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Hi, i am using Windows Xp to play War craft 3 frozen throne,dota 6.09. during the game, an error pop up called ''Fatal Error, c0000005 Memory could not be read'' which quit the warcraft it self. this doesnt happen every game. but 1/2 of the time it happens. i went to for helps but it doesnt solve the problem. Any expert can help?

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Reported by (and later echoed by and ), the “Fatal Error c0000005 — Memory could not be read” crash in Warcraft III/Frozen Throne is an access‑violation: the game tried to read memory it shouldn’t. That can come from several unrelated layers — flaky RAM, corrupted game files or maps (custom DOTA maps), graphics/DirectX/driver problems, antivirus/overlay DLL injection, DEP behavior on Windows XP, or overheating/overclocking. ’s pointer to Blizzard’s KB is a good software-side start, but it won’t catch hardware or third‑party interference.

Practical checklist (fast → deeper):

  1. Run a bootable memory test (MemTest86) for several passes to rule out intermittent RAM faults.
  2. Inspect Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) -> Application for the faulting module/name and exception address; also look for Dr. Watson or crash logs. Those strings narrow whether it’s a game module, a driver, or a third‑party DLL.
  3. Verify disk and system files from a command prompt:
    chkdsk C: /f /r
sfc /scannow

    (Note: SFC on XP may request the installation CD.)

  4. Do a clean video driver install and make sure the DirectX runtime required by the game is present.
  5. Temporarily disable antivirus and any in‑game overlays/recorders/voice clients (they inject DLLs). Add the game executable to exceptions if needed.
  6. If the crash is only during DOTA, test using a standard Blizzard map or a freshly downloaded, unmodified DOTA map to isolate map‑specific bugs.
  7. Revert any CPU/GPU overclocks and monitor temperatures.

A useful diagnostic bundle for deeper help is: memtest output, the exact Event Viewer fault entry (module name + address), GPU/driver versions and the exact War3/map patch level. Those items distinguish hardware faults from driver or map bugs and point to the appropriate next step.

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should help

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i have try to go to that website. no helpz there

Member Avatar for MartyMcFly

yeah I didn't read your post did I, sorry

Member Avatar for ronzstc

oh s**t same prob but still no solution here..

Member Avatar for khakilang

I too have the same error especially playing DOTA and I have to restart my computer again. I have check from virus, software to hardware. But come out nothing. I suspect it could be the DOTA update. I believe the update now is version 2.4 and the DOTA version is 6.67. Maybe you can try that version as I am not playing at the moment.

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