Here’s another problem that I recently ran into on a client machine running Windows Vista:
Host Process Rundll32 has stopped working
This message kept popping up whenever we tried to open the Windows Security Center. It would pop up 10 times and then disappear. Nothing bad would happen to the system like blue screen or crashing, but it was just annoying.
I’ve also seen this Host Process rundll32 error pop up when trying to open other programs, so it doesn’t seem to be associated with one particular program, which makes it all the harder to solve.
The first way to solve this problem is to try and remember which new software you just installed on your computer. It seems to be caused by one of several programs including Nero, Intel Viiv Software, Vegas Movie Studio, etc.
Method 1 ““ Update or Uninstall Nero software
The first thing to try is to uninstall or update any Nero software on your computer. If you are running an older version of the Nero software, make sure to download the latest version that works with Windows Vista.
If that doesn’t work, you can try this other method to fix the Nero problem:
Go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\DSFilter and rename NeroVideoProc.ax to 1NeroVideoProc.ax. Also rename NeVideo.ax to 1NeVideo.ax. Reboot your computer and that should hopefully fix your problem if you have a Nero product installed.
Method 2 ““ Rename or re-register lmpgvd.ax
If you don’t have any Nero software installed, it could be caused by other programs such as Intel ViiV Software. If you’re not sure whether you have this software or not, you can go to the C:\Windows\System32 directory and search for the lmpgspl.ax file.
If it’s there in the system32 directory, rename it to 1lmpgspl.ax. Reboot your computer and see if the problem goes away. If not, you can try unregistering the lmpgspl.ax file using the following commands:
regsvr32 /u lmpgvd.ax
regsvr32 /u lmpgspl.ax
regsvr32 /u lmpgad.ax
Method 3 ““ Turn off Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
Another reason Rundll32 has stopped working can be popping up is if you have DEP running. DEP is a feature of Windows XP SP2 and Vista that prevents programs from running if it thinks there could be a problem.
You can turn off DEP by going to the command prompt and typing in the following command:
bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff
Reboot and see if the problem has gone away!
Method 4 ““ Turn off thumbnails in Folder Options
If you are having this problem when viewing pictures or videos in Windows Explorer, you can try one more thing.
Go to My Computer and click on Tools and then Folder Options. On the View tab, check the Always show icons, never thumbnails box.
Your problem should now be gone. Another program that can cause this problem is K-Lite Codec pack, so if you have that installed, make sure to download the Vista version on uninstall it.
As a last resort, you may have a virus or spyware program installed, so run AVG anti-virus and see if it finds anything. Good luck! Post a comment if you have a question.
Yeah, as you all know I get this messege as well, ever since the 1st day i got Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 I just knew it would screw up by giving me some sort of messege. Anyways…I don’t have NERO installed on my pc! I also have 2 more Processes that keep popping up every hour or so, they are
Bonjour Services – Now i had this installed on Windows XP but never had any messages pop up on XP before. I’ve been wondering what the hell this is for a long time now, but never really been able to research it.
I.P Helper – This is another process that says that stopped working, but don’t really know what it exactly is, but did some research on it, and it’s to do with the IP addresses etc.
But the most troublesome messge that really bugs me is the
Host Process Has Stopped Working – I know a lot of people do get it so I am not alone, but I DON’T have NERO installed on my pc,….yet! So I am thinking this process causes the message to show from another software I have installed on my pc, but no idea what it could be.
I also read a lot people say this causes their Windows Explorer to crash and slows down their Internet Speed and so on. My problem is that it doesn’t do any of that, the only thing I get is that the Taskbar refreshes i.e. the Taskbar turns into the old taskbar skin for 1 second and then it’s turns back to the aero windows vista taksbar, and that’s it…that’s all it does when I click CLOSE. Then again, I could be wrong and something might be not working in the background or something.
Please if anyone could help me get rid off these issues, I would appreciate it!
Thanks!
-Joe