2nd request

[not a techie]

Not sure if this is proper to do, but my original question went unanswered,
then a zillion others appeared, burying mine! I was worried no one would ever
see it!!
Repeat question....
At first I got this message when I tried to open an email attachment. Now
it's happening when I try to open the net. I have to restart my computer to
get on the net. Can anyone please help me solve this?? This is the error
message:
The instruction at "0x00f02d22" referenced memory at “0x00f02d22â€. The
memory could not be “readâ€.
Click on OK to terminate the program.

Appreciate any and all help!

Sorry if I breached ettiquette here!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Not sure if this is proper to do, but my original question went
unanswered,
then a zillion others appeared, burying mine! I was worried no one would
ever
see it!!
Repeat question....
At first I got this message when I tried to open an email attachment. Now
it's happening when I try to open the net. I have to restart my computer
to
get on the net. Can anyone please help me solve this?? This is the error
message:
The instruction at "0x00f02d22" referenced memory at "0x00f02d22". The
memory could not be "read".
Click on OK to terminate the program.

Appreciate any and all help!

Sorry if I breached ettiquette here!

No breach of ettiquete!

You might have a flawed memory chip or a marginal
contact. Open your PC, then remove your RAM
module(s) and put it/them back in again. If the problem
persists then you may have to ask your friendly computer
dealer to try a new memory module.

 

[not a techie]

Thanks Pegasus, but, did you notice my name "not a techie"? Take my what and
do what with it??
I take it I have to open up the back of cpu and look for something. What
does it look like and can I screw it up??

Thanks again!

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Look at the manual that came with your pc (personal computer) and it'll show
you how to open the case and where the RAM is located.

: Thanks Pegasus, but, did you notice my name "not a techie"? Take my what
and
: do what with it??
: I take it I have to open up the back of cpu and look for something. What
: does it look like and can I screw it up??
:
: Thanks again!
:
: "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
:
: >
: > : > > Not sure if this is proper to do, but my original question went
: > > unanswered,
: > > then a zillion others appeared, burying mine! I was worried no one
would
: > > ever
: > > see it!!
: > > Repeat question....
: > > At first I got this message when I tried to open an email attachment.
Now
: > > it's happening when I try to open the net. I have to restart my
computer
: > > to
: > > get on the net. Can anyone please help me solve this?? This is the
error
: > > message:
: > > The instruction at "0x00f02d22" referenced memory at "0x00f02d22". The
: > > memory could not be "read".
: > > Click on OK to terminate the program.
: > >
: > > Appreciate any and all help!
: > >
: > > Sorry if I breached ettiquette here!
: >
: > No breach of ettiquete!
: >
: > You might have a flawed memory chip or a marginal
: > contact. Open your PC, then remove your RAM
: > module(s) and put it/them back in again. If the problem
: > persists then you may have to ask your friendly computer
: > dealer to try a new memory module.
: >
: >
: >

 

[Elmo]

Thanks Pegasus, but, did you notice my name "not a techie"? Take my what and
do what with it??
I take it I have to open up the back of cpu and look for something.
Yes:

What does it look like

A long narrow circuit board (or two), on the motherboard, with a bunch
of chips lined up.

This is a pic of memory sticks, but not necessarily the type you use,
just the first page I selected:
http://www.crucial.com/store/listmodule.aspx?family=SDRAM&tabid=SDRAM,+PC133

and can I screw it up??

Yes, so:

- Shut down the computer.
- Turn power strip off, but leave the computer plugged in. If no power
strip, unplug the computer.
- Open the case.
- Don't wear a sweater, don't move around excessively. Touch the case
occasionally.
- Remove the memory stick/s by depressing the two plastic levers at
either end of the stick.
- Press it back in being careful not to bend the stick excessively.

Close the case, plug back in, and try again.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Not sure if this is proper to do, but my original question went unanswered,
then a zillion others appeared, burying mine! I was worried no one would ever
see it!!
Repeat question....
At first I got this message when I tried to open an email attachment. Now
it's happening when I try to open the net. I have to restart my computer to
get on the net. Can anyone please help me solve this?? This is the error
message:
The instruction at "0x00f02d22" referenced memory at “0x00f02d22â€. The
memory could not be “readâ€.
Click on OK to terminate the program.

Appreciate any and all help!

Sorry if I breached ettiquette here!

Such memory errors are very often indicative of defective RAM.
Start with testing the RAM. You might try MemTest86:
http://www.memtest86.com/ It's free. Then you can download and use the
hard drive maufacturer's diagnostic utility to test the hard drive.


--

Bruce Chambers

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[not a techie]

You guys are the best! Thanks so much. I'll see what I can do
Thanks again!

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

Welcome to my killfile, moron.

 

[Plato]

At first I got this message when I tried to open an email attachment. Now

Dont open email attachments unless you are expecinging theml

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Dont open email attachments unless you are expecinging theml

That statement implies that it is safe to open attachments that you
are expecting. That is *not* true.

Even if you are expecting an attachment from your best and most
-trusted friend, if your friend is infected with a virus and doesn't
know it, the attachment may also be infected, and if you open it, you
are at risk of getting infected. Running an anti-virus program reduces
the risk, but does *not* eliminate it.

The safest rule, and the one that I follow myself, is not to open
E-mail attachments at all.

 

[Plato]

That statement implies that it is safe to open attachments that you
are expecting. That is *not* true.

Even if you are expecting an attachment from your best and most
-trusted friend, if your friend is infected with a virus and doesn't
know it, the attachment may also be infected, and if you open it, you
are at risk of getting infected. Running an anti-virus program reduces
the risk, but does *not* eliminate it.

The safest rule, and the one that I follow myself, is not to open
E-mail attachments at all.

I save them to a folder, then scan them first.

 

[Elmo]

I save them to a folder, then scan them first.

That's a very good practice. The only addition, and I suspect you do
this, I wait a week so my a/v definitions have a chance to catch up to
any malware recently created.

Maybe we shouldn't warn so many people.. we need someone to find and
report the malware so the a/v companies can find it in-the-wild. Just
kidding, but someone's going to fall for it!

Actually I save the whole email and open the questionable attachment
later. It recently paid off when an email, supposedly from one of my
brothers, had a subject about "Trip Plans". We had recently discussed
vacationing together, so it seemed plausible. There was an attached
..zip file. I opened the file and saw that it contained a. executable.
That seemed strange, so I moved the email to my "Purgatory" folder, and
emailed my brother about the .zip file. I never got an answer, and
about five days later I started to open the email again to look at the
header, etc., and Avast! went crazy, warning that a virus had been
detected. Conditions were just right, and I almost fell for that one.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I save them to a folder, then scan them first.

That's fine, and certainly good to do. However, people should be aware
that that *reduces* the risk; it doesn't eliminate it. Anti-virus
programs are never perfect, and can not be perfect.

To repeat, the safest rule is not to open E-mail attachments at all.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

That's a very good practice. The only addition, and I suspect you do
this, I wait a week so my a/v definitions have a chance to catch up to
any malware recently created.

That's good to do, and reduces the risk still further. But again, it
doesn't eliminate it.

 

[Plato]

That's fine, and certainly good to do. However, people should be aware
that that *reduces* the risk; it doesn't eliminate it. Anti-virus
programs are never perfect, and can not be perfect.

To repeat, the safest rule is not to open E-mail attachments at all.

Grin. I dont even save email attachements from my Mom. No matter what...

 

[Plato]

That's a very good practice. The only addition, and I suspect you do
this, I wait a week so my a/v definitions have a chance to catch up to
any malware recently created.

I cant argue with that. I suppose I am very conservative, and in the
first place dont even download most attachements.