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ZebUK

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28. March 2006 @ 13:10

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I never used to have this problem with Windows XP Pro but now I'm using Windows XP Home which I bought and is fully up-to-date with auto-updates.

If I view the contents of a folder which contains DivX files as thumbnails I get an alert:

The instruction at "0x02d2321f" referenced memory at "0x0000000". The memory could not be "written".

If I click OK Windows quits and restarts (without rebooting) and if I click CANCEL it locks up for about a minute then quits and restarts the same way.

I've uninstalled DivX v6 and thumbnails are no problem although I only get the large default Windows Media Player icons. I tried installing DivX v5.05 and I get exactly the same thing.

I tried registering on the forums on divx.com to post this but there is a problem with their registration process and won't let me join.

I've got WMP v10 installed, PNY Verto GeForce 5700LE, AMD XP2100+ at 1.73GHz and 1GB DDR 266MHz RAM.

Any ideas on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

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celtic_d

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28. March 2006 @ 16:55

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regsvr32.exe /u shmedia.dll
No more buggy MS thumbnail shell extension. If it doesn't help then:
regsvr32.exe shmedia.dll
and things are back to normal.

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ZebUK

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29. March 2006 @ 06:12

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YOU ARE GOD!

Thanks, this worked a treat! :D

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