Blue Screen Code

James Emory · July 8th, 2007, 07:21 PM

It's very rare, especially considering the amount of work my laptop performs without incident, but I experienced a blue screen event the other night and the code that was displayed said BAD_POOL_HEADER. Everything has worked just fine since then, as it always has after a blue screen event. What does that code mean?

Ed Smith · July 9th, 2007, 06:34 AM

A quick scan on google found this link:

http://www.tweaksforgeeks.com/BAD_POOL_HEADER.html

Normally there are other numbers displayed after the message in the blue screen - these are more descriptive than the heading.

Usually windows reports blue screens to the event log, so a quick check of the system/ application log should tell you the whole string. Then a simple search in google should tell you what it means.

cheers,

James Emory · July 10th, 2007, 08:21 PM

Thanks for that info Ed. I guess I'll just Google the codes from now on since Microsoft doesn't seem to have a list with definitions readily available.

July 8th, 2007, 07:21 PM	#1
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	Blue Screen Code - BAD_POOL_HEADER? It's very rare, especially considering the amount of work my laptop performs without incident, but I experienced a blue screen event the other night and the code that was displayed said BAD_POOL_HEADER. Everything has worked just fine since then, as it always has after a blue screen event. What does that code mean?

July 9th, 2007, 06:34 AM	#2
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	A quick scan on google found this link: http://www.tweaksforgeeks.com/BAD_POOL_HEADER.html Normally there are other numbers displayed after the message in the blue screen - these are more descriptive than the heading. Usually windows reports blue screens to the event log, so a quick check of the system/ application log should tell you the whole string. Then a simple search in google should tell you what it means. cheers, __________________ Ed Smith Hampshire, UK Good things come to those who wait My Skiing web www.Frostytour.co.uk For quick answers Search dvinfo.net \| The best in the business: dvinfo.net Sponsors

July 10th, 2007, 08:21 PM	#3
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	Thanks for that info Ed. I guess I'll just Google the codes from now on since Microsoft doesn't seem to have a list with definitions readily available.