Service pack 3 problem 1

[r2016]

Hi guys, I just upgraded my xp to service pack 3 and when I went to restart the pc it just keeps rebooting and will not load windows, I downloaded it right from microsofts website. Any ideas? Thanks

 

[2ffat]

Are you using an AMD chip? If so, look at at thread779-1472315.


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[JockMullin]

Pls see: thread779-1472315

Jock

 

[r2016]

Yes, it is an AMD chip. I will take a look at that thread, thanks

 

[r2016]

I can load my pc in safe mode, if I restore my system to the last saved restore point will that wipe out the sp3 update?

 

[Glenn9999]

Probably, but that's a good thing. What the threads refer to is the laziness of some OEMs that loaded an image with Intel CPU drivers on machines with AMD chips. If you do that and get your system restarted, check the CPU drivers and update to AMD.

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[2ffat]

See if this blog helps.


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[pinkpanther56]

Apparently MS left some key patches out of the downloadable version of SP3, this is not an issue with the full 544 Mb ISO apparently. I know this might not help you know but it might help others before they apply it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&DisplayLang=en

Does anyone know what the main differences are between that and this 316 Mb version?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displaylang=en

 

[2ffat]

The ISO image includes the same SP3 version PLUS some files to make the disk bootable, an image folder, a directory with some third-party programs (e.g. Citrix), a support folder, and a directory titled "DOTNETFX" which has some DLLs, data files, and executables.


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[pinkpanther56]

and a patch or process that checks for the amd or intel processor driver apparently that isn't downloaded when you use auto update.