Re: Recurring application error - svchost.exe

Thank you. I will give this a try over the next 24 hours (as that will
definitely see the error occur) and see if this helps me to establish what
the culprit is. I will post back any findings.

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:uC$kK8v7HHA.748@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
May or may not help but...
To find out more about Svchost.exe entries try Process Explorer:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/ProcessExplorer.mspx

Once you have Process Explorer installed and running:
In the taskbar select View and check 'Show Process Tree' and 'Show Lower
Pane' options.
The PID column should be displayed in the right hand side of the window.
Next click/Expand the Svchost.exe process that you are interested in.
If you hold the mouse cursor over each Svchost entry you should get a pop
up with more info.
Next highlight one of the process listed under Svchost, right click and
from the options listed select: Search Online
This should display what out there on the web about that process.

JS

"PaulE" <peverett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23kUHrav7HHA.4880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I am running XP Pro SP2 and fully updated on a Dell 670 Workstation.

Once or twice a day I get a pop-up error message (event log entry below):

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Event Type: Information
Event Source: Application Popup
Event Category: None
Event ID: 26
Date: 04/09/2007
Time: 9:03:23 AM
User: N/A
Computer: ******
Description:
Application popup: svchost.exe - Application Error : The instruction
at "0x00000000" referenced
memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "written".

Click on OK to terminate the program
Click on CANCEL to debug the program

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

********

The DrWatson report includes:

Application exception occurred:
App: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe (pid=1180)
When: 04/09/2007 @ 09:03:32.109
Exception number: c0000005 (access violation)

*----> Stack Back Trace <----*
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export
symbols for
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll -
WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames
may be wrong.
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded
for
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
ChildEBP RetAddr Args to Child


I have run CHKDSK numerous times, I have run the System
Tests/Diagnostics, I have checked my drivers for updates. I have yet to
be able to narrow down the cause of this problem. I use up-to-date
Kaspersky AV and have maintained and updated for more than a year the MVP
HOSTS file and SpywareBlaster. I also run and Lavasoft Adaware Pro and
Spybot at least weekly. It is not likely that I have picked up something
on-line as I am not an adventurous web surfer.

Can someone here please give me some ideas on how to trace the cause of
this?

TIA,

Paul





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