Re: SP3 Endless Reboot

If your machine wasn't configured to reboot immediately upon receiving an
BSOD, you'd probably see a Stop 0x0000007E error:

.. You receive a "Stop 0x0000007E" error message after you upgrade to Windows
XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a non-Intel-processor-based computer
(Revised 11 Jun-08)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888372

.. 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

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select "Windows
XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
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NSN wrote:
> I am trying to install SP3 and have tried several different methods.
> All result in an endless reboot. Following the XP logo I get a blue
> screen with text that flashes by so fast that I cannot read the error
> message. The reboot starts immediately following the blue screen. I
> cannot get the boot to stop (pause button) because of the speed of the
> blue screen as it flashes by. I tried at least 10X. Is there any way
> to slow things down so that this message can be read? The message is
> too late in the boot process to have the BIOS boot slowdown affect it.
> I think that my AMD CPU may be the problem but I thought that MS had
> that fixed. Symantec AV and Zone Alarm shut down prior to the
> installation. If I could only read that message I might get an idea
> of what is causing the problem.
>
> OS: XP Pro with SP2
> MB: Asus A8N32SLI-Deluxe
> CPU: AMD
>
> I am back to where I started via Ghost.