Four additional fixes for Generic Host For Win32 Error in Windows XP:

Solution 1:

- Click Start -> Run and type regedit (This launches the Registry Editor)
- Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
- In the right-hand window pane you will see a value called IsDomainMaster
- Double click IsDomainMaster and set its value to FALSE and click Ok
- Restart your computer

Solution 2:

- Click Start -> Run and type cmd (This launches the command prompt)
- In the command prompt window type netsh and press Enter
- Now type winsock and press Enter
- Now type rest and press Enter.
- Restart your computer.

Solution 3:

Download Microsoft's Fix

Alternatively

You can read our original post (How to fix Generic Host for Win32 and svchost.exe error in Windows XP) which is a guaranteed fix!

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