Comments on: How to fix "Host process for windows services stopped working and was closed" on Vista

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:49:53 +0000

I constantly get the ‘Host process for windows services stopped working and was closed’ message everytime i switch my computer on. For example i will get to the home screen and not select anythong but every 2-5 minutes the message will pop up even though i have not tried to use any systems.

Having looked in my logs i am currently getting this (below) with red error mark;

The Service Control Manager tried to take a corrective action (Restart the service) after the unexpected termination of the Server service, but this action failed with the following error:
An instance of the service is already running.

Can anybody help please???

By: Alexander

Alexander — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:54:48 +0000

I have Host process for windows services stopped working and was closed” error message in Windows Vista. I used the information above to check under administrative tools, event viewer, windows logs and under application. I have the following two errors.

Description:
Windows cannot access the file C:\Windows\Prefetch\AgAppLaunch.db for one of the following reasons: there is a problem with the network connection, the disk that the file is stored on, or the storage drivers installed on this computer; or the disk is missing. Windows closed the program Host Process for Windows Services because of this error.

Program: Host Process for Windows Services
File: C:\Windows\Prefetch\AgAppLaunch.db

The other error is:

Description:
Faulting application svchost.exe_SysMain, version 6.0.6001.18000, time stamp 0×47918b89, faulting module sysmain.dll, version 6.0.6001.18000, time stamp 0×4791a770, exception code 0xc0000006, fault offset 0×00018fa7, process id 0xc60, application start time 0×01ca3628c1b75016.

These are the only two errors present that show up in the event viewer when I start up in regular mode.

Could use some help. Thanks!

By: matt

matt — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:24:47 +0000

Thank-you so much for posting this, my notebook is working again!! Method 3 fixed it for me.

By: B.krishna mohan

B.krishna mohan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:46:56 +0000

I have the host process has stopped working problem. My graphic card is ATI Radeon. By stdudying all above comments I knew that the problem is with the ATI Radeon card.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:20:29 +0000

Thanks for posting this but unfortuanatly none of these worked, mainly because my event log viewer has nothing in it, it says error. And to be sure i hadnt aquired a virus i ran a full virus scan using norton and nothing showed up, also alot my program files are disapearing

By: Raland

Raland — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:32:06 +0000

I got this error on a dell M1330. Had all kinds of problem, usb drives and cd/dvd not working no wifi. Tracked to the ATT software for the USB mobile internet. Un-installed it and no more error and devices working again. Laptop was only at SP1 (vista Home Prem x86) so I’m going to pack it up to SP2 and install it again as see what happens.

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:50:22 +0000

I also am experiencing the same issue with the HP printer and the ” Host process for windows services has stopped working” after installing a new wireless model with a dell xps and my mother in law just purchased a Dell inspirion with a Hp wireless and is having the same issues right out of the box. Help Please! Thanks

By: Philip Eyrich

Philip Eyrich — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:48:45 +0000

The following shows up on my screen “WLAN Auto Config has stopped working” How can I fix this?

By: koen

koen — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:19:11 +0000

thanks. this helped me out. The event viewer showed me a lot of errors which where connected to my hard disk. I told me it had corrupt sectors. I performed a desk check and found some errors indeed.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:06:38 +0000

I have the host process has stopped working problem.
I am currently using a USB wireless broadband modem which is a 3G modem. It used to work fine. But now when i try to connect it, it show’s that the windows host process has stopped working. Any solutions?

By: rodeoroper

rodeoroper — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:52:53 +0000

I had the same Windows – error – popup; and nothing seemed to get rid of it on my new 2009 laptop…

I finally decided to RESTORE the system to ‘factory-settings’ and now everything works like brand new. (perhaps it was a virus or some bug that I stumbled into while clicking onto some info sites about M.J.-death) – yes, there are always bad-motive ppl. out there!

be careful what you click on, even if you do have antivirus + defender + firewall…

thank you.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:22:37 +0000

Hello,

I have this problem when i play my game, Counter Strike: Source. When it gets really intense it either

A.)says the following error “Hl2.exe has encountered an error and has shut down” OR

B.) “”Host process for windows services stopped working and was closed”

Most times it is A, but B, I’m sure is the culprit.

Thanks

By: daff

daff — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:15:15 +0000

what is the cause of the “Host process for windows services stopped working and was closed” on Vista???

By: Tarek

Tarek — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:42:20 +0000

Hi there,

I don’t have a (red X) instead I have a (red exclamation mark)in the administrative event viewer and the error is:
“VDS Dynamic provider”

In the General tab under the events viewer I have the following explanation:

“The provider failed while storing notifications from the driver. The Virtual Disk Service should be retarted. hr=80042505″

Mind you, I do have 2 external hard drives inserted into the laptop USBs at the time this error came on my screen. Any idea what does the message mean?

Regards

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:12:57 +0000

My wife’s Sony Vaio went nuts and her desktop disappeared, screen went black, application shortcuts disappeared and multiple Windows applications would fail with the error ‘host process for windows services stopped working and was closed’. This is the first search link that I clicked on. As I was following the suggestion of removing useless HP drivers, leftovers from the previous owner’s printer, using the uninstall feature the screen did the exact opposite and her desktop returned to normal. THANKS FOR THE TIP!!!!!

Cheers!