Crashing on Vista x64, possibly related to VB 6.0 Libraries?

[wizkid009]

Here's my crash dump:

Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista Version 6001 (Service Pack 1) MP (4 procs) Free x86 compatible

Product: WinNt, suite: SingleUserTS

Machine Name:

Debug session time: Fri May 1 11:35:37.000 2009 (GMT-5)

System Uptime: not available

Process Uptime: 0 days 0:00:09.000

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This dump file has an exception of interest stored in it.

The stored exception information can be accessed via .ecxr.

(7a0.7a8): Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second chance not available)

eax=00000000 ebx=03e51178 ecx=0000003a edx=0fa77f6a esi=03e51138 edi=0307dc3c

eip=76f41626 esp=0307d900 ebp=0307d90c iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na pe nc

cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00010206

*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for ntdll.dll -

ntdll!ZwGetContextThread+0x12:

76f41626 c20800 ret 8

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This has been happening ever since I installed a program called Hero Editor for editing Diablo 2 save games. This is the only change I have made to my PC. That program also seems to install/overwrite the following files:

c:\windows\system32\Comdlg32.ocx

c:\windows\system32\Mscomm32.ocx

c:\windows\system32\Mscomctl.ocxl

c:\windows\system32\Msstdfmt.dll

c:\windows\system32\Msvbvm60.dll

c:\windows\system32\richtx32.ocx

c:\windows\system32\tabctl32.ocx

Does uTorrent make any use of these files, or is my crashing unrelated?

Any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

[jewelisheaven]

If you installed an old program and Windows asked "are you sure you want to replace with an older version"... you shouldn't have. If you're worried about that, from the Run prompt or a command window, type SFC.

As far as crashing, do you have the dump? Or the error code?

[wizkid009]

I was not given the option to replace, but I'll run the file checker, it may help.

The problem just started happening after I installed this program ( http://d2sector.net/downloads/index.php?dlid=161 ) so I assumed it was related.

My crash dump is posted in my original message. There was no error code. Thanks for helping me out!

EDIT: SFC found no file errors.

[jewelisheaven]

My mistake, you did post the dialog message sorry about that. As far as what it means I don't know, except you got someone poking where it shouldn't. You can just send when the dialog pops up and if it's new the devs will work it into the next version.

If you get this error regularly, you could run the tools mentioned in the sticky (labelled helpfully Read Me in my signature) to see about solving it. If it's sporadic, then maybe first I'd suggest uninstalling that software.. see what happens.

Also crashes tend to happen on Vista, more often with 3rd party extensions/browsers and on x64 hardware with drivers which aren't up to the cut. Be wary WLAN and adapter drivers are especially finicky, so be sure they are up to date. Check both WU, and the mfg's website.