Greetings Everyone ... I am writing to ask for help and suggestions on how I
can get my Dell 8250 to boot up again. I have been getting the 0x000000c2
BAD_POOL_CALLER no matter what I do. Last night I even tried to boot up from
the Xp installation disc. I used the (R) repair, drivers loaded, Windows
began and ...bang ... the BAD_POOL_CALLER message again. I have run out of
ideas on how to get past it. So, I am turning to you all for ideas. I would
be happy to recieve a recommendation as to better places to look for help
also.

I appreciate your help ...

Thanks everyone,

John

Can you boot up into the Safe Mode? With most computers you click rapidly
on the F8 key at the beginning of bootup to get a screen to allow you to
boot into the safe mode.

If you can boot into the Safe Mode click on Start... Run...type "msconfig"
(without the quotes)... click OK and take a look at your startup stuff. You
might try clicking on the General Tab and clicking a dot before Diagnostic
Startup.

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:874ED182-CA25-43B1-B5C5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Greetings Everyone ... I am writing to ask for help and suggestions on how
> I
> can get my Dell 8250 to boot up again. I have been getting the 0x000000c2
> BAD_POOL_CALLER no matter what I do. Last night I even tried to boot up
> from
> the Xp installation disc. I used the (R) repair, drivers loaded, Windows
> began and ...bang ... the BAD_POOL_CALLER message again. I have run out
> of
> ideas on how to get past it. So, I am turning to you all for ideas. I
> would
> be happy to recieve a recommendation as to better places to look for help
> also.
>
> I appreciate your help ...
>
> Thanks everyone,
>
> John

I googled bad pool caller and found a number results that may help. Here are
two:

http://www.registrysimple.com/bad-pool-caller-fix.php
http://www.pcfixreview.com/blog/2007...d-pool-caller/

Good Luck


"John" wrote:

> Greetings Everyone ... I am writing to ask for help and suggestions on how I
> can get my Dell 8250 to boot up again. I have been getting the 0x000000c2
> BAD_POOL_CALLER no matter what I do. Last night I even tried to boot up from
> the Xp installation disc. I used the (R) repair, drivers loaded, Windows
> began and ...bang ... the BAD_POOL_CALLER message again. I have run out of
> ideas on how to get past it. So, I am turning to you all for ideas. I would
> be happy to recieve a recommendation as to better places to look for help
> also.
>
> I appreciate your help ...
>
> Thanks everyone,
>
> John

Hi ... Thanks very much for taking time to reply. Sadly, the answer is "NO",
I cannot boot up to the Safe Mode. I cannot boot up to anything. I can't
boot up. I am no longer able to get past this message.

Just before the problem started, I was reinstalling audio drivers for my ATI
Raethon Sound Card. My guess would be that this is connected to the problem.


Does anyone think it might help if I actually remove the sound card and try
it again?

--
Thanks everyone,

John


"Panic" wrote:

> Can you boot up into the Safe Mode? With most computers you click rapidly
> on the F8 key at the beginning of bootup to get a screen to allow you to
> boot into the safe mode.
>
> If you can boot into the Safe Mode click on Start... Run...type "msconfig"
> (without the quotes)... click OK and take a look at your startup stuff. You
> might try clicking on the General Tab and clicking a dot before Diagnostic
> Startup.
>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:874ED182-CA25-43B1-B5C5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Greetings Everyone ... I am writing to ask for help and suggestions on how
> > I
> > can get my Dell 8250 to boot up again. I have been getting the 0x000000c2
> > BAD_POOL_CALLER no matter what I do. Last night I even tried to boot up
> > from
> > the Xp installation disc. I used the (R) repair, drivers loaded, Windows
> > began and ...bang ... the BAD_POOL_CALLER message again. I have run out
> > of
> > ideas on how to get past it. So, I am turning to you all for ideas. I
> > would
> > be happy to recieve a recommendation as to better places to look for help
> > also.
> >
> > I appreciate your help ...
> >
> > Thanks everyone,
> >
> > John
>
>
>

Hi ... Thanks very much for the suggestions. The first article I had already
read, but the PC Review article I had not. However, I have removed all the
USB devices, as the article suggested, with the exeption of my wireless mouse
and keyboard. They are from Microsoft and I didn't think that they might be
part of the problem. I can round up a wired mouse and keyboard and see if
that makes any difference.

Thanks for your help.
--
Thanks everyone,

John


"SonomaAirporter" wrote:

> I googled bad pool caller and found a number results that may help. Here are
> two:
>
> http://www.registrysimple.com/bad-pool-caller-fix.php
> http://www.pcfixreview.com/blog/2007...d-pool-caller/
>
> Good Luck
>
>
> "John" wrote:
>
> > Greetings Everyone ... I am writing to ask for help and suggestions on how I
> > can get my Dell 8250 to boot up again. I have been getting the 0x000000c2
> > BAD_POOL_CALLER no matter what I do. Last night I even tried to boot up from
> > the Xp installation disc. I used the (R) repair, drivers loaded, Windows
> > began and ...bang ... the BAD_POOL_CALLER message again. I have run out of
> > ideas on how to get past it. So, I am turning to you all for ideas. I would
> > be happy to recieve a recommendation as to better places to look for help
> > also.
> >
> > I appreciate your help ...
> >
> > Thanks everyone,
> >
> > John

John

Background information on Stop Error message

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms796120.aspx

0x000000C2: BAD_POOL_CALLER
(A kernel-mode process or driver incorrectly attempted to perform memory
operations. Typically, a faulty driver or buggy software causes this.
Source: http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm

Do you need to recover data from the drive. You can put the drive in a
second computer as a slave drive to recover important data. This should
be done first.

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654

Disable Audio driver if you know it's name?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John wrote:
> Hi ... Thanks very much for the suggestions. The first article I had
> already read, but the PC Review article I had not. However, I have
> removed all the USB devices, as the article suggested, with the
> exeption of my wireless mouse and keyboard. They are from Microsoft
> and I didn't think that they might be part of the problem. I can
> round up a wired mouse and keyboard and see if that makes any
> difference.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>> I googled bad pool caller and found a number results that may help.
>> Here are two:
>>
>> http://www.registrysimple.com/bad-pool-caller-fix.php
>> http://www.pcfixreview.com/blog/2007...d-pool-caller/
>>
>> Good Luck
>>
>>
>> "John" wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings Everyone ... I am writing to ask for help and suggestions
>>> on how I can get my Dell 8250 to boot up again. I have been
>>> getting the 0x000000c2 BAD_POOL_CALLER no matter what I do. Last
>>> night I even tried to boot up from the Xp installation disc. I used
>>> the (R) repair, drivers loaded, Windows began and ...bang ... the
>>> BAD_POOL_CALLER message again. I have run out of ideas on how to
>>> get past it. So, I am turning to you all for ideas. I would be
>>> happy to recieve a recommendation as to better places to look for
>>> help also.
>>>
>>> I appreciate your help ...
>>>
>>> Thanks everyone,
>>>
>>> John

Greetings Gerry ... Thanks for the suggestions. I will follow though on all
of them. I feel like I am a student back in school again!

What would your reaction be, and anyone else's also, to the idea that was
presented to me today by a neighbor who works as a programmer and IT tech in
a bank. He said that the symptoms sounded familiar and he thought that
perhaps that hard drive was giving me a signal that it is time for it to be
replaced. For those of you with more experience, does this sound like the
last gasp of a dying drive?
--
Thanks everyone,

John


"Gerry" wrote:

> John
>
> Background information on Stop Error message
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms796120.aspx
>
> 0x000000C2: BAD_POOL_CALLER
> (A kernel-mode process or driver incorrectly attempted to perform memory
> operations. Typically, a faulty driver or buggy software causes this.
> Source: http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm
>
> Do you need to recover data from the drive. You can put the drive in a
> second computer as a slave drive to recover important data. This should
> be done first.
>
> How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654
>
> Disable Audio driver if you know it's name?
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> John wrote:
> > Hi ... Thanks very much for the suggestions. The first article I had
> > already read, but the PC Review article I had not. However, I have
> > removed all the USB devices, as the article suggested, with the
> > exeption of my wireless mouse and keyboard. They are from Microsoft
> > and I didn't think that they might be part of the problem. I can
> > round up a wired mouse and keyboard and see if that makes any
> > difference.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> >> I googled bad pool caller and found a number results that may help.
> >> Here are two:
> >>
> >> http://www.registrysimple.com/bad-pool-caller-fix.php
> >> http://www.pcfixreview.com/blog/2007...d-pool-caller/
> >>
> >> Good Luck
> >>
> >>
> >> "John" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Greetings Everyone ... I am writing to ask for help and suggestions
> >>> on how I can get my Dell 8250 to boot up again. I have been
> >>> getting the 0x000000c2 BAD_POOL_CALLER no matter what I do. Last
> >>> night I even tried to boot up from the Xp installation disc. I used
> >>> the (R) repair, drivers loaded, Windows began and ...bang ... the
> >>> BAD_POOL_CALLER message again. I have run out of ideas on how to
> >>> get past it. So, I am turning to you all for ideas. I would be
> >>> happy to recieve a recommendation as to better places to look for
> >>> help also.
> >>>
> >>> I appreciate your help ...
> >>>
> >>> Thanks everyone,
> >>>
> >>> John
>
>
>