Re: Troubleshooting an XP BSOD
Borgholio <[email protected]>
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User wrote: > On 12.02.2006 19:36, Kenneth Brody wrote: > > --- Original Message --- > > >>Borgholio wrote: >> >>>This one is a bit of a puzzle. I've been playing an online game for a month >>>or two and once in awhile I'll get a BSOD. Checking the game's online >>>forums seem to indicate that it's a sound issue. I've tried several >>>different versions of my sound card drivers, and reducing my hardware >>>acceleration. So far I haven't had any more BSODs while I was playing the >>>game...but the strangest thing happened. I woke up this morning and noticed >>>that my computer had rebooted overnight. I checked the system log and sure >>>enough: >>> >>>0x00000019 (0x00000020, 0x86477000, 0x86477928, 0x0b250000) >>> >>>Now seeing as how the computer wasn't doing squat at 2AM, and I was in bed, >>>I don't see what could have happened. Every online resource points to a >>>device driver...yeah that narrows it down a bit. :-/ >> >>This probably isn't too helpful, but: >> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/w2kmsgs/1140.asp >> >> [...] >> STOP: 0x00000019 (parameter, parameter, parameter, parameter) BAD_POOL_HEADER >> [...] >> >>"BAD_POOL_HEADER" and "This indicates an invalid pool header" are the >>descriptions. Not very helpful, unless your computer went for a swim >>overnight. >> > > > Try this: > > http://www2.geek.com/discus/messages/27/12281.html?1121370842 Yeah yet again, it's a "random" device driver error. I still have had not any more crashes since my last tweak, but since my sound card is the only thing I've been messing with, I think that's where the problem may lay. If I get another crash, I may just disable onboard sound and grab an actual sound card.