Vista Tutorial - Host Process for Windows Services stopped working and was closed

This has only started today. Yet, I have not installed anything new
today...possibly an update?

Anyway, I am using my Windows Vista Home Premium Laptop (HP dv2058ea) and
suddenly a message pops up saying:

"Host Process for Windows Services stopped working and was closed"

Clicking 'OK' results in some movement in the screen windows before these
changes:
- Tabs in IE7 look old style and all the address bar and search are stripped
of the Aero feel. The minimise and close section remains Aero. All web pages
use old style buttons.

- Microsoft Office 2003 looks like version '98 (as in like its running on
old PC not a XP/Vista) in that the coloured areas have gone.

- Windows Live Messenger chats get a full window with the old close/minimise
buttons.

Any ideas? From looking around I'm getting that this due to Windows Defender
which I believe was the last update that was downloaded. But nobody seems to
have a fix for it.

It's becoming rather annoying.

Hello,
I had my network wiped out due to this host process error took 2 days with
Dell and Linksys to get my internet service wireless on one computer and the
other will only connect through the modem. I paid money to dell and was told
it is due to a bad hot fix that went through a couple of nights ago. I was
told I may have to reboot the computer and have to much information to do
this on the computer. I emailed Microsoft really upset to let them know that
everything was fine up until this hot fix was sent. Please Help!!!! Anyone????

"Andrew87" wrote:

> This has only started today. Yet, I have not installed anything new
> today...possibly an update?
>
> Anyway, I am using my Windows Vista Home Premium Laptop (HP dv2058ea) and
> suddenly a message pops up saying:
>
> "Host Process for Windows Services stopped working and was closed"
>
> Clicking 'OK' results in some movement in the screen windows before these
> changes:
> - Tabs in IE7 look old style and all the address bar and search are stripped
> of the Aero feel. The minimise and close section remains Aero. All web pages
> use old style buttons.
>
> - Microsoft Office 2003 looks like version '98 (as in like its running on
> old PC not a XP/Vista) in that the coloured areas have gone.
>
> - Windows Live Messenger chats get a full window with the old close/minimise
> buttons.
>
> Any ideas? From looking around I'm getting that this due to Windows Defender
> which I believe was the last update that was downloaded. But nobody seems to
> have a fix for it.
>
> It's becoming rather annoying.

"Natalie" <Natalie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:146EC466-DE3C-4952-98D2-52397FEF2ADD@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
> I had my network wiped out due to this host process error took 2 days with
> Dell and Linksys to get my internet service wireless on one computer and
> the
> other will only connect through the modem. I paid money to dell and was
> told
> it is due to a bad hot fix that went through a couple of nights ago. I was
> told I may have to reboot the computer and have to much information to do
> this on the computer. I emailed Microsoft really upset to let them know
> that
> everything was fine up until this hot fix was sent. Please Help!!!!
> Anyone????
>

You can uninstall any update that you think that's causing you problems.

http://www.maximumpcguides.com/unins...-vista-update/

You need to ask Dell which update are they talking about. I don't know what
it's going to roll back too, if it rolls back to a previous setup. Maybe,
you can ask Dell about that too or MS.