Error messages, memory cannot be "read" or written"

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I am running Windows XP Pro SP1 with 512 MB DDR. I had
an additional 256 MB, but I have removed them temporarily.

From time to time I get an error message of which the
following is an example:
The instruction at "0x77f596b5" referenced memory
at "0xfefffff8". The memory could not be "read".

This is an Application Error in IMNOTIFY.EXE.

I get such errors about three times a day, for almost any
program that I am running. In other words, the cited
program varies, the locations vary, and the problem can
be either "read" or "write."

I click OK and then the message disappears, and the
referenced program closes.

I have tested the memory and it is OK.

Searches for the error message show that it occurs for
all sorts of programs and does not indicate a memory
fault. In my case it happens for various programs. I
have downloaded all updates.

I am betting that this is a software problem of some
sort. I'd like to increase the number of buffers, as we
used to do in DOS, but I am unable.

Can anyone help?
 
Laser said:
I am running Windows XP Pro SP1 with 512 MB DDR. I had
an additional 256 MB, but I have removed them temporarily.

From time to time I get an error message of which the
following is an example:
The instruction at "0x77f596b5" referenced memory
at "0xfefffff8". The memory could not be "read".

This is an Application Error in IMNOTIFY.EXE.

I get such errors about three times a day, for almost any
program that I am running. In other words, the cited
program varies, the locations vary, and the problem can
be either "read" or "write."

I click OK and then the message disappears, and the
referenced program closes.

I have tested the memory and it is OK.

Searches for the error message show that it occurs for
all sorts of programs and does not indicate a memory
fault. In my case it happens for various programs. I
have downloaded all updates.

I am betting that this is a software problem of some
sort. I'd like to increase the number of buffers, as we
used to do in DOS, but I am unable.

Can anyone help?
Click to expand...

These messages are most often associated with a programming error in
an application program or device driver. The "...could not be read"
type messages are usually because the programmer forgot to assign a
value to a data item before trying to read information from it. There
is nothing at the address and therefore it cannot be read.

I cannot find out very much about IMNotify except that it might be a
part of a product called ELM Performance Manager. Do you have this
product installed on your computer?

Hope this is of some assistance.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
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