Memory Error: Instruction at 0x77a7b0fc referenced memory....

[yardape13]

I got the following memory error for Zcast.exe, which I believe is my Netzero, after leaving it idle for a while. "Instruction at 0x77a7b0fc referenced memory at 0x0000000c The memory could not be read. Click Ok to terminate program." Could someone explain what this is exactly? Thanks!

 

[ngagne]

Usually an error like that means that a program is trying to read information from a memory address that it does not have access to. Try uninstalling and reinstalling NetZero. Nate Gagne
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[Rhett]

I have a simular problem. My error is with Backup Exec (bengine.exe). Memory couldn't be "read". Should I uninstall and reinstall BE?
Rhett

 

[GolfProf]

I had a similiar problem with at&T IDAILER.EXE. This problem is resolved by the following steps:
1. export reg for the current user + software
2. logoff and logon as another WIn2000 user
3. import the reg
4. start the application again and move it around
5. export the reg
6. logoff and logon again as original user
7. import the reg again
8. start application starts again w/o error.

Let me know if it helps

 

[icrf]

The first address is just somewhere in wherever the program was loaded into memory. The second address, the zero one, is the null (nothing) memory address that new references in a program receive. It's the kind of thing the programmer is supposed to check for and prevent. In most user cases, it's a fluke that can be patched by reinstalling, especially if the program worked fine before. If it's something that continually happens, after every reinstall of the application, you might want to consider talking to the software vendor about it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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