only (IE only)* eTrust Antivirus Scanner - ActiveX only (IE only) You also can use antivirus software you install on your computer. The following commercial products are popular with Windows users:* McAfee VirusScan Plus* Norton AntiVirus 2007

    IF you face some errors in such way, read the rest..

    1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL and go to the processes tab
    2. Look for svchost.exe under the image name.
    There will be many but look for the ones which have your username under the username
    3. Press DEL to kill these files. It will give you a warning, Press Yes
    4. Repeat for more svchost.exe files with your username and repeat. Do not kill svchost.exe with system, local service or network service!
    5. Now open My Computer
    6. In the address bar, type C:\heap41a and press enter. It is a hidden folder, and is not visible by default.
    7. Delete all the files here
    8. Now go to Start --> Run and type Regedit
    9. Go to the menu Edit --> Find
    10. Type "heap41a" here and press enter. You will get something like this "[winlogon] C:\heap41a\svchost.exe C:\heap(some number)\std.txt"
    11. Select that and Press DEL. It will ask "Are you sure you want to delete this value?", click Yes
    12. Now close the registry editor.

    Now the virus is gone. But be sure to delete the autorun.inf file and any folder whose name ends with .exe in the pen drive.Note: Please format all your pen drives because the virus is in that hidden in an microsoft.exe autorun.inf which you might not find. Else you might have to repeat all this everytime! Further reading click here

    Firefox 3 Beta 2 now available for download



    Firefox 3 Beta 2 now
    available for download



    Please note: We do not recommend that anyone other than developers and testers download the Firefox 3 Beta 2 milestone release. It is intended for testing purposes only.



    Firefox 3 Beta 2 is now available for download. This is the tenth developer milestone focused on testing the core functionality provided by many new features and changes to the platform scheduled for Firefox 3. Ongoing planning for Firefox 3 can be followed at the Firefox 3 Planning Center, as well as in mozilla.dev.planning and on irc.mozilla.org in #granparadiso.



    New features and changes in this milestone that require feedback include:




    • Improved security features such as: protection from cross-site JSON data leaks,
      tighter restrictions on site-specific content using effective TLD service,
      better presentation of website identity and security, malware protection,
      stricter SSL error pages, anti-virus integration in the download manager,
      version checking for insecure plugins.

    • Improved ease of use through: better password management, easier add-on
      installation, new download manager with resumable
      downloading, full page zoom, animated tab strip, and better integration
      with Windows Vista, Mac OS X and Linux.

    • Richer personalization through: one-click bookmarking, smart bookmark folders,
      location bar that matches against your history and bookmarks for URLs and
      page titles, ability to register web applications as protocol handlers,
      and better customization of download actions for file types.

    • Improved platform features such as: new graphics and font rendering architecture,
      JavaScript 1.8, major changes to the HTML rendering engine to provide
      better CSS, float-, and table layout support, native web page form
      controls, colour profile management, and offline
      application support.

    • Performance improvements such as: better data reliability for user profiles,
      architectural improvements to speed up page rendering, over 330 memory
      leak fixes, a new XPCOM cycle collector to reduce entire classes of leaks,
      and reductions in the memory footprint.



    (You can find out more about all of these features in the “What’s New” section of the release notes.)



    Testers can download Firefox 3 Beta 2 builds for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux in over 25 different languages. Please be sure to read the full release notes before using this preview release. Developers should look at the Firefox 3 for Developers article on the Mozilla Developer Center.








    Original content from

    The Mozilla Blog