XP Problems, annoying message box

scubatony61 · 13-06-2005, 11:37

I am running XP Professional and I keep getting this annoying little message box pop up.

Quote:

The instruction at "0x370011328" referenced memory at "0x71ab428a". The memory could not be "written".Click OK to terminate the program

If I click "OK" the box closes.

If I click the cross the box closes.

On each time nothing shuts down, nothing untoward happens,anybody any ideas other than a big hammer.

Just out of interest I have just installed a 160gb hard drive but I do not think that would have anything to do with it.

dirtybobby · 13-06-2005, 11:50

http://www.computerforum.com/showthr...threadid=13576

might help

dirtybobby · 13-06-2005, 11:55

this thread and this microsoft article seem to suggest that it may well be a 3rd party app that has hooked into IE..

it might be a legitimate one (google toolbar, etc.) or it may be a more surreptitious spyware kinda thang..

scubatony61 · 13-06-2005, 12:06

Dirtybobby
Thanks for that, I have installed the thread that you sent and I am now going to reboot with the floppy in.
Regards
Tony

scubatony61 · 13-06-2005, 12:51

Hi Dirtybobby
Done the test, no problems found, just as I'm writing this out it has appeared again.
What you think?
Regards
Tony
P.S It allows me to type without going behind !!!!

scubatony61 · 13-06-2005, 13:26

I have now downloaded all the updates and the service pack.
I am now going to install spyware removal.
Regards
Tony

dirtybobby · 13-06-2005, 15:00

Quote:

Originally posted by scubatony61
I have now downloaded all the updates and the service pack.
I am now going to install spyware removal.
Regards
Tony

good luck

sorry i couldn't be more help but i'm well busy at work today so can't spend too much time on the forum!

if you haven't already, try uninstalling any/all internet explorer toolbars (google, yahoo, ebay, mcafee, etc.).. and ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.com would probably be a good idea as well..

hope it sorts itself out..

Avalon · 13-06-2005, 15:04

I get this sort of box a lot of the time on my work PC...but its not my pc so i dont have to worry about it!

scubatony61 · 16-06-2005, 11:05

I've just realised, it must have cleared.
I ran "Micosoft AntiSpware", thats the only thing but its gone.
Thanks one and all