svchost.exe application error at startup

[webking12]

hello,

everytime i turn the computer on, i get this message:

sometimes it pops up in the user selection screen (that happens if i dont choose a user in a few seconds), and if i choose the user quickly enough, it pops up while my other programs load (at startup).

i tried to change the programs that i have on startup, didn't help.

i have winXP sp2

quite annoying problem, i'd appreciate any help

[wadooke]

same problem here....

any solution?

[Tripredacus]

Check your Event Viewer for any Errors. Post their information when you find them.

However, searching for this message leads to many sites talking about viruses, malware, rootkits, etc.

[cluberti]

True - svchost.exe is just a generic host process that can run almost any binary as a service if it's written to do so. That's why these are almost always malware/viruses - great place for non-Microsoft code to hide, inside a Microsoft binary and running all the time as a service.

[Kindovic]

does u get the msg in safe mode?