The application Svchost.exe error message usually occurs after restarting the Windows XP Professional operating system. Booting into Safe Mode does not resolve the error. You must use the Event Log utility to identify the process that is causing the error.
Instructions
Step 1
Click the Start button to bring up the main system menu and go to Run to launch the command line tool.
Step 2
Enter services.msc in the Open field and click OK to confirm the command.
Step 3
Open the link "Automatic update service" in the right pane of the application window by double-clicking and go to the "Login" tab.
Step 4
Make sure Local System is selected by default and uncheck the "Allow to interact with the desktop" checkbox.
Step 5
Go to the "Hardware Profile" section and select the "Login" tab.
Step 6
Apply the checkbox to the "Login" box and go to the "General" tab.
Step 7
Call the context menu by right-clicking on the "Autostart" field and select the "Enable" command.
Step 8
Go to the Service Status section and click the Start button to start the function.
Step 9
Click the Start button under Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)> Reconfigure Windows Update Libraries: to launch the function.
Step 10
Return to the main Start menu and go to Run.
Step 11
Enter cmd in the Open field and click OK to execute the command.
Step 12
Enter REGSVR32 WUAPI. DLL in the command line field and press the Enter function key.
Step 13
Wait for a message with the text "DllRegisterServer in WUAPI. DLL succeeded" and retype the following commands in the command line field, pressing the Enter key after each command:
- regsvr32 wuaueng.dll;
- regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll;
- regsvr32 atl.dll;
- regsvr32 wucltui.dll;
- regsvr32 wups.dll;
- regsvr32 wups2.dll;
- regsvr32 wuweb.dll.
Step 14
Enter net stop WuAuServ in the command line field and press Enter.
Step 15
Enter cd% windir% in the Open field and click OK.
Step 16
Enter ren SoftwareDistribution SD_OLD and click OK to rename the Software Distribution folder.
Step 17
Type net start WuAuServ and press Enter to restart the Windows Updates service.
Step 18
Enter Exit and click OK to exit the command line tool.
Step 19
Restart your computer to apply the selected changes.
