Re: XP-SP2 Suddenly Goes South

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 10/10/04 

Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:41:33 -0700

I just remembered after I sent a reply. Can't use IE6 to
go out. I may have to write that app after all:-(

Carl

>-----Original Message-----
>Hardware fault.
>
>--
>Ross
>"Carl Thomas" <carlmthomas@alltel.net> wrote in message
>news:OMfl84PrEHA.3868@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> I have been using WinXP SP2 for a month or so with no
significant
>> operational problem (only a few annoyances). Thursday
when I booted up, I
>> got an error message at the Welcome screen from
SVCHOST.EXE stating that
>> "The instruction at "0x7c93d4ac" referenced memory
at "0x00b0924c". The
>> memory could not be "written". It left me the option
of terminating or
>> debugging the app. I terminated and soon got a similar
message from
>> NTPROTECT.EXE (I have Norton System Works installed).
The system came up
>> with no network connections and when I tried to open
WinExplorer, I got
>the
>> same message (different instruction and memory
addresses) three times with
>> another dialog box about Runtime error 216
interspersed. Explorer closed.
>> I have been unable to open Internet Explorer or Outlook
Express (although
>> without a connection, that doesn't surprise me.). I am
unable to run a
>> System Restore because it tells me it can't protect my
system, to reboot
>and
>> try again. I've also tried running sfc /scannow, but
it simply hangs on
>the
>> scan. I've run AdAware and Spybot, but nothing
suspicious there. I've
>run
>> Norton WinDoctor, but again nothing suspicious. I've
started a virus scan
>> with NAV, but that'll take all night and I thought I'd
get this out on
>> another system white NAV is running to see if anyone
had any ideas and NAV
>> failed to find anythinfg amiss. I've also gone to Safe
Mode with and
>> without networking, but the results are basically the
same as Normal Mode.
>> If I remove startup of system services, I don't get the
error messages,
>but
>> otherwise Exploere and IE behave the same.
>>
>> OK - anybody have any thoughts or suggestions? Short of
a complete
>reinstall
>> repair of XP, I can't find any other tricks.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Carl
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

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