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post #1 of 7
3/8/07 at 4:00am
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i have a gateway 3520GZ i'm trying to fix. Windows will start but soon go to the blue screen. it says "bad_pool_header" and tells me to check new hardware and such. i opened it up to see if there was any obvious problems but found none.
help please??
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post #2 of 7
3/8/07 at 7:04am
sounded like a bad driver sticking somewhere (typical in xp-sp2 . that is what i presume that u have, right?

what have u done to the system prior to this error? replacing hardware (which ones)? installing new hardware (which one)? what were u trying to fix?

cheers ...
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post #3 of 7
3/8/07 at 6:00pm
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it was previously my brothers computer, so i'm working with no knowledge of what has been done. i was just taking a quick look at it. i'll be sure to find out so i have some idea of where to start.
thanks for the reply, and as soon as i find out what he did, i'll be sure to let you know.
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post #4 of 7
3/8/07 at 9:06pm
The minidump information (assuming no one turned the dumps off), could be helpful in this situation. See if there is anythingin the C:\Windows\minidump folder. If there is, post them or if you want, feel free to mail them to me (thunderpc at gmail dot com)
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post #5 of 7
3/9/07 at 2:01am
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would i still be able to find files in the computer though?
the blue screen comes up as windows is loading and never actually loads completely.
i didn't think i would be able to see the computer's contents in its current state,
but if i am, please fill me in.
thanks
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post #6 of 7
3/9/07 at 4:48pm
can you get it to load in safe mode?
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post #7 of 7
3/9/07 at 6:29pm
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i'll try to asap
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