I won't speak for everyone who volunteers in this group, but IMHO the
reason you have not found an answer to your question is because it has
been asked and answered so many times in the past that eventually people
get fed up with repeating the same information over and over.
That's why it's always a good idea, before posting a question, to see if
it's been asked and answered before. This can be a frustrating exercise
if you're using the web interface for the newsgroup, which is why we
implore people to use a real newsreader - like Outlook Express, which is
already installed - or to search Google Groups. Or to simply STFW, which
means "search the, uh, fabulous web."
I hope I have enlightened at least a few and apologize for sounding short.
The most common reason for seeing "The instruction at 0x... referenced
memory at 0x..." messages when closing Internet Explorer is because an
incompatible or malfunctioning add-on is installed.
It's also possible that the message refers to defective or damaged RAM
modules, but not very likely if you've purchased brand name unused
memory. This brings up another pet peeve for many of us who volunteer in
these newsgroups: If you wonder whether Microsoft has software to test
RAM (they do) how about going to the Microsoft web site and putting the
words test RAM into their Search box?
As for why the word "read" is in quotes - that's because a metaphor is
being used to describe the process by which data in RAM is sent to the cpu.
---
Leonard Grey
Since no one was buying 'Earl Grey'
CodFather wrote:
> I have experienced the same error;
>
> The instruction at "0x2753c390" referenced memory at "0x2753c390". The
> memory could not be "read". Click on OK to terminate the program
>
> why is the "read" in quotations? lol
>
> It happened when I clicked the red X to close internet explorer with MS
> gaming network loaded. I checked the event viewer but nothing coincided with
> the timing of the error. The event viewer has several sections and some that
> were new to me. There are severate logs for Internet explorer, Windows
> onecare, ACEEventLog, and MSFWSVC. Is this the same on all XP systems? The
> explorer log was empty.
>
> Does Microsoft have any software to test memory?
>
> Any other Ideas?
>
> Thanks and sorry for the long post.
>
> Sean
>
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>
>> (cross-post added to IE General)
>> "Kieran Walsh" <> wrote in message news:52C7B1C7-B76F-4239-AE9E-...
>>> Same prob for me since going to IE7
>>>
>>> Event Type: Information
>>> Event Source: Application Popup
>>> Event Category: None
>>> Event ID: 26
>>> Date: 27/12/2006
>>> Time: 18:07:36
>>> User: N/A
>>> Computer: KSTUDY
>>> Description:
>>> Application popup: IEXPLORE.EXE - Application Error : The instruction at
>>> "0x2753c390" referenced memory at "0x2753c390". The memory could not be
>>> "read".
>>
>> Most likely explanation will be incompatible third-party program
>> is causing IE to crash.
>>
>> Note: diagnosing this would be off-topic for WU.
>> Cross-posting to IE General for your convenience.
>>
>> BTW it is _remarkable_ that two posters would get the same crash.
>> Often the crash address can just be random due to stack corruption.
>>
>> It could be useful comparing what each of you was running and had loaded
>> at the time of the crashes (e.g. as seen in a drwtsn32.log).
>>
>> If it is IE7 you can try an avoidance tack by using its new No Add-ons
>> option. E.g. open an IE window in a separate task by Run... (press Win-R)
>> and enter:
>>
>> iexplore.exe -nohome -extoff
>>
>> To get past the -nohome condition use the Stop button.
>> To get past the No Add-ons information bar just Ok it.
>>
>> If that changes your crash symptom or the frequency of it
>> you may then conclude that one or more of your Add-ons is
>> implicated and continue troubleshooting on that premise
>> e.g. using XPsp2's Manage Add-ons tool instead.
>>
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Robert Aldwinckle
>> ---
>>
>>
>>> Click on OK to terminate the program
>>>
>>> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
>>>> Warning and Error Reports and post copies here.
>>>>
>>>> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
>>>> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
>>>> of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
>>>> are important.
>>>>
>>>> HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP.
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us
>>>>
>>>> Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
>>>> should double click for further information. You can copy using copy
>>>> and paste. Often the link will, however, say there is no further
>>>> information.
>>>> http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
>>>> (Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)
>>>>
>>>> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
>>>> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
>>>> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event Viewer.
>>>> Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of the
>>>> message. This will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report.
>>>> Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event Viewer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> FCA
>>>> Stourport, Worcs, England
>>>> Enquire, plan and execute.
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>>>> suggested solution worked for you.
>>>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> mnsexacta wrote:
>>>>> This error code keeps coming up. Anybody any idea what it means or
>>>>> what i should do about it. THX in advance.
>>>>
>>
>>