Generic Host Error No Sound
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Host Process for Win32 (No Audio Device) Discussion in 'Software' started by odeo, Nov 18, 2005. odeo Private E-2 If anyone could help me with a problem with my sound i.e. "No Audio Device". http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads/generic-host-process-for-win32-no-audio-device.77763/ I'm running Windows XP, for about week I been get this popup error message for win 32 service has incountered a problem and I have no sound. Here is the error message I get below: Generic Host Process for Win 32 Service has encounter a problem and need to be close. The error Signature: sz AppName: svcHost.exe sz AppVer: 51.2600.2180 szModName: unknown sz ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 00000000 I go to the control panel and check generic host sound and audio device and it read "No Audio Device" with everything grayed out under volume under sound when I highlight a sound nothing happen. Audio everything is grayed out, Voice also everything grayed out. Hardware all device said that This device is working properly. Other error of the message below: F:\docume~1\Reeynole\Locals~1\temp\wer7fd2.dir00\svchost.mdmp F:\docume~1\Reeynole\Locals~1\temp\wer7fd2.dir00\appcompat.txt I try to search for this problem and could not fine it in docume, Reeynole, Locals, temp and wer7fd2.dir00\svchost.mdmp.exe and appcompat.txt. Question, generic host error do you think this could be where the problem is? I have two hard drives C & F and F is my bootable drive. odeo, Nov 18, 2005 #1 Petaluma First Sergeant Hmmm. lots of reading later it appears to be a windows problem that is known(reported and supposedly fixable by running the latest updates available. Or this from another forum: mattmattmatt15 03-10-2005, 03:27 PM This Fixed it on my computer, hopes it works for you. 1. From the Window Desktop, click Start, and then click Control panel. The control panel will open. 2. Double click the Administrative Tools icon. The administrative Tools window will open. 3. Double click the Service icon. The Service window will open. 4. Double click the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) icon. The Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Properties (Local Machine) windows will open. 5. On the General tab, click the drop down arrow in the Start up Type box and select Disabled. 6. Click Stop. A window will open with a message stating the service is being found. When the message closes, verify the ServiceStatus displays Stopped. Repeat this step if necessary. 7. Click Apply, and then click OK.Click to expand... Petaluma, Nov 18, 2005 #2 Adrynalyne Guest WIA is used for scanning, not audio. This is a case of the Windows Audio service crashing. My fir