Bad_pool_caller

silkyuk9

this is displayed when i turn my pc on, the screen is just blue with lots of numbers and letters. my pc will not boot

at the top it says BAD_POOL_CALLER


can any one help how to get my pc to boot up or what does that mean.

GunJack

can you boot into safe mode ?? (keep tapping F8 for the options at power-on)

sharkie

http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/891088.htm

If you have not installed/updates drivers/software recently would put my virtual money on memory.

Get a diagnostic cd from manufacturer and a bootable cd like hiren with memtest86+ on it

fwor

sharkie wrote: »

If you have not installed/updates drivers/software recently would put my virtual money on memory.

Get a diagnostic cd from manufacturer and a bootable cd like hiren with memtest86+ on it

I'd agree with most of that, though if I wanted memtest86+ I'd download and boot one of the Ubuntu LiveCDs for an Open Source solution rather than seeking out hirens.

silkyuk9

I cannot boot in safe mode, it keeps going to the blue scree., ive made a boot disc MEMTEST thingy but after its run it safe no problems.

any more help please??

closed

Usually a driver problem, rather than a hardware failure.

Do any of the F8 options work? Do you have a windows disc available?

Do you need any data off it? If not, reinstall windows, from factory restore partition or disc.

If you need data, there are ways of rescuing it, linux boot disc, or usb caddy, or attach to another machine internally

sharkie

most manufacturers have a diagnostic cd to download and do all the deep scan test, especially memory, cpu, ram and motherboard.

I'd check out the hardware first as it is less time consuming than reinstalling, and less destructive, but each to his own way of working.