PRB: "Memory Could Not Be Read" Error in Visual Studio Setup (197122)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio, Enterprise Edition 6.0
This article was previously published under Q197122

SYMPTOMS

When launching the installation of Microsoft Visual Studio, an error message similar to the following occurs:
The instruction at 0x10002BCC referenced memory at 0x10002BCC. The memory could not be read.

RESOLUTION

This error may occur on the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system. The cause of this error may be an exception triggered by a Performance Monitor counter. Below are steps to work around the error and successfully install Microsoft Visual Studio:
  1. Disable all performance counters. Refer to the REFERENCES section of this article on how to do this.
  2. Reboot the computer.
  3. Restart the Microsoft Visual Studio installation.

MORE INFORMATION

The Performance Monitor is a Microsoft Windows NT utility that can measure the performance of your computer or another computer on the network. It can monitor the behavior of various objects on the computer such as memory, processes, cache, and so forth. These objects are associated with counters that indicate how the object is performing. Processor queue lengths, disk reads per second, and handle count are a few examples of performance counters.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

192731 BUG: Hang on Application Error in Setup (VS60wiz.exe)

152513 Troubleshooting Performance Monitor Counter Problems

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/11/2005
Keywords:kbBug kberrmsg kbpending kbprb kbsetup KB197122
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