Chaps,
I’ve re-installed everything, but sometimes it crashes to a blue screen. :mad:
the only thing to get out of it is a full reboot. The only thing I’ve added that is new is X45 and CH pro pedals USB and their software.
The error seems to say
bad pool caller (or something like that) 
Any ideas?
Splash 
Have you got Dr Watson running? If so could you upload drwtsn32.log somewhere? Or cut & paste the summary bits from the most recent entry, like this…
Application exception occurred:
App: C:\Program Files\Naturalpoint\TrackIR\NaturalPoint.exe (pid=3808)
When: 20/04/2005 @ 18:30:15.062
Exception number: c0000005 (access violation)
----> System Information <----
Computer Name: CHAVROLET
User Name: Chrissy & Phil
Terminal Session Id: 0
Number of Processors: 1
Processor Type: x86 Family 15 Model 31 Stepping 0
Windows Version: 5.1
Current Build: 2600
Service Pack: 2
Current Type: Uniprocessor Free
Registered Organization:
Registered Owner: Phil
----> Task List <----
0 System Process
4 System
768 smss.exe
852 csrss.exe
888 winlogon.exe
932 services.exe
944 lsass.exe
1100 Ati2evxx.exe
1112 svchost.exe
1188 svchost.exe
1440 svchost.exe
1500 svchost.exe
1556 svchost.exe
1936 spoolsv.exe
224 Ati2evxx.exe
292 Explorer.EXE
456 SOUNDMAN.EXE
472 AsusProb.exe
480 OverClk.exe
488 atiptaxx.exe
516 ashDisp.exe
532 Profiler.exe
540 SaiSmart.exe
568 ctfmon.exe
1344 aswUpdSv.exe
1372 ashServ.exe
1412 apache.exe
1496 nSvcIp.exe
1584 nSvcLog.exe
1840 wdfmgr.exe
1996 MsPMSPSv.exe
500 nSvcAppFlt.exe
1748 apache.exe
3224 ashMaiSv.exe
3268 wmiprvse.exe
3336 ashWebSv.exe
3468 alg.exe
3808 NaturalPoint.exe
4048 wuauclt.exe
3116 wmiprvse.exe
668 drwtsn32.exe
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*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32
tdll.dll -
function: ntdll!KiFastSystemCallRet
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----> Stack Back Trace <----
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:\Program Files\Naturalpoint\TrackIR\MFC70.DLL -
WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong.
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*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll -
WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong.
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for C:\Program Files\Naturalpoint\TrackIR\CameraDll.dll
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:\Program Files\Naturalpoint\TrackIR\CameraDll.dll -
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WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong.
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for C:\Program Files\Naturalpoint\TrackIR\NaturalPoint.exe
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for C:\Program Files\Naturalpoint\TrackIR\NaturalPoint.exe
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PeeGee I’ve checked the log, and nothing is there about it, when it crashes it obviously doesn’t get to the writing stage.
Next time it happends, :mad: I will write it down and post it up.
Thanks for looking 
Splash
PeeGee how do you use Dr Watson please? Do you load it up at bootup or something? I’ve found the 32bit version and got a shortcut to it on the desktop and the logfile (always blank grrr!) location but I’m not sure how to use it properly. Had a sound-related hard boot last night and I’d like to get some feedback on what caused it if poss ta mate
Also this looks promising for BSOD faultfinding on the pool (interrupts) thing:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;244617
Ming
I’ve re-installed everything
Did you put new video/graphics drivers in at all?
Might be worth checking the Intel or AMD website for the latest chipset drivers, depending on which CPU you’ve got.
Is it in game, or not? Just IL2?
Did you change sound settings?
Ming - Dr Watson is inbuilt with XP and I believe some other flavours of Windows. It runs in the background (unless you’ve disabled it), if you’ve got an empty drwtsn32.log that simply means it hasn’t had anything to record.
It is more useful for application layer problems, and even then sometimes a crash can be so hard it doesn’t manage to write to log.
Less useful for hardware issues, although sometimes a hardware fault will also generate an application error, which can help to trace it.
I can only read them at a superficial level, although that is often enough, at least to get a “clue”. An expert can tell a lot more from the memory addresses logged, but I’ve never taken it that far.
Incidentally, my old PC is suffering intermittent freezes, which I suspect is an issue between the wireless adapter and the old PSU, but that doesn’t record anything with Dr Watson either.
Splash - I know I am on my favourite hobby - horse again, but have you checked and double checked your AV and anti-spyware? On XP it is worth turning off system restore before doing a full system scan with both?
Let us know how you are getting on.
Ah thanks PeeGee - got it now ta mate
Ming
I think I’ve sorted it,
It would only happen in a game, (e.g. when I press the buttons in the menu part of FB). The button would go in and stick and then crash to a blue screen after a while.
I’ve done another install but this time put in Direct 9.0c (I forgot last time :o , I’m pretty sure you need that with SP2, don’t you?
It all seems sweet now, fingers crossed
Thanks for the help chaps
Splash