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    asghost.exe - Application Error

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Moonbloodsflow, Apr 26, 2008.

  1. Moonbloodsflow

    Moonbloodsflow Notebook Guru

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    I just got my M50Sa last night so I've only had it for about 12 hours. I setup everything last night and everything was fine. When I turned on my computer today and logged in with the fingerprint reader, I was given this error...

    "asghost.exe - Application Error
    The instruction at 0x01700412 referenced memory at 0x00000004. The memory could not be read.
    Click on OK to terminate the program."

    Even though I get this error it still logs me in fine. Does anybody have any idea what this is and what's causing it. I googled it and came up with this...

    "Windows errors related to asghost.exe?
    asghost.exe is a process belonging to Cognizance Identity and Access Management. Cognizance Identity and Access Management is a security solution designed on the concept of the unified user identity."
     
    Moonbloodsflow, Apr 26, 2008
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  2. AlexF

    AlexF Notebook Deity

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    On one of the sister forums, someone had an issue like that and just renamed the file to get around the issue and that the fingerprint reader still worked.

    I would say you might want to check ASUS' website to see if there is an update for the fingerprint reader.
     
    AlexF, Apr 26, 2008
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  3. r3pul5iv3

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    I also had the same problem and the way i fixed it was to reintall the program using one of the disc that came with my comp hope this helps.
     
    r3pul5iv3, Apr 27, 2008
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  4. Oldman

    Oldman Notebook Evangelist

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    Do you point on one of these ASUS utilities that came pre-installed?
     
    Oldman, Apr 27, 2008
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    Yeah its one of ASUS utilities that comes pre installed.
     
    r3pul5iv3, Apr 27, 2008
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  6. Moonbloodsflow

    Moonbloodsflow Notebook Guru

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    Well the problem has stopped being a problem on it's own. I'm not sure why or how...
     
    Moonbloodsflow, Apr 27, 2008
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