Windows XP Sound Issue

I have an XPpro box that's been a great box from Dell (Dimension 8400). For whatever reason, I now have a sound card problem after the machine boots. Pictures of the error are here:

http://home.nctv.com/ajns/073111.htm

When the machine first is booting up, all system sound is fine until I get an error related to "Generic Host Process for Win32 Services". Once I get that error, it doesn't matter if I click Debug or Close, my "Sounds and Audio Devices Properties" goes to minimum volume and is grayed out (as if machine is muted). I can still get Windows warning sounds, etc through the speakers but no audio or video will play sound.

Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated.
TIA

 

As an update to this issue, I think I may have fixed this problem by downloading and running a file called GHremoval.bat from http://www.troublefixers.com/fixed-...-problem-and-needs-to-close-svchostexe-error/