Comments on: How to fix “Host Process for Windows Services Has Stopped Working”

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:21:13 +0000

I tried to follow the steps above, but I get the message ‘Task Scheduler service is not available. Verify that the service is running.’ – what does this mean?! How do you find out if there are conflicts with drivers??

By: alex torres

alex torres — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:56:23 +0000

thanks now works!!!

By: Svchost

Svchost — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:15:54 +0000

I would also add, there is a great tool to help uncover sneaky little trojan like conflicker. It is free, no cost at ALL. It doesn’t fix the problem it finds, it just lets you know there is one. It’s called svchost process anaylzer.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:26:36 +0000

All goes fine until the very last step: the middle pane reads ‘RACAgent’, not ‘RACTask’….any ideas? And your directions were very clear, thanks!!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:44:55 +0000

Worked perfectly – thanks!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:05:00 +0000

Hi Web Talk,
How do you see if you have conflicts in your drivers? I tried to find pcouffin.sys in my Device Manager but I couldnt find it!
Thanks

By: Web Talk

Web Talk — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:56:13 +0000

1) Try to see if you have conflicts in your drivers. Some users has reported that, by uninstalling a VSO driver named pcouffin.sys in the device manager, he managed to solve the issue.
2) Try to scan your PC for viruses or spyware. Sometimes the error is triggfered by a virus.
3) The issue with this problem is that it is triggered by a lot of different causes so, finding the right one might be a real, royal pain in the butt!

By: Christina VanWagoner

Christina VanWagoner — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:00:41 +0000

Hello, yeah this is nice and helpfully but it doesn’t work I still get the the message so it does not really do anything to stop the message or fix it

By: Pradeep

Pradeep — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:53:39 +0000

Disabling RAC cannot work. It cant stop notifications. Even if you get rid of the NT ‘notify’ folder in the registry, the message will still pop up. The only diff is it wont interfere with the program, it’ll just ask you to close the program – repeatedly – annoyingly.

Just get rid of vista – all versions are crap.

By: Wallisson Narciso

Wallisson Narciso — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:00:30 +0000

Hey man, i have the same problem that tou talking abaut.
I will try to do this steps… let’s se if you solve my problem.