Blue Screen error BAD_POOL_CALLER 0x000000C2

Question

My computer was working fine for months but now when it starts up the Windows XP screen comes up to show the computer is starting up but then a blue screen appears with the error below:

BAD_POOL_CALLER

STOP: 0x000000C2 (0x00000043, 0xDB3C6000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

I have tried booting off the Windows XP CD and trying to do a re-installation but when the setup try's to query the disk the setup crashes and exists.

I've run diags and that says everything is fine.

Any ideas?

Solution

When I was getting bsod's like these it turned out to be a faulty memory module. Have you tried running Memtest86?

Comments

[Adam Chetnik]

I have tried switching both memory modules with another working machine's memory which is exactly the same model etc. I have also switched the hard drive but neither made any difference.