"Insufficient system resources exist ..."

[esmeralda]

I am experiencing an interesting problem with system resources in Windows XP which, quite frankly, is driving me mad!!!

When the PC has been on for some time (say 10 hours +) it grinds to a halt and I get the following message when I try to open an application etc.

"insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service"

Nothing will fix it, other than to crash out and re-boot. The PC is then fine for another 10 hours or so.

I have already re-formatted this PC, reinstalled Windows XP and a conservative repertoire of well known programs, but to no avail.

Can anyone please tell me why this is happening and what I can do to fix it? The PC is running perfectly, otherwise. I just wondered if there were any issues with Norton Antivirus, as this program seems to be quite memory intensive??? Spec: AMD Athlon XP 2200+, 1.80ghz, 512 RAM, Win XP (Home) fully updated with all patches.

Many thanks, Esmeralda

Below is my Hijack This log:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 20:00:00, on 24/07/2004
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\brsvc01a.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\brss01a.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\navapw32.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\PESTPA~1\PPControl.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\PESTPA~1\PPMemCheck.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\PESTPA~1\CookiePatrol.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\qmgvusd.exe
C:\program files\Roxio GoBack\GBTray.exe
C:\program files\Hewlett-Packard\AiO\hp psc 900 series\Bin\hpobrt07.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\HEWLET~1\AiO\Shared\Bin\hpoevm07.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\hpoipm07.exe
C:\program files\Roxio GoBack\GBPoll.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\MsPMSPSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\AiO\Shared\bin\hpOSTS07.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\AiO\Shared\bin\hpOFXM07.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Ian and Jane\Desktop\HijackThis_1.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyServer = cache1-ldst.server.ntli.net:8080
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyOverride = 127.0.0.1
R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O2 - BHO: (no name) - SOFTWARE - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Acrobat Reader 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {9E992732-295F-4987-8BE3-16FAC1639198} - C:\DOCUME~1\ALLUSE~1\APPLIC~1\IESERV~1\IEService.d ll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSDXM.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NAV Agent] C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\navapw32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE NvQTwk,NvCplDaemon initialize
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Jet Detection] C:\Program Files\Creative\SBAudigy\PROGRAM\ADGJDet.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PestPatrol Control Center] C:\PROGRA~1\PESTPA~1\PPControl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PPMemCheck] C:\PROGRA~1\PESTPA~1\PPMemCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CookiePatrol] C:\PROGRA~1\PESTPA~1\CookiePatrol.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WeP7] c:\documents and settings\ian and jane\local settings\temp\WeP7.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LSPS7mGsW] c:\documents and settings\ian and jane\local settings\temp\LSPS7mGsW.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [H/PC Connection Agent] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.EXE"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [\IEService.exe] C:\DOCUME~1\ALLUSE~1\APPLIC~1\IESERV~1\IEService.e xe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [LwoERVaFS] qmgvusd.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk = C:\program files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: GoBack.lnk = C:\program files\Roxio GoBack\GBTray.exe
O4 - Global Startup: HPAiODevice(hp psc 900 series) - 1.lnk = C:\program files\Hewlett-Packard\AiO\hp psc 900 series\Bin\hpobrt07.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: MaxSpeed (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Create Mobile Favorite (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Create Mobile Favorite... (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: ppctlcab - http://www.pestscan.com/scanner/ppctlcab.cab
O16 - DPF: {2FC9A21E-2069-4E47-8235-36318989DB13} (PPSDKActiveXScanner.MainScreen) - http://www.pestscan.com/scanner/axscanner.cab
O16 - DPF: {597C45C2-2D39-11D5-8D53-0050048383FE} (OPUCatalog Class) - http://office.microsoft.com/productu...ntent/opuc.cab
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...468.4390162037
O16 - DPF: {CE28D5D2-60CF-4C7D-9FE8-0F47A3308078} (ActiveDataInfo Class) - https://www-secure.symantec.com/tech...a/SymAData.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/s...sh/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {E77C0D62-882A-456F-AD8F-7C6C9569B8C7} (ActiveDataObj Class) - https://www-secure.symantec.com/tech...ActiveData.cab

[Overclocked Doc]

Right click on the taskbar and select "Task manager" > processes.
Check to see the resources being used at an idle. You may find something is using an unusually large amount.

This may or may not be part of a "memory leak".

MICROSOFT

[esmeralda]

Thanks for your feedback!

Had a look, but nothing is standing out!!! Agree I'm leaking somewhere, but I can't seem to find the hole!

Any thoughts welcome!

Esmeralda

[kepler2]

Did you ever get an answer on this? I'm seeing the same kind of behavior, but after weeks, not hours. The largest reported consumer is SAV 10.1, but I have not been able to look at resource utilization after the problem occurs.

[kjfrey55]

I am having the exact problem - happens in a matter of hours. This is one of the only posts I've found with this exact issue. Please let us know if you ever found the answer.

[brianw1000]

extract from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909095
You use a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, or Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. When you try to put the computer in hibernation, the computer occasionally does not hibernate. When this problem occurs, you receive an error message that is similar to the following:
Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API.
When you experience this problem, the hibernate feature is not available on the computer until you restart the computer.

This problem typically occurs when the computer uses 1 gigabyte (GB) or more of RAM.

Go to link for the update package

[brianw1000]

sorry I should have started previous note, I get same message when going into hibernate the problem was known to microsoft and the fix cured it

[Link_dc]

I had the same problem, and i think it was just a registry problem. What i did was, i downloaded CCleaner, made sure spybot was up to date and also ad-aware and i resarted the computer into safe mode (tapping f8 while the computer is starting up) and ran spybot and ad-aware, then after those were done i used CCleaner and scanned for registry problems(make sure you scan again after the first scan finishes, because when i did the scan the second time it found more registry errors), then i restarded it back into normal mode, then i used housecall virus scan online. Housecall found a virus, a virus that even AVG didnt find for some reason. Then my computer ran faster and i never had that problem again!