sven Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 im having this sudden problem with my computer. its a windows xp home sp2.any time i open up a folder (any folder) it gives me this errorThe instruction at "0x0423d065" referenced memory at "0x00000000". the memory could not be "written".Click on OK to terminate the program.then explorer crashesi looked on google for information on how to fix this, and nothing helps. this only happens if i use explorer to open folders. any other program works, and all the other programs can navigate through the files. i have no idea whats doing this. any help would be nice as i cant do crap with my computer until its fixed. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsecharles Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Hey, Sven:Do you have an email scanner or real-time file protector? Norton's have been in the past deternined to cause Windows Explorer crashes. On another system i fixed a similar Windows Explorer problem that was not cured by Repair, by uninstalling IE(i used XPLlite), then i re-installed AutopatcherXP: telling it to over-install everything-- even older & lower-version files. This fixed the problem, and i was subsequently able to hit Windows Update-- as that autopatcher was months old. It was like a miracle-- couldn't do anything before the fix.The difference now for you would be that the Autopatcher was released days ago & should have everything. Hopefully the forthcoming 13 announced patches by MS won't cause any issues<g>.Good luck, all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 what is AutopatcherXP? and iv been having this problem for 2 days now, it came randomly to my computer, i cant trace where its from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsecharles Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 all lifetime win xp updates/patches, plus a bunch of system tweaks & popular third-party utilities: all in one single install.latest release info: http://www.neowin.net/forum/?showtopic=274125home, not updated with just-released version yet: http://www.autopatcher.com/autopatcherxp.htmlActually i assume you have done the obvious: chkdsk, SFC / scannow, MS knowledge base, run spybot/adaware/etc.that error could be anything: damaged system file, malware, there's one such issue re too many images in folders, fixed by one of the ms patches, another re too many fonts installed fixed by another hotfix(increases the font cache size), also shared/edited/deleted/multiple instances of shared folders worked on by multiple peopl w/ Office or the adobe Photo suites: disassociate Adobe products from being the default image app associated w/ the various format to fix one such issue. Bad Ram, overheating, hard disk problems, protected recycle bin/ undelete utilities, try toggling on/off file indexing(not too long on-- it's the worst drainage of computer resources)... the other previous mentions: any Norton product, system file protecting/ scanning apps, email scanners......good luck...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 (edited) oh boy, thanks. ill get to workEDIT: i can use AutopatcherXP, because im using service pack 2... Edited February 7, 2005 by sven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 the error now happens with other programs, not just explorer......have to double post, i really need this fixed before its to late..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsecharles Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 You said you can or you can't use autopatcher-- version 5 does contain sp2...spybot / adaware & AV found nothing serious(they each miss different stuff)?test ram: http://www.memtest86.com/your hard disk maker will have a good diagnostic utility for it......temps / psu ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 ill try the ram thing. its possible i downloaded the wrong Autopatcher, cuz the one i got only had sp1 in it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astalavista Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 I got a ipod for 35 dollars... well my bro got it for me.so i dont knw how many gb it has yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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