0xc0000005 Causes

Causes of 0xc0000005 error

Computers might be very useful; however there are lots of different computer errors which can cause all sorts of problems. Unless you know how to resolve these problems you’re going to end up in a lot of trouble. One very common computer problem is the 0xc0000005 error.

Purpose of error Messages

Everything on your computer happens for a reason, this includes the error messages. All of these error messages will tell you something specific about your computer and should help you to fix it. The only problem is that there are hundreds of different error messages, none of which mean anything by themselves. They are all represented with complicated codes which nobody can understand.

Sometimes there might even be a cryptic message. These messages are trying to be helpful, but unfortunately they are failing.

The 0xc0000005 error is an example of one of these codes and it’s not immediately clear what the message means or how it can be fixed.

Cause of the 0xc0000005 error

There are actually a lot of different causes of the 0xc0000005 error and it’s important to try and identify the actual problem so that you know how to solve it. The error could be experienced when shutting a computer down, but it’s much more commonly experienced when an application tries to access information in an invalid memory address.

The error can also sometimes be a result of a bug in Norton Antivirus and related products. If the problem is caused by Norton then it will normally only affect one file called SAVRT.SYS.  The error can also be caused as a result of bugs in your computer software, faulty windows updates, bad drivers, faulty memory, or corrupt drivers.

The most common cause of the 0xc0000005 error is because of problems with the windows registry.

What is the Registry?

The registry is an important part of all modern windows operating systems. It’s been a part of windows for a long time and is actually nothing more than a database. The settings and instructions about how to use your computer and certain pieces of hardware are saved in the registry.

Whenever the computer needs to know anything it will first search though the registry. The bigger your database is, the longer the search will take to complete. This is why computers start to slow down when they get older.

However if there are any corrupt or invalid entries in the windows registry then this can create lots of different computer errors. Some of these errors include the 0xc0000005 error. Theoretically it’s possible to fix 0xc0000005 errors in the registry yourself using RegEdit, however trying to do this will end up breaking your computer even more than it is already.

RegGenie can be used to automatically fix errors with the registry and repair issues such as the 0xc0000005 error.