Latest XP updates?

**hoom** · 04-04-2007, 22:35

I got same too.

A quick bit of googling shows MS made a stuff up.
RTHDCPL.EXE is the Realtek HD Audio driver & one of the new MS updates broke it so they have released an update to fix it KB 935448

SYMPTOMS
When you start a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2, the Realtek HD Audio Control Panel may not start. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:
Rthdcpl.exe - Illegal System DLL Relocation

The system DLL user32.dll was relocated in memory. The application will not run properly. The relocation occurred because the DLL C:\Windows\System32\Hhctrl.ocx occupied an address range reserved for Windows system DLLs. The vendor supplying the DLL should be contacted for a new DLL.
This problem occurs when the Realtek HD Audio Control Panel (Rthdcpl.exe) by Realtek Semiconductor Corporation is installed.
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CAUSE
This problem may occur after you install security update 925902 (MS07-017) and security update 928843 (MS07-008). The Hhctrl.ocx file that is included in security update 928843 and the User32.dll file that is included in security update 925902 have conflicting base addresses. This problem occurs if the program loads the Hhctrl.ocx file before it loads the User32.dll file.

**Husar** · 04-04-2007, 22:47

Thanks a lot, I blame the german google for always showing german pages first even if I select worldwide search.

**hoom** · 04-05-2007, 03:59

I only found it 2nd time with a longer search string than I normally would have used.

**Lemur** · 04-05-2007, 04:21

Interesting, so it was a driver update. Do you normally let Msoft do those for you? I'm kind of paranoid, so I always go to the manufacturer's site and grab drivers from the source. Looks as though my excessive caution wasn't.

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 04-05-2007, 04:50

Hey I got the same message. All fixed now because of you guys. My thanks

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**The Scourge** · 04-05-2007, 08:26

Had it too ,thanks for the link .
Was a little worried .
My Daughter's on her easter break ,and my first thought was ,what's she been downloading

**Rilder** · 04-05-2007, 12:45

Originally Posted by The Scourge

Had it too ,thanks for the link .
Was a little worried .
My Daughter's on her easter break ,and my first thought was ,what's she been downloading

She'll never tell you.

Edit my ma's computer just had this, good thing I read this topic O.o

**Husar** · 04-05-2007, 10:59

Originally Posted by Lemur

Interesting, so it was a driver update. Do you normally let Msoft do those for you? I'm kind of paranoid, so I always go to the manufacturer's site and grab drivers from the source. Looks as though my excessive caution wasn't.

It actually wasn't, it was just that the driver and one of the dlls M$ apparently changed wanted to use the same memory and one just kicked the other out, I usually never upgrade sound drivers unless I come across some problem. And the last time Windows upgraded my joystick driver, the new driver would always crash in a very bad way whenever I attempted to calibrate.

So, no I don't let it upgrade my drivers, I usually get them from the manufacturer as well, I don't even trust most third party sites like treiberdownloads.de or so except if I'm very desperate.