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    Windows 7 Stop BSoDing!!!!!!!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by MisterQ, Oct 18, 2009.

  1. MisterQ

    MisterQ Notebook Consultant

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    Okay, I don't know why, but my netbooks loves to crash a lot. Like each day, at least 1 BSoD appears. Heres the error from the last BSoD:

    It's a Bad_Pool_Caller

    I'm also a bit worried when I upgrade to the RTM version this Thursday, these problems will still occur.
     
    MisterQ, Oct 18, 2009
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  2. powerfull499

    powerfull499 Notebook Evangelist

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    The difference between RTC and RTM isn't big. I changed from Windows 7 Releace Candidate to Windows 7 Pro and I couldn't feel a big difference.

    Have you updated ALL drivers? Like graphic-driver and sound-driver?
     
    powerfull499, Oct 18, 2009
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  3. Lew

    Lew Notebook Deity

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    Can't tell anything from what you posted as to what the source of the error might be.

    I ran the RC version for three months and now the RTM version for two months and have not once had a BSOD. In Vista the only BSOD I've seen was on another system -- and traced that to a faulty memory module -- i.e. a hardware problem unrelated to Vista.
     
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  4. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Is it always the same error since you mentioned multiple BSoD?
     
    Ayle, Oct 18, 2009
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  5. Kocane

    Kocane Notebook Deity

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    windbg the dump file :)
     
    Kocane, Oct 18, 2009
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  6. weinter

    weinter /dev/null

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    Read the files that help describe the problem.
    Problems don't solve themselves someone has to do it.
     
    weinter, Oct 18, 2009
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  7. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Zip up all the files in C:\Windows\Minidump\ and post them here. Yes, people will see your username on your computer *gasp* no starring that out.
    But hey, I will be able to solve your problem, so maybe it's an even trade.

    Personally with BAD_POOL_CALLER and multiple BSODs I'm thinking memory. But really, it could be a huge number of things... hardware... drivers... anything.
     
    Hep!, Oct 18, 2009
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  8. Amnesiac

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    Bad RAM.

    Run memtest86 and tell us the results.
     
    Amnesiac, Oct 19, 2009
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  9. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    build 7201 is pretty old as win7 betas go. There might not be proper support for the cpu or chipset in that build version.
     
    newsposter, Oct 19, 2009
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  10. MisterQ

    MisterQ Notebook Consultant

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    @Hep!: Here: http://www.mediafire.com/?lwvmdwuzyim

    @CZX58: Any way to run Memtest86 on an SD card?

    @newsposter: I'm planning to get the retail this week. My worry is that even in the RTM, I'm gonna have these bugs. Build 7201 runs fine on another computer.

    If the problem is the OS, I might downgrade to XP for a while to be on the safe side.
     
    MisterQ, Oct 19, 2009
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  11. weinter

    weinter /dev/null

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    Windows 7 has built in Memtest86
     
    weinter, Oct 19, 2009
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  12. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    So did Vista. It's not memtest86 though, it's called Windows Memory Diagnostic, and I've seen LOTS of times where it will pass memory that memtest86 fails.
     
    Hep!, Oct 19, 2009
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  13. Amnesiac

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    Why do you need to run memtest off an SD card anyway?
     
    Amnesiac, Oct 21, 2009
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