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"Application Error"

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kettch

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Lately in a couple of apps I have been getting an odd error. One won't even start up, and it happens after I've been using a couple other apps for a while.
What happens is the error appears:


Application Error

The instruction at "0x0061d2e5" referenced memory at "0x00000004". The memory could not be "read".

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


Does anybody have any idea what this might be?

-Thanks!
 
Anything could be causing programs to crash. You might consider any recent updates or other changes you have made. Corrupted files can cause this too.

To get further information about the error look in your Event viewer.

Look in the System or Application folder. You can get to the Event Viewer via right click My Computer icon and select Manage.

Any errors logged in the Event Viewer can be expanded by double clicking on the error line.

Take any event error I.D. number and search for it on this site.


Some general things to try.

See if System Restore will get you back to a restore point before your problem.

Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking.

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.

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Have you tried re-installing the programs?


If you want the highly technical cause of the crash look in the Documents and Settings/ All Users/ Application Data/ Microsoft/ Dr Watson/ Drwtsn32.log

Find the entry that is relevant by date and time to the crash you are investigating. The exact cause of the crash is indicated by "FAULT ->" on the left of page next to line of code causing crash. This, if your as cluey as me, wont tell you much but you can use it to see if it is the same fault all the time, and further up the log you can find what processes and modules are running.
 
Memory problems? Run a memory check program just to be sure, a lot easier than checking all those programs!
 
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