ERROR: the instruction at/the memory could not be read/wri..

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Your physical RAM is flaky. If you have more than one stick installed, try
alternately removing one stick at a time until the errors stop, then you
will know which stick is flaky. Another option is to run memtest86 (Google
for the latest version).

Bobby

"debc" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:117101c4ab8d$90c9f6f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello =)
>
> I've searched and searched on this but so far have not
> come up with the answer. A few months ago, my 6 month
> old Sony computer (runnning XP Home) began popping up
> error msgs like this:
>
> The instruction at "0x77f585c0" referenced memory
> at "0x00000000" The memory could not be written.
>
> The numbers in the error message vary and occasionally
> it's "the memory could not be read" instead of "written"
> but in general composition it's the same message.
>
> Then I'll get something like "IE has encountered a
> problem and needs to close."
>
> The Application involved which is sometimes mentioned
> above the actual error message in the title bar of the
> popup error window varies. Examples are: upd18494.exe
> Application Error, or "wsftp_pro" or "iexplore.exe" may
> be the specific program as another example.
>
> "Messenger has encountered problem and needs to close."
> is another one.
>
> There seems to be no rhyme or reason to these irratic
> error msgs. Sometimes programs are open, sometimes this
> happens with no programs actively open. When I click on
> the OK button to close the popup error I never seem to
> see any of the open programs close, either except maybe
> IE as I recall.
>
> Closest answer I could find on the MS site had to do
> w/file-printer sharing on a network and the fix said to
> turn this off, so that has been done. For awhile I
> thought I was cured, but the errors are back =(
>
> Now, this gets worse. I design web sites using
> Macromedia Dreamweaver. I just did a large site that
> went live over the past few days. My client was checking
> over the site and reported to me today that he is now
> receiving this same kind of error message when viewing
> his new web site! whereby he didn't have the errors
> before. Here is the one that he reported:
>
> iexplore.exe - Application Error
> The instruction at "0x4b61d723" referenced memory
> at "0x4b61d723". The memory could not be "read". Click on
> OK to terminate the program.
>
> He is also on XP and reports he did not have this problem
> on his previous web site which was a Front Page site on a
> different server. I can't imagine that I could be
> uploading something from my computer in my web pages that
> would affect another person's computer in this fashion.
>
> I don't know what patches, fixes or updates he may have
> implemented on his XP. I can tell you that I ABSOLUTELY
> REFUSE to install SP2 so that's not on my system.
>
> There seems to be no helpful information directed
> specifically at this error msg, I can only get close to
> it and don't want to go trying fixes that may look
> similar but don't really apply.
>
> Can anyone help with this?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Deb