Weird things, First BOSD crash, unable to start up again

[Molondo]

I was playing TF2, It was changing maps when all of a sudden TF2 crashed with the typical error(make windows find a solutions etc). About 2 seconds after i got a blue screen of death with the 0-100 check-sum memory if i recall, not sure exactly.
(similar along the lines of http://techfree.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/bsod.jpg this)

As i tried to restart, which seems forever compared to the original restart times, i had an error (windows desktop manager has crashed). So i tried to restart again, but this time i got the bsod again.

After that i tried to go into safe mode, which worked fine. I didn't do to much in it, so i tired to restart in safe mode again but with networking. It was going fine until couple minutes in and the same thing happened. (BSOD).

I thought it might have been my cpu since i was using cheap paste for heat compound. The Cpu temps were in the 44C. My mother board was even lower, so i don't know.

I figured it was time for a rebuild so i put in the Vista CD, went into BIOS, booted of the DVD and started to install windows again. I reformatted all my partitions, selected where i wanted my windows and all was going fine until it was copying windows files which proceeded to give me the error(0x80070570), which indicated that my source files are corrupt or not there. This has happened every time i tried to install.

What are the chances of my OS screwing up AND my install cd being possibly scratched?

My system:

Vista 32 Home premium
260 gtx
4gb ddr2 800
8600 cd2

I recently upgraded my computer. It worked fine up until this point(which was about 3 weeks now). I added more ram, Which was the same ram as my previous. New CPU from 6400 to 8400, and 8800gts 640 to 260.

Originally i thought it might have been my HDD, but now i don't know.

Thanks for all the help.

EDIT: I'm trying to find the ISO for home premium so i can try it off another DVD to see if it really is my cd. I'm having trouble finding it on the microsoft website.

 

[Old Hippie]

The CPU temps look fine.

Download your HD manfgs. test CD and run the long test to check the condition of your drive. Some can be found here.

AFAIK there's no Vista downloads at the MS site...or anyplace else.

 

[Molondo]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie
The CPU temps look fine.

Download your HD manfgs. test CD and run the long test to check the condition of your drive. Some can be found here.

AFAIK there's no Vista downloads at the MS site...or anyplace else.

I haven't tried you suggestion yet as it seems i can't find the right file *meNoob*.

I tried installing windows again, this time i got a BSOD with the "BAD_POOL_HEADER" as it was installing.

 

[Lemon law]

Testing your hard drive is a good suggestion, but you should also be testing your ram with something like memtest86. The fact that you boot into safe mode may mean that all the lower memory registers are not filled in your ram yet, but a little while later your computer tries to fill that one higher bad memory register, and down goes your computer.

Usually the best thing to do with memtest86 is test with all ram sticks in place. If memtest86, which is OS and hard drive independent, shows a problem, the next step is to look at your bios to see if it has reset. Sometimes changing ram voltage a little higher or changing timings can cure the problem, otherwise you should pull out all ram and test one stick at a time.

 

[Old Hippie]

I tried installing windows again, this time i got a BSOD with the "BAD_POOL_HEADER" as it was installing.

Just keeps getting better, doesn't it?

Let's start here.....download, burn, and run a bootable copy of Memtest. Here's a little tutorial so if anybody's watching, you'll look like you know what your doing. This will test your memory for errors and should be run at least 5 passes.

For the HD test you need to know who manfactured your drive, then go that that site and get a copy of their testing tools. The link above is a collection of different manfgs. tools and will save you the trouble of locating them thru a search.

These disks that I'm recommending need to be burnt as image files and will require you to have a burning program that supports it.

Here's a free one if you don't have anything appropriate.