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    Random BSOD.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by shinakuma9, Feb 17, 2010.

  1. shinakuma9

    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    So i just had a random BSOD, and it was while just surfing the net on firefox. The error it gave me was "BAD_POOL_CALLER" caused by "ndis.sys"
    Some googling told me that it was usually caused by buggy drivers? But how do i know what driver caused it?

    Anyway I'm guessing windows 7 just doesn't randomly bsod on you, and this was my second bsod ever since i have owned my laptop, is this a warning sign of something?
     
    shinakuma9, Feb 17, 2010
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  2. xTank Jones16x

    xTank Jones16x PC Elitist

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    Did you install any drivers recently?
     
    xTank Jones16x, Feb 17, 2010
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    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    No i did not, and i just ran windows debugging utility and opened the file, this is what it gave me near the end:

    Probably caused by:

    ntoskrnl.exe
     
    shinakuma9, Feb 17, 2010
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  4. KLF

    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    If I remember correctly, ndis.sys is related to networking. So I would suggest you to update network card / wlan drivers.
     
    KLF, Feb 17, 2010
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