If after launching an application, a blue screen appears on your screen displaying below error message :
Bad Pool Caller
Bad Pool Header
Solution
The error message or Caller Bad Bad Pool Header display whenever a call for an application failed. It is usually followed by a set of numbers, often in the form 0x *****) specifying the type of error.
Below are some tribulations that might lead to the above mentioned error failure:
Driver (driver) graphics card corrupt
USB ports in the boot sequence BIOS. Simply enter the BIOS setup and remove USB devices of the boot sequence: (boot sequence)
memory (RAM) defective
CPU Overheating
If you get this error message at startup and you are unable to boot Windows
This may be due to a faulty hardware:
A memory module is faulty
Your BIOS takes a lot of time to identify the device
You haven't connected keyboard and mouse properly (check the PS2 connectors)
CPU/ graphics card highly overclocked
First,disconnect all USB devices, check that the keyboard connector is not in the port for the mouse connector (vice versa)
Try to start your PC, if Windows boots, the problem was due to a failing USB device/port or a wrongly connected one!
If Windows doesn't boot then start your computer with a single memory module.
This will allow you to identify the faulty memory module.
If the BIOS of your motherboard is recent, please check that you have not connected a CD drive or hard disk dating from 1998 or earlier.
Unplug all the internal device (except the hard drisk, of course).
In the case that you have highly-overclocked CPU and/or your graphics card from the BIOS.
Do a "Load default setting" (reset the BIOS settings) save and restart.
"I've always this problem, what to do?
Your motherboard must be defective, replace it. (better take advice from a professional before making any expensive purchase).
You get this error message while using Windows
This is due to an incorrectly installed driver.
"You use a program that tries to make a critical change to Windows.
"You have this error message during a game or when the PC has been in use for more than a few hours.
Reinstall your drivers.
If it works, fine, if it does not work, then check out if:
You are using software that wants to make a critical change to Windows (eg edit a file important for the proper functioning of Windows)
Your system overheating. Remove dust. Change the thermal paste, replace cooling fans by more powerful ones.
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