Notices
General NON-Automotive Conversation No Political, Sexual or Religious topics please.

Computer guru needed!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 06:25 PM
  #1  
ddrumman2004's Avatar
ddrumman2004
Thread Starter
|
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,931
Likes: 1
From: N. Mississippi
Computer guru needed!

My computer hangs when browsing after what seems about 20 minutes or so. This is under Firefox and I have gone back to an older build and it still hangs. I don't know if it will under IE6 as I use Firefox 98% of the time. Here is the error listed under the event viewer:
Event Type: Error

Event Source: COM+

Event Category: (98)

Event ID: 4822

Date: 2/1/2007

Time: 5:55:28 PM

User: N/A

Computer: MASTER

Description:

A condition has occurred that indicates this COM+ application is in an unstable state or is not functioning correctly. Assertion Failure: SUCCEEDED(hr)

Server Application ID: {02D4B3F1-FD88-11D1-960D-00805FC79235}

Server Application Instance ID:

{6DD13CCE-3F16-4159-AA9B-5CE0B6631062}

Server Application Name: System Application

The serious nature of this error has caused the process to terminate.

Error Code = 0x8000ffff : Catastrophic failure

COM+ Services Internals Information:

File: d:\qxp_slp\com\com1x\src\comsvcs\tracker\trksvr\tr ksvrimpl.cpp, Line: 3000

Comsvcs.dll file version: ENU 2001.12.4414.308 shp

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Any ideas on what's causing this?
Richard
 
Reply
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 07:09 PM
  #2  
tjc transport's Avatar
tjc transport
i ain't rite
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 65,425
Likes: 5,507
From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
Club FTE Gold Member
firefox did the same thing on the old dell, and this new gateway/emachines. no matter what i do, firefox hangs up and then locks up. so i stopped using it, and now use Internet Explorer 6.0
no more problems.
 
Reply
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 08:44 PM
  #3  
donjamer's Avatar
donjamer
Moderator
20 Year Member
Photogenic
Photoriffic
Shutterbug
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 164,377
Likes: 82
From: MA
Club FTE Gold Member
Not sure what is causing the issue, but here is a link to the Mozilla knowledge base. It has many causes for Hangs/crashes.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs


http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes

Another thing.... Are you running anti Spyware?

Maybe spyware related...
 
Reply
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 09:05 PM
  #4  
Mil1ion's Avatar
Mil1ion
New User
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 0
Likes: 24
Let me throw some levity into the mix as I know how frustrating it gets.

http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Colu...1/3497521.html
 
Reply
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 10:22 PM
  #5  
Primetime1's Avatar
Primetime1
Senior User
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
From: Great Falls, MT
You might also run a scan for virus/spyware. I'd just try IE if all else is clean
 
Reply
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 10:41 PM
  #6  
tojoski's Avatar
tojoski
Posting Guru
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 1,832
Likes: 0
From: McRae, AR
Are you running XP? alot of the looking around online I did seemed to indicate this was a problem with COM+ on windows 2000 and 2000 server running IIS..

If you are running 2000, you might check this out:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315296

Joe
 
Reply
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 10:48 PM
  #7  
Primetime1's Avatar
Primetime1
Senior User
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
From: Great Falls, MT
Here's some more info:

As per Microsoft: "This problem occurs because marshaling of the context for the new object fails. Marshaling fails because the allocated buffer size is too small. Retry logic is implemented in the COM+ code. However, the Visual Basic 6.0 debug activator fails when the first marshaling try fails".

I'd say go with IE
 
Reply
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 10:54 PM
  #8  
tojoski's Avatar
tojoski
Posting Guru
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 1,832
Likes: 0
From: McRae, AR
Originally Posted by Primetime1
Here's some more info:

As per Microsoft: "This problem occurs because marshaling of the context for the new object fails. Marshaling fails because the allocated buffer size is too small. Retry logic is implemented in the COM+ code. However, the Visual Basic 6.0 debug activator fails when the first marshaling try fails".

I'd say go with IE
If this is the case, you can get the MS hotfix here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911194

I've been using firefox religiously since 2004 with no real issues, mainly for the convenience of tabbed browsing..
 
Reply
FTE Stories

Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts

story-0

Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home

 Verdad Gallardo
story-1

10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!

 Joe Kucinski
story-2

2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?

 Brett Foote
story-3

2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!

 Michael S. Palmer
story-4

10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!

 Joe Kucinski
story-5

Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026

 Brett Foote
story-6

5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time

 Joe Kucinski
story-7

Ford Super Duty: 5 Things Owners LOVE, 5 Things They LOATHE!

 Joe Kucinski
story-8

Every 2026 Ford Truck Engine RANKED from WORST to FIRST!

 Michael S. Palmer
story-9

The Best F-150 Deal of Every Trim Level (XL through Raptor)

 Joe Kucinski
Old Feb 2, 2007 | 07:40 AM
  #9  
ddrumman2004's Avatar
ddrumman2004
Thread Starter
|
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,931
Likes: 1
From: N. Mississippi
The thing about it is, I really haven't had any problems up until of late. I did research online about Com+ services and VSS services and read enough info to say that I could disable Com+, which I did. I also disabled VSS and will see how that goes.

I have removed Windows Defender and run Spybot on a regular basis. I use ZoneAlarm for my firewall behind a Netgear router. I also run AVG Antivirus.
I dare say most of my problems popped up afte SP 2 was installed. I had to install it to keep my router working per Netgear's troubleshooter.
I browse this forum using IE 6 only because Firefox always hangs in this forum. It did it in the past. I have never been able to look at this site for long under FF.

Thanks for the info.
 
Reply
Old Feb 2, 2007 | 08:01 AM
  #10  
SCRWDRVR's Avatar
SCRWDRVR
"Obsessed"
20 Year Member
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,481
Likes: 0
From: On The Edge of the Cliff
Club FTE Silver Member

I had the same type of problem with Firefox and could never fix it. I ended up changing to Avant browser and the freeze ups come few and far between now.
 
Reply
Old Feb 2, 2007 | 09:20 AM
  #11  
ddrumman2004's Avatar
ddrumman2004
Thread Starter
|
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,931
Likes: 1
From: N. Mississippi
Just an update, I disabled a lot of services that were running and the performance of my machine has increased tremendously!
I will now try to browse this forum with FF and see what happens.
 
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
4444me
Site Announcements
11
Apr 7, 2013 03:17 PM
sierraben
General NON-Automotive Conversation
19
Jul 31, 2009 07:39 PM
TigerDan
General NON-Automotive Conversation
7
Mar 31, 2005 02:55 AM
Fordlover55
General NON-Automotive Conversation
7
Jul 20, 2004 10:24 AM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:30 AM.

story-0
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home

Slideshow: Ford's bizarre fishing-themed Explorer concept has resurfaced after spending decades largely forgotten.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-12 18:07:46


VIEW MORE
story-1
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!

Slideshow: The 10 best Ford truck engines we miss the most.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-12 13:09:47


VIEW MORE
story-2
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?

Slideshow: first look at the 810 hp 2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road!

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-12 12:50:07


VIEW MORE
story-3
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!

Slideshow: Everything You Need to Know about the 2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package!

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-05-07 17:51:06


VIEW MORE
story-4
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!

Slideshow: 10 most surprising Ford truck options/features in 2026.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-05 11:17:22


VIEW MORE
story-5
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026

Slideshow: Here are the top 10 Fords coming to Mecum Indy 2026.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-04 13:49:49


VIEW MORE
story-6
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time

Slideshow: The 5 best and 5 worst Ford truck wheels of all time

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-29 16:49:01


VIEW MORE
story-7
Ford Super Duty: 5 Things Owners LOVE, 5 Things They LOATHE!

Slideshow: Ranking the 5 things owners love about their Super Duty and 5 things they don't

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-29 16:36:49


VIEW MORE
story-8
Every 2026 Ford Truck Engine RANKED from WORST to FIRST!

Slideshow: Ranking all 12 Ford truck engines available in 2026.

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-22 13:32:20


VIEW MORE
story-9
The Best F-150 Deal of Every Trim Level (XL through Raptor)

Slideshow: The best Ford F-150 deal for every trim level (XL through Raptor)

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-21 15:59:01


VIEW MORE