Host Process for Windows Services stopped working and was closed

Svchost.exe - Host Process For Windows Services (a lot of information - see Articles and Host Groups
on Left Side)
http://svchost-exe.net/

How to fix "Host process for windows services stopped working and was closed" on Vista
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/host-process-for-windows-services-stopped-working/

Host Process for Windows Services Has Stopped Working Error – Workaround Fix
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/12/23/host-process-for-windows-services-has-stopped-working-error-workaround-fix/

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How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

How to troubleshoot performance issues in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950685

Optimizing Microsoft Windows Vista Performance
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959062

To see all that is loading bootup - wait a few minutes without doing anything - then Right
Click TaskBar - Task Manager - take a look at Appplications - Processes - Services - this
is a quick reference (if you have a little box on Lower Left - Show for All Users then check
that).

How to Check and Change the Startup Programs in Vista
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

A quick check to see which are loading is Method 2 there - using MSCONFIG then post a list
of those here.

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Tools that should help :

Process Explorer - Free - Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have
open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more. This uniquely powerful utility will even show
you who owns each process.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

Autoruns - Free - See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your
system boots and you login. Autoruns also shows you the full list of Registry and file locations
where applications can configure auto-start settings.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Process Monitor - Free - Monitor file system, Registry, process, thread and DLL activity in
real-time.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

There are many excellent free tools at Sysinternals
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx

WhatsInStartUP - Free - This utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded
automatically when Windows starts up. For each application, the following information
is displayed: Startup Type (Registry/Startup Folder), Command -Line String, Product
Name, File Version, Company Name, Location in the Registry or file system, and more.
It allows you to easily disable or delete unwanted programs that runs in your Windows
startup.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/what_run_in_startup.html

There are many excellent free tools at NirSoft
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/index.html

Window Watcher - Free - Do you know what's running on your computer? Maybe not.
The Window Watcher tells all, reporting every window created by every running program,
whether the window is visible or not.
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptwinwatch.asp

Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware
http://www.karenware.com/

Hope these help.