Re: Major problem after converting from FAT 32 to NTFS -urgent hel

The date and time was 9/18/2008 4:18 PM, and on a whim, razz pounded out on the keyboard:


"Terry R." wrote:

The date and time was 9/18/2008 2:18 PM, and on a whim, razz pounded out on the keyboard:

"razz" wrote:

"razz" wrote:

"Terry R." wrote:

The date and time was 9/18/2008 12:59 PM, and on a whim, razz pounded out on the keyboard:

"Terry R." wrote:

The date and time was 9/18/2008 10:03 AM, and on a whim, razz pounded out on the keyboard:

"Terry R." wrote:

The date and time was 9/18/2008 8:36 AM, and on a whim, razz pounded out on the keyboard:

I don't know if anyone can help regarding the following problem but, if you can, I really need your help.
Because my PC used to operate with ME and was updated to XP Home, my filing system was FAT 32. Due to the fact that NTFS is a better system, I decided to convert from FAT 32 to NTFS using the XP built-in converter. All went well except for one major problem...after startup and after approx. 3 to 5 minutes, a blue screen appears that reads: "a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer BAD_POOL_HEADER" then the message goes on telling you lots more regarding uninstalling any recent programs etc. (there has been no real recent programs and naturally this error is caused by something to do with the conversion). I tried rebooting many times and the same problem keeps happening. After approx 3-5 minutes it reverts to the same blue screen message in ALL circumstances..i.e.. If I log on as normal or if I don't log on and don't do anything.
If anyone can help solve this problem it would be very, very much appreciated.
Needless to say, I am able to write to you because I am using my wife's computer.

Thank you so much for your time!
Hi Razz,

Does the same thing happen when you start Windows in Safe Mode? Boot the computer and press F8 until you see the option dialog to start in Safe Mode.

Report back,



Terry, I have tried several times to get into the area were I can activate safe mode but it just will not go to that screen - i.e. it continues on to the log on page. It is not because I don't know the procedure for activating Safe Mode, because I have in the past.

Any advice of how to proceed now? I really appreiate your time and effort!
Constantly tap F8 as soon as you see the BIOS screen (not from a restart, but from a cold boot). Sometimes it can be hard to grab waiting too long.


Terry, even tapping clike crazy, I can't get into screen where I can access safe mode. So what now?
Okay. So you have 3 to 5 minutes to make a change. Let Windows boot. Quickly click Start, Run, type msconfig and click OK. When it opens click the BOOT.INI tab and check /SAFEBOOT and click OK.

Reboot to see if the same thing occurs.

Report back,

I did what you said and it seems to be in safe mode because a black screen briefly appeared saying "safe mode" in the corners and then it went to the log in page, with the image being really big now (so I assume thats still safe mode) .. BUT .. just this second, its back to the same blue screen - after approx. 5-7 minutes of me not logging in. What should I do now? Terry, thank you for your help I really appreciate all your time.
Terry, don't know if this matters, but I restarted again (still in safe mode) and this time I logged in and again the blue screen message appears after about 5 minutes.

One more thing..within message the blue screen gives it mentioins about disabling Bios Memory options such as caching or shadowing. Would that help and if so, how would you do that
Razz,

I don't know if it's coincidence, but you might be having another issue that happened to come up when you converted. Have you made sure that your CPU fan, power supply fan(s) and other case fans are all operational and that all case openings, heat sinks are dust free? If you can boot for a few minutes and then blue screen, quite often heat is an issue. At least let's eliminate that to be sure.


All is fine with heat issues. what you think of this page that I found - in your opinion, is it worth just doing that ?
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm


Are you sure about the heat? Have you gone in to your BIOS and let the computer sit for about 5-10 minutes and monitor the temp settings?

A Repair Install may or may not cure it. If you have the original CD you could give it a try (not a recovery CD).

You could possibly try a program that has the capability to convert NTFS to FAT32. I know Partition Magic can do it and there might be a free alternative (for at least long enough for you to convert it) like BootIT NG
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/index.htm

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Terry R.

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