Re: [Q] BAD_POOL_HEADER when selecting properties of shortcut on quick launch

From: Ron Bogart (ripSPAM_at_SUXtbit.net)
Date: 10/31/04


Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 01:11:12 -0500

In news:u$gihmwvEHA.344@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
Donovan J. Edye <donovan@edye.wattle.id.au> did some thinking and came up
with these words:
> G'Day,
>
> - Have WinXP SP2 installed
> - I can launch applications that I have configured on my quick launch
> bar
> - However if I attempt to do a right mouse click to go to properties
> then I get the above error accompanied by a BSOD
> - The same BSOD occurs occasionally if I select an item on my desktop
> and delete it
> - I have a nVidia 5700 running WHQL certified driver so I dont believe
> that is it.
> - I have installed no new hardware and believe this problem be related
> to SP2 as it started happening round about that time
>
> All help suggestions etc on how to track this down or fix it much
> appreciated.

Do you have DivX installed? If so, uninstall it and see if it helps. If
so, there is a new version of DivX that is supposed to get past this
problem.

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Ron Bogart {}  τΏτ¬
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