Memory Error Question

[Fantastic Dan]

I have been getting an error recently that I don't know what means. If anyone could help me out I would appreciate it. It usually occurs using IE. It reads as follows:

The instruction at "0x10005f6c" referenced memory at "0x10005f6c". The memory could not be "read".

Thanks in advance for any help.

[MitchellO]

It usually occurs using IE.

I would suggest not using IE. use firefox!!!

But regarding the error, I am am not certain. It sounds like bad memory (I got some funny errors and BSOD with a bad stick of RAM). CAn you try the RAM on another machine?

[Fantastic Dan]

Yeah I could test on another machine. I ran memtest though and found no errors. If there was something wrong would memtest find it?

thanks for your help

[thorndt]

This type of error is quite difficult to diagnose. When you get all the way up to Windows (instead of a DOS-level program or something in the BIOS) you introduce so many different ways for "bad memory" events to occur it isn't even funny.

When I see something like this error, the first things I check for are:
1. is this a repeat error? If not, it might be just some freak occurence
2. did I just install any new drivers? This is the #1 cause of windows instability
3. did I just install any new applications?
4. did I just install any new hardware?

In that order.

[MitchellO]

Yeah I could test on another machine. I ran memtest though and found no errors. If there was something wrong would memtest find it?

thanks for your help

I've never used memtest, so I can't comment, but other on this board have and it was good for them. I figure it would. i ran the dell diagnostics on my system, and it discovered the faulty RAM.

[Fantastic Dan]

Well I am probably still going to test it on another system, thanks for your help

[MitchellO]

That should tell you what you whether it works on not.