svchost.exe - Application Error

Well, I just spent 20 minutes describing my problem and when I clicked "Post"
I lost the entire text.

Let me just say I'm having virtually the exact same issues as everyone else
in these related threads. Primarily the svchost.exe - Application Error and
the Generic Host Process Error.

I have a laptop and also a networked HP OfficeJet 7400.

I disconnect each night.

Has anyone found the definitive solution to this problem?

Further . . . .

Following is an error log file that I was directed to regarding the issue
named "appcompat.txt".

Hopefully this helps(?)

Here is the full explaination in order upon booting. (Sorry, I should have
taken the time to do this in the first place. Forgive me).

First Error Message: "To help protect your computer Windows has closed this
program. Data Execution Prevention. Generic Host Process for Win32 Services."

Second Error Message: (Upon closing the first message) "Generic Host Process
for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close. For more
information click here.

Third Error Message: (Upon "Clicking Here") Error Signature. Event Type:
BEX P1: svchost.exe P2: 5.1.2600.2180 P3: 41107ed6 P4: unknown P5:
0.0.0.0 P6: 00000000 P7: 009a96bc P8: c00000005 P9: 00000008

Fourth Error Message: (Upon clicking on "Error Report Contents")
It tells me where the error report is located. I have posted the contents of
the text file report "appcompat.txt" below.

Well now, after all that posting, and all the hours of troubleshooting, I
finally deceided to remove my HP OfficeJet 7400 All-In-One printer and all
its related software and the problem is gone. It must have been HP's hugely
bloated software. Well, now when I return to the office on Monday I'll need
to reinstall it in order to print. Hopefully it will be okay. After all it
was fine for almost 10 days prior to the problem rearing its ugly head.

Windows XP attempted to install an automatic update when i shutdown
yesterday. When i came back from work 9 hours later the system had
locked up and i had to manually power off. When windows starts now, i
get the two following popup messages:

svchost.exe - Application Error
The instruction at "0x745f2780" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The
memory could not be "read".
Click on OK to terminate the program
Click on CANCEL to debug the program
[OK] [Cancel]

- and also -

Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and
needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvienience.
If you were in the middle of something, the information you were
working on might be lost.
Please tell Microsoft about this problem.
We have created an error report that you can send to help us improve
Generic Host Process for Win32 Services. We will treat this report as
confidential and anonymous.
To see what data this error report contains, click here.
[Debug] [Send Error Report] [Don't Sent]

I smell something fishy about this and my Cat too?, first try to clear your
caches, internet files and delete cookies while offline to do that follow
these:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
connections >> Double click Internet Options .
There on the General tab click clear History, internet files and Delete
cookies then close the IE Properties.
Run the Disk cleanup also on your Partition, by double click My Computer and
there on your Partition (C:\) Right click and select properties then on the
system Properties click Disk cleanup.
Reboot and see if you will get the Error.
Scan for Viruses and Malwares on your computer.
Look in the Event Viewer for Error Messages (X) and double click them to get
more info.

Have you tried a system restore to the restore point created by automatic
updates prior to it's installing updates?

I'm sorry, i was so concerned with copying the error info into my
message i forgot to ask if any one knew how i could correct this issue.
I have restored to a point before the system attempted an auto update
but it has not stopped. Every time i start up the computer i get this
error & then every so often while i am using the computer until the
computer eventually freezes.

If anyone could help i would be very appreciative.

What updates were done?

I'm sorry, i was so concerned with copying the error info into my
message i forgot to ask if any one knew how i could correct this issue.
I have restored to a point before the system attempted an auto update
but it has not stopped. Every time i start up the computer i get this
error & then every so often while i am using the computer until the
computer eventually freezes.

If anyone could help i would be very appreciative.

Over the past month, I've been sporadically getting this error mssg on boot
up, after signing into our domain.

Application popup: svchost.exe - Application Error : The instruction at
"0x7c918fea" referenced memory at "0x01c74622". The memory could not be
"written".

Sometimes, I can just cancel and continue to work as normal, other times, I
hit cancel and my computer just sits at "applying policy" screen and never
gets any further.

I've searched the web and found many references to thie first instruction,
but with the memory address ending in a 10 or a 5. My memory reference seems
to change with each error (0x01c74ba2, etc.). I haven't been able to find
anything to help resolve this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Info: Win XP Pro SP2 (fully updated)
Networked computer, part of domain running McAfee Virusscan Enterprise
8.5.0i (updated to latest dat dated 2.7.2007)
Genuine Intel T2300 @1.66 GHz, 1.0 GB RAM

I would suspect bad ram. Pull half the chips, try to cause the error, put in
the other half....

Have to go through our IT team for something like that, but will see what
they can do. I was leaning toward it being more a software problem than a
hardware problem since I don't ever seem to have any other problems, or
errors at any other times. Just this one on boot up. I was thinking if
memory was bad, I'd have other indicators. Thanks for the suggestion.

Try to Turn windows updates OFF and see if you will get the error on start up.
Application popup: svchost.exe - Application Error : The instruction at
"0x745f2780" referenced memory at "0x00000070". The memory could not be
"read".
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916089/en-us

Event Type: Error
Event Source: W32Time
Event Category: None
Event ID: 46
Description:
The time service encountered an error and was forced to shut down. The error
was: 0x80070700: An attempt was made to logon, but the network logon service
was not started.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892501

Have a look in the Event Viewer and see if there Error messages (X) log and
double click the message to get more Info and post them back in your next
post.

I will leave this agent repair to last:
= Repair the update agent
rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132
%systemroot%\inf\au.inf

the application popup that u get us due to a 3rd party s/w occupying
the reference area ..0x01c74622...
the svchost.exe host app was not able write the reference mem
area ...
and thus u get the error msg ...
i've seen these error msg coming up with hp driver application .. on
systems running mcaffee antivirus ..
my best guess would be to uninstall mcafee... install the
application that is spitting u the error ...that is if it is part
of any installable applicetion ...and install mcaffee antivirus
again ....
or atleats try thew steps with mcafee updates disabled from
services.msc ...
that iz gonna solve ur problem /.....

This message is rather old, but the same thing started happening to multiple
users on my network. Although the fix isn't detailed enough, it turns out
that the MS06-40 security bulletin (which also refers to KB921883 in effect
doesn't list this specific problem) ended up fixing my problem(s).

My users who used other printers nearest them that weren't really "Network"
printers per say couldn't use those printers anymore, when installing a new
printer, all that would show up was "Microsoft Windows Network" instead of it
listing the machines on the network that had printers installed. Users who
had mapped network drives couldn't access them anymore.... It was bad. Just
so happened a co-worker of mine pointed this update out to me.

None of the other posts here list this as a possible fix, so I though it
worth replying too for others to see as well. This fixed my problem. NOTE:
When I applied this fix to my servers, most machines just had to be rebooted,
so I didn't have to apply the fix to each machine.

Again, the article doesn't make any specific mention of this particular
problem (I find documentation on most MS Hotfixes to be very vague, and
unless I'm having any particular problem don't apply them all because it has
been my experience they can potentially cause other problems).

If it weren't for the tip from a co-worker, I probably would have never
found this info in here.

I just resolved my issue by turning off automatic updates, reboot, then
manually going to windows updates and installing the updates, turing on
automatic updates, reboot.

It seems that code has to do with some sort of Pentium program error
detection. I would assume that my machine failed to autoinstall an update
and this error was the result.

What does it mean when I get an error messege saying "The instuction at
"0x7c919902" referenced memory at "0x76ce1e44". The required data was not
placed into memory because of an 1/0 error status of "0xc000009c""

Try doing a repair setup.
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install

Ensure you have a proper backup in case CHKDSK messes up:
Start > Run > CHKDSK /F > Y > Reboot

Also try doing a system restore if the problem is not fixed
Start > Programs > Accessories > System tools > System Restore

For the past 3 days I am getting this error when booting up and added to that
the PC takes ages to boot up and shut down. Can anyone please assist with
this?

The error message is:
svchost.exe - Application Error

The instruction at "0x004062e1" referenced memory at "0x004062e1". The
memory could not be "written".
Click on OK to terminate the program
Click on CANCEL to debug the program