308320 - Error msg: Memory could not be "read" randomly crashes Firefox 1.0.6

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Ebany]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050716 Firefox/1.0.6
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050716 Firefox/1.0.6

**Please note:  Have spent few months gathering info before reporting this bug.

Initally starts with the error msg: (The instuction at "0x0067cb7f" referenced
memory at "0x0000001c".  The memory could not be "read".) when visiting a random
web site, but will continue giving the same error msg if you attempt to load
that specific URL location again.

eg.  "tv.com/surface/show/32412/summary.html" will cause my computer to give
this error msg, but I can still visit any other location within this site
without problems.  Again, going to "http://www.gamearena.com.au/" would cause
this msg, but going to "http://www.gamearena.com.au/files/" is fine.

Steps taken:

1. A new profile does not have the problem entering one of these sites, but it
too eventually develops the problem with a random site.

2. Been logged in/out of site has no effect on random crash or visit after crash.

3. Other things which do not effect the random event are; Amount of tabs open,
program up-time, Amount downloaded, page is loading or loaded.  Have even tryed
new installed firefox which is clean of themes or extensions.

Current solution:
I have been backing up my profile on a regular basis which appears to be
effective but is uneconomical.  When this error msg is recieved, I reload the
backup but lose any recent changes made.

Summary:
Believe the problem is windows related, possibly SP2 for XP Pro, but am unable
to find any help in forums.  I have taken 4 screenshots of the error and saved
them to HD.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Visit random web site
2.receive error msg.
3.will now receive this error msg everytime you visit location

Actual Results:  
The result is random.  After many fresh installs and new profiles, I have found
no patterns.

Expected Results:  
Not crashed.

Comment 1

[Ebany]

Attachment: Screen Print of error msg

This is a MS Word Document which contains a screen shot of the problem in
action.  Was taken on 13th September 2005.

Comment 2

[Ebany]

Attachment: Screen shot of problem

MS Word document containing 2nd screen shot of problem occuring.

Comment 3

[timeless]

reporter: screen shots of crashes are mostly useless (in addition to being huge 
wastes of space). we need a talkback report.  but if you're going to take a 
picture, do you think you could fill out more of the report, especially the url 
field?

Comment 4

[Ebany]

URL has been provided many times.

Screen shots are of the URL and given error msg.

I fail to see how much more information could be required, but if there is,
inform me of the specifics required.

Lastly, how is this an invalid bug?  A few words would not go astray no matter
how busy you think things are.  All that time and effort taken to log this
report was  wasted with no valid cause, but dont stress, I will fix the bug myself.

Comment 5

[Pierre]

Please attach images directly and not in word files.
Btw the url gives me a 404 error.
Can you reproduce the problem with firefox 1.5 ?