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07-30-2010, 06:54 AM
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Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Gurgaon, India
Distribution: OpenSUSE 11.4
Posts: 4,581
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"bad_pool_error" & "Your system is not fully acpi compliant get your Bios updated" errors in WinXP
Hello again,
Well this time it not for me but for my cousin who just rang me up and said that he had replaced the power cord of his computer with a new one and since then whenever he starts windows he gets the above stated error.
I searched Google and found various other people facing the same problem and some threads suggested something called " HijackThis".
Can someone suggest some way out here, please !
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07-30-2010, 07:33 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Gurgaon, India
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Originally Posted by onebuck
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Many thanks to you, Gary
The link you pointed out looks promising, I shall send it to my cousin through email.
Thanks again.
P.S. I couldn't find that link in the Google search
and I also found,
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true
Last edited by Anisha Kaul; 07-30-2010 at 07:38 AM.
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07-30-2010, 07:56 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Gurgaon, India
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Gary,
Before I could send him the email, my cousin just called me up and said he had solved the above mentioned problem. I asked how to which he replied that he uninstalled some drivers and then installed them again, and now some other error named
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Your system is not fully acpi compliant get your Bios updated
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is showing up, any ideas on this one ?
I do not know anything regarding windows, any help is appreciated !
P.S.
He said when he chooses to start windows XP from the "safe mode" he immediately receives this new error.
Last edited by Anisha Kaul; 07-30-2010 at 08:09 AM.
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07-30-2010, 08:18 AM
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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Midwest USA, Central Illinois
Distribution: SlackwareŽ
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Hi,
Just go to the manufactures website and get the updated BIOS if available. Be sure that procedures are followed or a brick will be created.
Most manufactures have a Readme that will provide instructions on flashing the BIOS.
Backup the BIOS if possible, there should be instructions for that too.
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P.S.
He said when he chooses to start windows XP from the "safe mode" he immediately receives this new error.
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I missed that P.S. In safe mode you would receive that error for Win/XP.
Last edited by onebuck; 07-30-2010 at 08:20 AM.
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07-30-2010, 08:19 AM
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Who is the manufacture here ? I mean manufacture of what ?
Thanks again.
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07-30-2010, 08:21 AM
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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Midwest USA, Central Illinois
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Hi,
Either the system or motherboard.

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07-30-2010, 08:22 AM
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Location: Gurgaon, India
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I missed that P.S. In safe mode you would receive that error for Win/XP.
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So what should be done now ?
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07-30-2010, 08:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by onebuck
Hi,
Either the system or motherboard.

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System is assembled, so do I have to go for the motherboard manufacturer ?
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07-30-2010, 08:55 AM
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Moderator
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Location: Midwest USA, Central Illinois
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Hi,
Quote:
Originally Posted by anishakaul
System is assembled, so do I have to go for the motherboard manufacturer ?
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If it's a brewed system the MB manufacture would be the one to get for BIOS Update.
Boot the system normally to see if you still have errors, not safe mode. Document any messages and present here or check the M$ knowledge base.

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07-30-2010, 11:27 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Gurgaon, India
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Quote:
Originally Posted by onebuck
Hi,
If it's a brewed system the MB manufacture would be the one to get for BIOS Update.
Boot the system normally to see if you still have errors, not safe mode. Document any messages and present here or check the M$ knowledge base.

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Thanks, I shall do the same.
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