SP2: STOP 0x0000008e on Windows XP startup after uninstalling SP2

I installed Windows XP SP2 on my home computer (AMD 1.3Ghz).

After days of use, I suddenly encountered problems with SP2.
Internet Explorer behaved VERY slow. Sometimes I also had problems that
the mouse and keyboard suddenly stopped listening. I could press
num-lock, but not any character nor mouse movement would appear on
screen. I have a USB mouse and a PS/2 keyboard.

When this happened, the only way out was to reboot and load Last Known
configuration. If I did not do this, the error kept coming back. It
started right after the login-screen came up, after 20seconds or
something (maybe some kind of service was starting or similar).

Anyways, I got tired of SP2 on this computer, so I uninstalled SP2.

Now the computer really got into a bad mood.
I got the following Blue Screen on Windows XP Pro loading..

STOP 0x0000008e
** NDIS.SYS

It was no other information (no IRQ_less than equal or similar).

Anybody know what this is?

Can you boot to Safe Mode and use System Restore to roll the system
back to when it had SP2 installed ? Seems that your issue had
nothing to do with SP2 but rather with IE. If it were a hardware
issue then using Last Known would NOT have resolved the behavior you
described.
IF you can get the system booted then it would behoove you to scan
it for the existence of mal|spy|adware as these would be the most
likely culprits for what you've described. Most likely they were
already surreptiously installed on the system prior to SP2's
installation.

Patch Management Software-Spyware Test
http://www.auditmypc.com/patch-manag...-software-.asp

PestScan – free online spyware scanner from PestPatrol
http://www.pestscan.com/

Panda ActiveScan - Free online scanner
http://www.pandasoftware.com/actives..._principal.htm

Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/


MowGreen [MVP]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


hallstein wrote:

> I installed Windows XP SP2 on my home computer (AMD 1.3Ghz).
>
> After days of use, I suddenly encountered problems with SP2.
> Internet Explorer behaved VERY slow. Sometimes I also had problems that
> the mouse and keyboard suddenly stopped listening. I could press
> num-lock, but not any character nor mouse movement would appear on
> screen. I have a USB mouse and a PS/2 keyboard.
>
> When this happened, the only way out was to reboot and load Last Known
> configuration. If I did not do this, the error kept coming back. It
> started right after the login-screen came up, after 20seconds or
> something (maybe some kind of service was starting or similar).
>
> Anyways, I got tired of SP2 on this computer, so I uninstalled SP2.
>
> Now the computer really got into a bad mood.
> I got the following Blue Screen on Windows XP Pro loading..
>
> STOP 0x0000008e
> ** NDIS.SYS
>
> It was no other information (no IRQ_less than equal or similar).
>
> Anybody know what this is?

I am very sure I do not have any adware/malware. I run pestpatrol etc,
and I use anti virus.
Please refrain from such conclusions.

MowGreen [MVP] wrote:
> Can you boot to Safe Mode and use System Restore to roll the system back
> to when it had SP2 installed ? Seems that your issue had nothing to do
> with SP2 but rather with IE. If it were a hardware issue then using Last
> Known would NOT have resolved the behavior you described.
> IF you can get the system booted then it would behoove you to scan it
> for the existence of mal|spy|adware as these would be the most likely
> culprits for what you've described. Most likely they were already
> surreptiously installed on the system prior to SP2's installation.
>
> Patch Management Software-Spyware Test
> http://www.auditmypc.com/patch-manag...-software-.asp
>
>
> PestScan – free online spyware scanner from PestPatrol
> http://www.pestscan.com/
>
> Panda ActiveScan - Free online scanner
> http://www.pandasoftware.com/actives..._principal.htm
>
> Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
> http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
>
>
> MowGreen [MVP]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> hallstein wrote:
>
>> I installed Windows XP SP2 on my home computer (AMD 1.3Ghz).
>>
>> After days of use, I suddenly encountered problems with SP2.
>> Internet Explorer behaved VERY slow. Sometimes I also had problems
>> that the mouse and keyboard suddenly stopped listening. I could press
>> num-lock, but not any character nor mouse movement would appear on
>> screen. I have a USB mouse and a PS/2 keyboard.
>>
>> When this happened, the only way out was to reboot and load Last Known
>> configuration. If I did not do this, the error kept coming back. It
>> started right after the login-screen came up, after 20seconds or
>> something (maybe some kind of service was starting or similar).
>>
>> Anyways, I got tired of SP2 on this computer, so I uninstalled SP2.
>>
>> Now the computer really got into a bad mood.
>> I got the following Blue Screen on Windows XP Pro loading..
>>
>> STOP 0x0000008e
>> ** NDIS.SYS
>>
>> It was no other information (no IRQ_less than equal or similar).
>>
>> Anybody know what this is?
>
>