Windows 8 needed restart because "PC ran into a problem"

CPWin8

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Edit: Got the message that this is a BSOD and need to go through the procedure regarding log files. I will try to figure that out. Thanks.

Problem: The screen went blue with the unhappy face telling me that my PC had a problem and had to restart.
It told me the problem was related to a _Bad_Pool_Header.


PC was working normally.
Uninstalled a previous version of LibreOffice
Installed new "stable" LibreOffice 4.2.3
Opened it to check it.
As with previous version, I do not get "many" font previews on the the font drop down list, just the font name in regular type. This is a "problem," but not the one I'm concerned about in this thread.

I closed LibreOffice.

I opened WordPad to check the font list "previews," which normally appear perfectly. They appeared normal. Moments after I clicked the list to open it, the screen went blue with the unhappy face telling me that my PC had a problem and had to restart. A percentage was shown of the system working to collect data about the problem. It then restarted.

The files that Windows 8 wanted to send to Microsoft are listed below in the screenshot.

I ran SFC /scannow. No problems.
The problem has not reoccurred yet.
What should my level of concern be about this?
Is there anything I should do to address it?

Just a note. Before the error, previews of some of my LibreOffice-related documents were shown in the "file history" area when the program launches (recent documents the program located). After the problem, it was empty. I just found that odd.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite L855
    CPU
    Intel Core i7
    Memory
    6Gb
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Hi, as you say, the log files might give you a clue. You need a bit more info. As you probably know, often a driver issue may cause a bad pool header report- or RAM problems. For example. But I'm guessing (without checking) it's a newish laptop..?
You might find 2 or 3 of Nirsoft's tools of interest: bluescreenview (don't know how good this is with Win 8); Driverview; Wincrashreport; appcrashview; And for drivers: Resplendence Software - WhoCrashed, automatic crash dump analyzer

Of course, if the problem doesn't recur, you've nothing to look at...:D but you can at least get some tools to be ready for the event.

(Note: sometimes incompatible drivers can stop you getting into Safe Mode- so it's worth checking that still works).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP G60 214EM
    CPU
    Athlon QL62
    Memory
    4Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    8200M
    Browser
    Pale Moon
    Antivirus
    Avast
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