Memory cannot be read

**Mc Brain** · Jan 10th, 2002, 08:09 AM

I'm having a problem with explorer every time I log in. A message pops up. The event viewer reads:

Code:

Event Type:	Information
Event Source:	Application Popup
Event Category:	None
Event Id.:	26
Date:		10/01/2002
Time:		05:18:42
User:		Not available
Computer:	ONE
Description:
Popup Aplication: Explorer.EXE - Aplication Error : The instruction at "0x784ae69a" referenced
memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "read".

Click Ok to finish the program
Click CANCEL to debug the program

I've translated all this, so it might no be the same as you usually see. If anybody knows how to solve this, I would love to hear your idea.

On the other hand, does anybody know a way to retrieve all the systray icons. I mean... that "event" closes the explorer and restart it. As you all know (I guess) that means, that the Systray is restarted and doesn't show the icons that were loaded there anymore. Is there any piece of code to "refresh" the systray??

**Yuki** · Jan 10th, 2002, 08:27 AM

Hi !
Do you use win 2000?
If use, then you can install the 3 hot fixes for win2000.
I has the same problem, and after I install it, the problem disapear !

**Mc Brain** · Jan 10th, 2002, 09:26 AM

I've Win200... but I don't know what 3 hot fixes you're talking about. Can you give me more information?

**Mc Brain** · Jan 10th, 2002, 09:29 AM

I guess I've found them... let's give them a try

**Mc Brain** · Jan 10th, 2002, 09:41 AM

Didn't work... some of them are for SP1, and I've installed the SP2. And the other is for English versions of Windows (I've installed the spanish version)

**alex_read** · Jan 10th, 2002, 09:51 AM

No 2. I've just found this recently. Aparently the systemtray only gets refreshed at certain times preserving memory.
One of these times is when the mouse passes over it, so, try doing a search of the forumns for the SetCursorPos API call. You should be able to grab the cursor, move it over the tray to refresh it then pass it back to the original location the cursor was on.

**Mc Brain** · Jan 10th, 2002, 10:08 AM

I'm doing a manual movement over the Systray but doesn't get refreshed. I mean... the icons that were there are not "re-shown".

**Mc Brain** · Jan 10th, 2002, 01:47 PM

I've realized that if I click on "Cancel" to debug the problem, the explorer keeps running. I thought it should open the Visual C++ to debug it. However, it just continues working as if nothing ever happened. Anyway.... does anybody know how to get rid of these popus?

**krammer** · Jan 10th, 2002, 02:22 PM

What about reinstalling Windows???

**Mc Brain** · Jan 10th, 2002, 02:24 PM

I've tried already... didin't work. What's really more amazing. I'm getting the same error in other "version" (that's installed in C:\Win2k instead of C:\Winnt)

**krammer** · Jan 10th, 2002, 02:27 PM

Maybe it shoud be a virus???
I can't help you very much because i have win 98 and i never got win2k or nt....

**Mc Brain** · Jan 10th, 2002, 02:28 PM

I'm thinking of backing up the information and formatting that HD.

**krammer** · Jan 10th, 2002, 02:31 PM

Yeah that's the best solution....
But backing up data is the WORST!!!

Good Luck!

**Mc Brain** · Jan 10th, 2002, 02:33 PM

I KNOW!!

I hate that stuff!

**jjlanders** · Jan 17th, 2002, 11:01 PM

I've been getting the same error. Everything works fine when I run within the IDE but I get the dreaded "memory can not be read" when I run the compiled version.

But I've had success when I programatically set the focus back to an ActiveX component that I have on my form
(i.e. myForm.myComponent.SetFocus)

I understand that this problem is becoming more wide spread.

**Mc Brain** · Jan 18th, 2002, 12:56 AM

Sorry.... but, it's not the same.

**abhid** · Jan 18th, 2002, 01:14 AM

Have you tried to end the process which displays taskmanager in win2000

**Mc Brain** · Jan 18th, 2002, 10:26 AM

No, I didn't.... anyway, the process was explorer.exe

**Shawn N** · Jan 18th, 2002, 10:53 AM

My IE won't open external windows like popups and stuff.

**Mc Brain** · Jan 18th, 2002, 10:56 AM

I guess mine either. The process which originated the error was the explorer.exe but it was not the one that poped up the message

**lakerdave** · May 13th, 2005, 08:30 AM

Insure that you have all necessary files registered.

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