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have this problem..error message after opening a program i just installed
access violation at address 0055E531 in module '1xxxxx' read of address 460CC7BE

does anybody know what's going wrong with it and how it can be fixed..
thanks in advance

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Following the brief exchange between and , below is a compact, practical follow‑up explaining what a Windows "access violation" means and how to investigate one further if it reappears.

A memory access violation indicates the process tried to read or write memory it was not allowed to (an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION). Common root causes are application bugs (null or dangling pointers), a bad or mismatched DLL, third‑party hooks/antivirus interference, faulty drivers, or hardware memory corruption. Microsoft documents the underlying exception model here: Structured Exception Handling.

Quick diagnostic checklist:

  • Check Event Viewer (Application log) for the faulting module name, exception code and fault offset.
  • Capture a crash dump for analysis. Use ProcDump to collect a dump and Process Explorer to inspect loaded modules and base addresses: ProcDump, Process Explorer. Compute the module offset (fault address minus module base) to pass to developers.
  • Run a clean boot or Safe Mode to rule out shell extensions, services or antivirus hooks.
  • Verify runtime libraries and DLL dependencies (Dependency Walker or similar).
  • Test RAM if failures are unexplained: MemTest86.
  • Run System File Checker (sfc /scannow) if system DLLs might be corrupted.

If you are the developer, build with symbols and reproduce under a debugger (WinDbg/VS). If this is third‑party software, gather OS details, exact module filename and the computed offset, the crash dump and Event Viewer entries and give them to the vendor. Avoid disabling DEP or security features permanently; only change them temporarily for controlled testing.

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Try reinstalling the program. The program is trying to access memory it does not own.

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thanks it workrd...thanks a alot

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