Re: Windows XP SP3 Sows Havoc, Users Complain

On May 10, 7:21=A0am, Chance Furlong <t-b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> From Information Week:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4e9qjx
>
> Vista SP3 is causing havoc. I wonder why, Wintrolls. Cuss and discuss,
> folks.

[snip]

My computer would only boot into safe mode after I installed SP3.   It
only took a few minutes with Google to find and apply the solution:

http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-base=
d-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx

"At this point, I want to clarify that the endless rebooting is not at
all related to SP3 per se. The problem is that with some
configurations, SP3 causes the computer to crash during boot, and
Windows XP, by default, is set up to automatically reboot when it
crashes. That is why you end up in the endless rebooting scenario."

"The problem is that HP, and possibly other OEMs, deploy the same
image to Intel-based desktops that they do to AMD-based desktops. It
also appears that this is unique to their desktop image, and any HP
AMD-based laptops are unaffected by the problem. Because the image for
both Intel and AMD is the same all have the intelppm.sys driver
installed and running. That driver provides power management on Intel-
based computers. On an AMD-based computer, amdk8.sys provides the same
functionality. Microsoft points out in a Knowledge Base article that
installing both drivers on the same computer is an unsup****ted
configuration, putting the blame on the OEM that deploys the image.
The article in question was written when the same problem occurred
after installing Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. "

"If you booted into safe mode you can run "sc config intelppm start=3D
disabled""

The above line is all it took to fix the problem for me.

http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-base=
d-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx

Read more there.