This is really annoying...

Last night I was chest farming with a friend, was talking and BAM I get an error that closes GW posted below it alwasy has to repair archive then works for a few hrs I got it again, i didnt want to wait 10min for it to do its thing so I use the 2nd installment and it ALSO does it... there where some other times it did it but rather just have you know it wasnt just one installment of it.

I uninstall/delete both installments goto gw's site DL the client, run the gwsetup.exe it starts downloading it finishes and when it tried to load...


the error within the log is...
*--> Crash <--*
Exception: c0000005
Memory at address 00000000 could not be written
App: Gw.exe
ProgramId: 1
Build: 19494
When: 10/19/2006 07:26:14

anyone else deal with this type of problem?

UPDATE, everytime I try to lauch it now I get the error.

if you really need sys specs
WinXP
AMD athlonXP 2700
1GB of RAM
ATI Radeon 9250

Hate to break it to you, but you've got a bad memory chip somewhere in your RAM. I had that problem all the freaking time with D2 until I RMA'ed my RAM and got a new stick for the faulty one.

I went to the the uninstaller, told it to re-install, it finally launched without erroring, which was great (worried about missing another event) I finished with the -image command got both installs running

did a few runs and no errors as of yet, was only on for maybe an hour, /pray it keeps working... I dont think ill be defragin again for awhile, everytime I do something like this happens...

if it does happen again tho ill be sure to buy new ram... thanks for the insight.

Mine ONLY did it on the Catacombs waypoint. Nowhere else in D2, nowhere else in any other games or performing any other functions. But it did it without fault, without fail every single time I hit Catacombs waypoint. I'm trying to tell that although you may otherwise be running fine, be aware that the underlying cause of your problem is likely still there. You may want to download and run the memtest that is available and find out exactly where the problem is. (Memtest is searchable on Google.)

Me too thinks that there is a problem with a RAM module. If so, it probably will be back...

But as you are able to run the game now, the problem may be heat or dust-related... maybe time to check your pc to see if everything is clean, properly connected and if the vents are still working properly??

Is there not programs that can flag the faulty ram-bit(s) so that they are no longer used? (As with harddrives)

Jello, I have no idea. I have lifetime warranty RAM. I just RMA it.

Well, I had no idea, but I asked my brother-in-law. He said no. Unfortunately, you'll have to replace the RAM .

It can also be caused by a bad sector on your hard drive. Especially if it is a sector that is being used by Virtual RAM.

Try doing a drive check and a defrag. If you find any bad sectors on the hard drive, it is pretty much time for a new drive. Also listen to it in operation. If it makes any "clicking" noises, or if you hear the speed reving up and down during operation, that can also be a sign of impending failure.