application error message on startup

[wolfsigh]

Hey there,

I am running XP Home SP 2. When I boot up Windows, I get the following
error message when the desktop appears:

The instruction at "0x7c918fea" referenced memory at "0x00000010". The
memory could not be "written".

The error message started after I recently set up a home network and had
problems connecting. I finally got connected when I "undid" settings from
TCP Optimization software. I also enabled certain services under
services.msc. I'm not sure which one made the difference, but something
worked. Not sure which services I enabled either. The error message doesn't
seem to make any difference other than being annoying. How can I stop it?
Any help is greatly appreciated

 

[Wolfsigh]

Hey there,

I am running XP Home SP 2. When I boot up Windows, I get the following
error message when the desktop appears:

The instruction at "0x7c918fea" referenced memory at "0x00000010". The
memory could not be "written".

The error message started after I recently set up a home network and had
problems connecting. I finally got connected when I "undid" settings from
TCP Optimization software. I also enabled certain services under
services.msc. I'm not sure which one made the difference, but something
worked. Not sure which services I enabled either. The error message doesn't
seem to make any difference other than being annoying. How can I stop it?
Any help is greatly appreciated

P.S. Did memory scan and chkdsk/r, all good.

 

[Richardk]

Hi Wolfsigh,
When the error message box appears does it say "svchost.exe - Application
Error" on the title bar? This may be down to virus'/Trojans.
If so I reccomend running these checkers to scan your machine. They are
free to use.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Let me know if this Helps.

 

[Wolfsigh]

Hi Wolfsigh,
When the error message box appears does it say "svchost.exe - Application
Error" on the title bar? This may be down to virus'/Trojans.
If so I reccomend running these checkers to scan your machine. They are
free to use.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Let me know if this Helps.

--
Richard Kent,
Systems Administrator,
SDT Ltd,
http://www.sdt.co.uk

Thanks for the reply. Did do 2 scans at TrendMicro. Malware was detected
and removed. No fix on error however. I googled the error message and found
out that disabling "Windows Driver Foundation-user-mode Driver Framework" in
services.msc got rid of the error message.

What exactly does this service do?
Could this error message be related to a faulty onboard LAN adapter I have?

I have disabled this device since I installed a new Netgear LAN Adapter.
Thanks again for the help.

 

[Wolfsigh]

Hi Wolfsigh,
When the error message box appears does it say "svchost.exe - Application
Error" on the title bar? This may be down to virus'/Trojans.
If so I reccomend running these checkers to scan your machine. They are
free to use.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Let me know if this Helps.

Thanks for the reply. Did 2 scans at Trend Micro. Some malware detected
and removed. Did not fix error message. I googled the message and found out
that disabling "Windows Driver Foundation-user-mode Driver Framework" in
services.msc got rid of the error message, but did it fix the problem? I
tried to re-enable the service just to see what would happen. Message stated
it could not start because a device was not working. This could be the
reason why the error occurs at startup. Seems coincidence that I was
fiddling with the services when this started. Can't help but think the
problem is with the Driver Foundation service or a bad onboard LAN adapter.

Could this be related to the bad onboard LAN adapter. I have disabled the
adapter since I installed a new Netgear adapter. (This was done before the
error message occurred.)
What is the Driver Foundation service used for?

Thanks again.