Windows XP - attempting to any open programs or files results in errors
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From: glee on 28 Mar 2010 10:44 "Patrick Keenan" <test(a)dev.null> wrote in message news:O6o2KvlzKHA.2436(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "alice" <alice(a)fearofdolls.com> wrote in message > news:f805aa2b-62bd-408f-a4c9-1410d1801dc1(a)a31g2000prd.googlegroups.com... >> Every now and then my winXP machine at work will get into this state. >> It will be fine one day, I leave it on over night, and in the morning >> when I come in, everything I click on to try and open, files, >> programs, even task manager, results in one of the following errors- >> >> Insuffiecient System Resources exist to complete the requested >> service >> >> Application failed to initialize properly (0x000012d) >> >> (null) is not a valid Win32 application >> >> The only thing I can seem to do is reboot, and this fixes it. It >> happens less often lately and I can't find anything specific to >> narrow >> down when it happens. >> It's behind a very secure firewall, has regular anti-virus software >> updates and scans, windows is updated all the time, I've scanned the >> drive for errors. >> What would keep causing this and how can I stop it? > > Possibly the video driver. Or hidden malware..... -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/
From: Patrick Keenan on 28 Mar 2010 21:47
="glee" <glee29(a)spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:exxNvWozKHA.3884(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > "Patrick Keenan" <test(a)dev.null> wrote in message > news:O6o2KvlzKHA.2436(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> "alice" <alice(a)fearofdolls.com> wrote in message >> news:f805aa2b-62bd-408f-a4c9-1410d1801dc1(a)a31g2000prd.googlegroups.com... >>> Every now and then my winXP machine at work will get into this state. >>> It will be fine one day, I leave it on over night, and in the morning >>> when I come in, everything I click on to try and open, files, >>> programs, even task manager, results in one of the following errors- >>> >>> Insuffiecient System Resources exist to complete the requested service >>> >>> Application failed to initialize properly (0x000012d) >>> >>> (null) is not a valid Win32 application >>> >>> The only thing I can seem to do is reboot, and this fixes it. It >>> happens less often lately and I can't find anything specific to narrow >>> down when it happens. >>> It's behind a very secure firewall, has regular anti-virus software >>> updates and scans, windows is updated all the time, I've scanned the >>> drive for errors. >>> What would keep causing this and how can I stop it? >> >> Possibly the video driver. > > Or hidden malware..... Or legitimate software that leaks. I use a number of systems in a tribunal hearing room, and the (expensive and current) court reporting software will cause the system to run out of resources in a day or two. It's necessary to reboot the systems every day to prevent this. > -- > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 > A+ > http://dts-l.net/ > |