Generic Host Process for WIN 32 Service

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Recently I started getting the following message at start up ‘’ To help
protect your computer, Windows has closed this programme, Generic Host
Process for WIN 32 Service’’. Following this message a number of windows
programmes stop working and access to ‘My Computer’ and ‘System’ takes about
45 seconds.

I have run AVG (up to date), but no viruses found.

I use Power Quest Drive Image for regular backups. I restored a clean backup
from one month before I started getting this message, but same error message
appears at start up .

Reading help file, it would appear to be a memory problem so I replaced RAM,
Still same message ‘’ To help protect your computer, Windows has closed this
programme, Generic Host Process for WIN 32 Service’’, so I replaced HDD and
problem still persists.

I recently reformatted HDD and reinstalled Windows XP Pro (with SP2) and
installed all programmes from scratch. PC worked for one week and then same
message appeared at start up again.

I have run hardware tests and even changed BIOS (Die Hard), but nothing
seams to solve problem.

Any Ideas welcome.

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garyghj