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Continual reboots or can only boot into Safe Mode after installing WinXP
SP3?
See
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jes...ed-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx
[NB: The above has been updated many times and now includes "a small tool
that will detect the IntelPPM problem and mitigate it before installing
(WinXP SP3)."]
Possible workaround: Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to
INTELPMM.OLD.
Other references include:
.. Error message after you upgrade a computer that uses a processor other
than an Intel processor to Windows XP Service Pack 2 or to Windows XP
Service Pack 3: "STOP: 0x0000007E":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953356
.. HP and Compaq Desktop PCs: Computer Restarts after Displaying Stop Error
0x0000007E [after installing WinXP SP3]
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=c01457284
.. Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Upgrade Utility for systems with AMD processors:
Go to www.hp.com | Search for "sp37394.exe" (w/out quotes) | Should take you
to this download page:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...softwareitem=pv-60484-2&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
EW wrote:
> "Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:9kibl5hsro0m024o5i9vutkepte9l2qemb@4ax.com...
>>> Windows Updater consistently urges install of SP3 and I recall some
>>
>> I would download the full SP3 from Microsoft, reboot and install it in
>> Safe Mode. Has not failed me yet.
>>
>> - Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]
>
> Is there any truth to the thinking that SP3 does not install (or work)
> well
> with AMD chips in PCs? I spent a helluva long time downloading the
> upgrade
> from the Windows Update site. All worked well until the actual
> installation, which hung up at approximately the 5% point. Luckily I was
> able to "Cancel" the installation and now I'm back to my comfortable SP2.
>
> I also downloaded the 345 MB file from Microsoft months ago. I was
> intending to install that but am afraid that during installation on my AMD
> processor system I may not be able to "cancel" as easily, and get stuck
> with
> a very large metal brick.
>
> Comments? Thanks.
>
> EW
SP3?
See
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jes...ed-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx
[NB: The above has been updated many times and now includes "a small tool
that will detect the IntelPPM problem and mitigate it before installing
(WinXP SP3)."]
Possible workaround: Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to
INTELPMM.OLD.
Other references include:
.. Error message after you upgrade a computer that uses a processor other
than an Intel processor to Windows XP Service Pack 2 or to Windows XP
Service Pack 3: "STOP: 0x0000007E":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953356
.. HP and Compaq Desktop PCs: Computer Restarts after Displaying Stop Error
0x0000007E [after installing WinXP SP3]
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=c01457284
.. Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Upgrade Utility for systems with AMD processors:
Go to www.hp.com | Search for "sp37394.exe" (w/out quotes) | Should take you
to this download page:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...softwareitem=pv-60484-2&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
EW wrote:
> "Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:9kibl5hsro0m024o5i9vutkepte9l2qemb@4ax.com...
>>> Windows Updater consistently urges install of SP3 and I recall some
>>
>> I would download the full SP3 from Microsoft, reboot and install it in
>> Safe Mode. Has not failed me yet.
>>
>> - Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]
>
> Is there any truth to the thinking that SP3 does not install (or work)
> well
> with AMD chips in PCs? I spent a helluva long time downloading the
> upgrade
> from the Windows Update site. All worked well until the actual
> installation, which hung up at approximately the 5% point. Luckily I was
> able to "Cancel" the installation and now I'm back to my comfortable SP2.
>
> I also downloaded the 345 MB file from Microsoft months ago. I was
> intending to install that but am afraid that during installation on my AMD
> processor system I may not be able to "cancel" as easily, and get stuck
> with
> a very large metal brick.
>
> Comments? Thanks.
>
> EW