My computer just started crashing consistently, BSOD with the message
"BAD_SPOOL_CALLER" and tech info. Puter is Dell (something I quickly
regretted), XP sp2, five user accounts, two with passwords. I am locked out
of my personal account off and on, crash unexpectedly when I am in. Ditto
admin. I did a system restore from admin, but it did not help.

Can anyone shed some light on this. I have been unable to unearth anything
useful other than the fact that I am not the only one this has happened to.

have you googled for the error.

spool usually refers to printer.



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"snowbound" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:F468EA56-D6FF-4690-B176-(E-Mail Removed)...
My computer just started crashing consistently, BSOD with the message
"BAD_SPOOL_CALLER" and tech info. Puter is Dell (something I quickly
regretted), XP sp2, five user accounts, two with passwords. I am locked out
of my personal account off and on, crash unexpectedly when I am in. Ditto
admin. I did a system restore from admin, but it did not help.

Can anyone shed some light on this. I have been unable to unearth anything
useful other than the fact that I am not the only one this has happened to.

The word spool is used in referring to print orders. This has nothing to do
with the printer, but seems to be associated with log-in control. Yes, I
googled for the error, and primarily found out that while it is a common
event, nobody seems to understand what causes it. I did a search on
Microsoft and got nada. Examining my system in safe mode suggests possible
problems with either mother board or memory OR in how MS handles these.
Bottom line: nobody seems to know squat, or isn't telling. I now have a
techie walking me through some further diagnostics.

"mikeyhsd" wrote:

> have you googled for the error.
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> spool usually refers to printer.
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> "snowbound" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:F468EA56-D6FF-4690-B176-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My computer just started crashing consistently, BSOD with the message
> "BAD_SPOOL_CALLER" and tech info. Puter is Dell (something I quickly
> regretted), XP sp2, five user accounts, two with passwords. I am locked out
> of my personal account off and on, crash unexpectedly when I am in. Ditto
> admin. I did a system restore from admin, but it did not help.
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> Can anyone shed some light on this. I have been unable to unearth anything
> useful other than the fact that I am not the only one this has happened to