On Wed, 28 May 2008 20:20:00 -0700, cqpanis3
<cqpanis3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi. This problem has me stumped for months now. I'm trying to deploy
>Spiceworks in our network but whenever it starts scanning for my laptop, I
>get this:
>
>""Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and
>needs to close."
>
>---Error signature---
>szAppName: svchost.exe szAppVer: 5.1.2600.5512 szModName: rpcrt4.dll
>szModVer: 5.1.2600.5512 offset: 0007c471
>
>After clicking Send Error Report button (or Do Not Send), the system will do
>a force shutdown (NTAuth).
>
>Can anyone point me to the right direction for troubleshooting and rooting
>the cause of the error?
>
>I'm using Windows XP Professional, which I recently updated with SP3. Even
>on SP2, the same problem existed.
>
>Thanks a bunch.

Run your AV - see if anything comes up .