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The Memory could not be read -Error!

  • 25-06-2005 11:50am
    #1
    jonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,399 ✭✭✭


    Yeah , it's me again .

    Noticed this the first time I updated firefox to 1.4 , but it now also happens with IE and BF2 when I close the application .

    http://homepage.eircom.net/~jonstapleton/error.htm........

    Some of the guys reckoned it was a memory error , so I went about checking that .I have 2 sticks of 512 pc2700 samsung memory , removed one , still the same problem , switched in the other , still the same error . So unless both sticks went at the same time , which is very unlikely , it ain't the memory . Was definitely worth the effort though as it eliminates the memory and it was quick and painless . Plus I got to hover out the insides which badly needed doing .

    Also been trying to search around the Microsoft Knowledge base , but that ain't proving too easy . Tried uninstalling Firefox , no joy , reinstalled it again , no joy .


    Anyone have any ideas ?

    Thanks

    John.


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    As an aside - you should never remove the ram util all else fails. This is because removing memory can cause real damage by static electiricity that may not show for months.

    http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1268/

    /BURNMEMORY=x Makes NT forget about the given amount of memory in MB. If /burnmemory=64 was given then 64MB of memory would be unavailable.
    /MAXMEM:n - Specifies the maximum amount of RAM that Windows NT can use. This switch is useful if you suspect a memory chip is bad.

    If you get the same app crashing in the same way then it is far more likley to be a software issue than a hardware one.

    Try starting up in safe mode - which version of windows are you using ?
    Have you ruled out junk running in the background like malware/spyware ?


  • #3
    jonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,399 ✭✭✭jonski


    Sorry , should have given more details

    xp pro sp2
    ran microsoft antispyware , spybot and adaware , all updated
    ran memtest86
    ran regclean

    This first materialised when I updated firefox to 1.4 , when I shut it down , I get that same kinda error , now when I shutdown IE or BF2 i get it aswell , everytime . It does not effect other programs .

    Thanks

    John

    ps:was also wearing a static strap :)


  • #4
    jonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,399 ✭✭✭jonski


    This has moved on a bit to now include a windows explorer error to blank out my desktop , only to give it straight back to me . Still haven't been able to find any exact reference to it on the net , although other errors that resemble it seem to point to "memory leekage" ( not even sure what that means) .

    Anyone else have any ideas before I go for the "format c: "

    Thanks

    John.


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