XP/2003/Vista: Fix ‘The instruction at 0×745f2780 referenced memory at 0×00000000. The memory could not be read.’ Error
Posted on Jun 26, 2008 under Windows Tips, Windows Vista Tips, Windows XP Tips |When you boot up your computer, you get the following error:
The instruction at 0×745f2780 referenced memory at 0×00000000. The memory could not be read.
To try to solve this issue, try the following steps:
1. Hold down the Windows Key on your keyboard and press R.
2. Type regsvr32 wuapi.dll /s and click OK.
3. Repeat step 2, but substitute wuapi.dll with the following filenames instead:
atl.dll
wuaueng.dll
wuaueng1.dll
wucltui.dll
wups.dll
wups2.dll
wuweb.dll
4. Hold down the Windows Key on your keyboard and press R.
5. Type net stop WuAuServ and click OK.
6. Hold down the Windows Key on your keyboard and press R.
7. Type %windir% and click OK.
8. Right-click the folder SoftwareDistribution and select Rename. Rename it to SDold.
9. Hold down the Windows Key on your keyboard and press R.
10. Type net start WuAuServ and click OK.
You’re done! Hopefully this error doesn’t bother you anymore when you start your computer.

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