From: bcoryell@chesco.com   
      
   ByteByter wrote:   
   > On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:39:47 -0400, "Here Today"   
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   >>"ByteByter" <23cats@gmx.com> wrote in message   
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   >>news:io2kv39biac258901dhmofltnfh9761eum@4ax.com...   
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   >>>I am working with a "HP Pavilion A000". The machine is running XP Home   
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   >>Friend had the same problem, 'The instruction at  0x76a9336d referenced   
   >>memory at 0x016aff34. The memory could not be   
   >>read." Then it promptly goes into "System shut down" with a 60 second count'   
   >>I started it up in a Safe Mode.(Press F8 while computer boots), typed   
   >>msconfig in the Start>Run box, went Startup tab and unchecked all startup   
   >>items.  Restarted the computer in normal mode; installed Superantispyware   
   >>(free version), updated it and restarted in Safe Mode, did complete system   
   >>scan and found lots of spyware, malware, and trojans.  Antivirus does not   
   >>always pickup spyware.  After cleaning computer, I restarted and ran Hijack   
   >>this (free) to clean left over startup problems (will not advise how to use   
   >>this program as you can remove things that are needed. Request advice from a   
   >>Hijack This forum.)  Restarted computer, typed msconfig in the Start>Run   
   >>box, went to Startup tab and checked startup items that were legit (google   
   >>items you are unsure of). Windows updates and everything was fine.   
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   > OK here I go again for part 2....   
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   > I tried every thing that I could think of to do this. The system has   
   > the same problem in safe mode as well a booting into safe + cmd. I   
   > tried sneaking behind the "60 seconds" to edit the msconfig file and I   
   > was able to get some changes in but not enough to do a clean boot when   
   > I get down to the last things that I want to turn off it will not   
   > allow the changes. I tried making a CD booter from my xp-pro system   
   > using NTI to write the CD and while I could boot from it I wound up   
   > with IBM's PCDOS. Not very usable.   
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   > I tried booting off the install CD (in this case xp-pro) and attempted   
   > to do a repair on drive c. I was unable to figure out how any of the   
   > commands would be a use to me or for that matter anyone else. I gave   
   > up that tack.   
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   > So I am still at a loss. The built in HP restore does a re-format then   
   > a re-install, that sort of negates the purpose of a recover program.   
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   > I think I am down to removing the HD and installing it in my system as   
   > a secondary drive and do the various scans on it that way. That is not   
   > a small job.   
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   > Thanks again   
   > BB   
      
   Have you tried this:  taking your memory chips out and putting them back   
   in again.   
      
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