pop-up error message...'svchost.exe' memory issue? please help.

[lamensterms]

hey guys, today i have been getting frequent pop-up error messages just after i boot and get into windows. sometimes it takes a little longer for the message to appear and before it does, my system runs normal. but once the message pops up everything freezes. there are 3 variation of the message:

pop-up titled "svchost.exe"
'the instruction at "0x745f2780" refferenced memory at "0x00000000". the memory could not be "read".

pop-up titled "svchost.exe"
'the instruction at "0x74989faf" refferenced memory at "0x00000040". the memory could not be "read".

and also "Generic host program for win32 encountered a problem and needs to close...etc.

could it be spyware or a hardware issue?

anyhelp is much appreciated.

cheers.

 

[Route44]

If you google "svchost.exe memory error" there is quite a bit online about your issue. Here is one link that might help you rectify the matter:

http://www.toddh.net/comphelp/svchostexe.html

here is another one that might help: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1027728&SiteID=1

Do you have any minidumps you might be able to attach?

 

[grandmamarty]

hey guys, today i have been getting frequent pop-up error messages just after i boot and get into windows. sometimes it takes a little longer for the message to appear and before it does, my system runs normal. but once the message pops up everything freezes. there are 3 variation of the message:

pop-up titled "svchost.exe"
'the instruction at "0x745f2780" refferenced memory at "0x00000000". the memory could not be "read".

pop-up titled "svchost.exe"
'the instruction at "0x74989faf" refferenced memory at "0x00000040". the memory could not be "read".

and also "Generic host program for win32 encountered a problem and needs to close...etc.

could it be spyware or a hardware issue?

anyhelp is much appreciated.

cheers.

I have the exact same problem with the same memory number referenced. It happened shortly after a Windows update and I have not been able to find a solution. My solution is using my laptop instead of the desktop, because one of the three variations of messages pops up and my system freezes. I'm ready to go buy a new computer, but that hardly seems logical if it was caused by a Windows upgrade. This is the ONLY reference I have found that is exactly like my problem.

 

[Route44]

grandmamarty, post your minidumps so that we can read them. I suggest another thread.

 

[TrainingGoddess]

I just experienced the error discussed above with the exact error code 0x74989faf and I think that it may be a result of one or both of the two application installs that I completed. Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional and Blackberry Desktop Manager for the Model 7130. Does anyone else see this pattern or relationship? Up until those installs I had successfully completed and complete reinstall of my entire harddrive back to factory configuration with all additional software added that I had been using. No problems whatsoever for a week.

Any suggestions/ideas/feedback?

Thanks!

 

[Route44]

Post your minidumps, but I would take an educated guess and say that if you didn't have any BSODs prior to the installing of one or both softwares then I would say it is a distinct possibility they could be the culprits.

 

[TrainingGoddess]

Forgive my ignorance, but I'm not sure how to 'post my minidumps'. Please advise and thanks in advance for your help.

Cheers!
Training Goddess

 

[Route44]

C Drive > Windows Folder > Minidump Folder > Minidump Files -- these files are what we need. I made a folder on my desktop specifically for Minidumps so that I could readily access them when needed. When you post back attach these files like you would a Word document to an email. If you have a number of them then put them in a Zip format, usually 3 to 4 per Zip.