Microsoft KB Archive/304208

= Error Message: STOP: 000000de POOL_CORRUPTION_IN_FILE_AREA =

Article ID: 304208

Article Last Modified on 3/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q304208



SYMPTOMS
Your computer may stop responding (hang), and you may receive the following error message:

STOP: 000000de POOL_CORRUPTION_IN_FILE_AREA



CAUSE
This issue can occur when a driver corrupts pool memory that is used for holding pages that are destined for the disk. This issue is discovered when the memory manager dereferences the file.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the special pool feature to isolate pool damage. For additional information about how to use the special pool feature to isolate pool damage, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

188831 How to Use the Special Pool Feature to Isolate Pool Damage

Pool overrun detection helps to determine which driver corrupted the pool memory. Once another dump is generated, review the dump file to determine which driver is responsible for the pool damage. Note that you should set up pool detection to monitor all pools:

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