Data Execution Prevention

[Lett]

Okay, I hope this is the right section...Well, since yesterday, every time I start my computer and log in I get a message. The title is Data Execution Prevention, and it says: To help protect your computer, Windows has closed this program.  Name: Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Publisher: Microsoft Corporation. The only button says Close Message. There is also a footer saying "Data Execution Prevention helps protect against damage from viruses and other security threats. What should I do? (What should I do is a link) Anyways, I press Close Message and it gives me the option to "Send Error Report" in a new window. No matter what I press from there, it always goes back to the Data Execution Prevention window. Any ideas on what to do?

[soybean]

Are you using ZoneAlarm firewall?

[Lett]

No...all I have is Norton and whatever is default on Windows XP...

[soybean]

So, do you have two firewalls running?

[Lett]

Well, I actually didn't turn on the XP one until today.   Yeah, I feel stupid now.  

[soybean]

When you say Norton, you do mean Norton's firewall, not just Norton anti-virus, right?

Actually, you should not have two firewalls running.  They can conflict with each other.

Did this error message start after you started running two firewalls?

[Lett]

For Norton I have "Internet Security" and "Protection Center." As I said, I have been having this problem since yesterday.

[soybean]

Sorry, but the only thing I can suggest is to do some reading in some Google results for Generic Host Process for Win32

[Lett]

Thanks for the tip! It took a little looking, but on the third website I finally found my solution in installing an update from microsoft.com . Who would have thought? once more, thanks!