SpywareBlaster 4.1 Access violation - (nothing to do with Spybot)

When I try to install SpywareBlaster 4.1, I get an error message: "Access violation at 0xBFF7B997 (tried to write to 0x00000001)"

Spybot was de-installed a long time ago. I don't recall ever using the Spybot Immunization feature.

Using Win98 ver 4.10.1998.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Hi,

Does this happen after installation, when you first try to run the program, or before the setup is even able to run at all?

If the latter, please try downloading a fresh copy from a different one of the links here:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

It's likely that the download you got was corrupted.

Best regards,

-Javacool

 

It was before the setup was even able to run at all.

And a fresh copy from download.com installed OK. Thanks.

Now the bad news, trying to run the installed program fails with the same error (?)

"Error: Access violation at 0xBFF7B997 (tried to write to 0x00000001), program terminated."

Uninstall/re-install did not help. Neither did re-booting and stopping the firewall (AVAST 4.8 Home Edition with Standard Shield only).

 

Hi,

In this case, the first step would be to download the following Visual Basic 6 Run-time installer from Microsoft. It will ensure several required support files exist and are the latest versions:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb60pro/Redist/sp5/WIN98Me/EN-US/vbrun60sp5.exe

Best regards and thanks,

-Javacool

 

Ah, I've already got SP6 installed (vbrun60sp6.exe)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...61-7A9C-43E7-9117-F673077FFB3C&displaylang=en

As there appears to be no uninstall option, I just tried running vbrun60sp6.exe to reinstall over the existing installation, but afterwards the Spywareblaster problem remained unchanged.

Should I now run vbrun60sp5.exe & install over sp6?

Thanks for your help.

 

Nope - SP6 is fine if you have it installed.

I suspect the file may still be corrupted - we haven't had other reports of this issue (and, in fact, have tested SpywareBlaster 4.1 successfully on Windows 98 and have many outside reports of success on Windows 98 ).

A few questions:
1.) Do you use any kind of download manager / accelerator?
2.) What are the size and "size on disk" of spywareblaster.exe, in bytes ? (You can find these by right-clicking on the file and selecting "Properties".)

Best regards and thanks,

-Javacool

 

1) downloaded using either Opera 9.26 or IE6

2) spywareblastersetup41.exe 2,869,536 bytes

spywareblaster.exe 1,320,464 bytes

 

I can't reproduce this problem on Windows 98. I was hoping I might be able to turn up something that would help narrow down the problem, but no luck so far.

Have you downloaded all of the available updates for Windows 98?

Also, what other security/privacy applications do you have installed? (Such as anti-virus, anti-trojan, firewalls, other anti-spyware, cleaning tools, etc.) Just Avast?

Best regards and thanks,

-Javacool

 

Thank you for taking the time to look at this.

I downloaded all of the available updates for Windows 98 from the Microsoft update site up until support stopped.

Also installed are the (unofficial) Windows 98FE USB Mass Storage Device Drivers from http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/win98fe-usb-mass-storage-drivers.php. (That installation got an external hard disk working. The Windows 98 Service Pack mentioned on the web page was not installed.) Whilst System Information still shows Win98 version 4.10.1998, right-clicking on 'My Computer' now shows version 4.10.2222.

Security/privacy applications:

AV: AVAST 4.8 Home Edition with Standard Shield only
Firewall: Look 'n' Stop 1.04 beta 01 (last free version)

MRUBlaster 1.5, CCleaner v2.00.500, x-setup 6.6, & Tweak UI 1.33 also used sometimes.

 

Security/privacy applications:

Forgot about WinPatrol v 12.2.2007.0