princecharlie said:
I keep getting the following message:
The instruction at 0x00f496bc referred memoery at 0x00000000.The memory
could not be written.
Although upon pressing the cancel button it goes away and the computer
keeps running it is exteremely annoying .How do I get rid of it?
THanks for your help.
Something that is running in the background is failing. Only systematic
troubleshooting can determine what it is. Start with the basics:
The First Question Of Troubleshooting: If the problem is new, what changed
between the time things worked and the time they didn't?
The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus
status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and
versions) did you use to determine this?
Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
After you have determined that the computer is virus/malware-free - and
*only* after you've done that - if the problem persists, do clean-boot
troubleshooting:
Clean boot in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560
If you can't do the work yourself (and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea), take the machine to a professional computer repair
shop (not your local equivalent of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). If possible,
have all your data backed up before you take the machine into a shop.
Malke
