Trouble with Service Pack 3 Update!

I'm pulling my hair out by now! When i update everything goes to plan until
I'm asked to restart. Then funny enough, or not so after 5 days of hitting
the restore button, Windows XP fails to start back up properly and I'm given
the option to start in safe mode. I don't get any error messages the machine
just crashes on me.
Can anybody help.

Check the svcpack.log located in the WINDOWS directory [folder] for a
clue as to which driver or 'file' is causing the issue.

Did you read this before applying SP3 ? -

Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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bri8_eyes wrote:

> I'm pulling my hair out by now! When i update everything goes to plan until
> I'm asked to restart. Then funny enough, or not so after 5 days of hitting
> the restore button, Windows XP fails to start back up properly and I'm given
> the option to start in safe mode. I don't get any error messages the machine
> just crashes on me.
> Can anybody help.
>

See
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesp...ng-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)."]

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.

• US:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• CA:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• UK:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• AU:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


bri8_eyes wrote:
> I'm pulling my hair out by now! When i update everything goes to plan
> until
> I'm asked to restart. Then funny enough, or not so after 5 days of hitting
> the restore button, Windows XP fails to start back up properly and I'm
> given
> the option to start in safe mode. I don't get any error messages the
> machine just crashes on me.
> Can anybody help.

Just a note for anybody getting the same problem.
I have a Compaq computer, on the manufactures support site they have a patch
"sp37394" to download before the XP SP3 which stops this problem. It seems
to be a problem with AMD processors. They also give step to step info how to
get Windows working without a full factory restore.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> See
> http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesp...ng-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)."]
>
> 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.
>
> • US:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • CA:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • UK:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • AU:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
> Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> bri8_eyes wrote:
> > I'm pulling my hair out by now! When i update everything goes to plan
> > until
> > I'm asked to restart. Then funny enough, or not so after 5 days of hitting
> > the restore button, Windows XP fails to start back up properly and I'm
> > given
> > the option to start in safe mode. I don't get any error messages the
> > machine just crashes on me.
> > Can anybody help.
>
>

Just a note for anybody getting the same problem.
I have a Compaq computer, on the manufactures support site they have a patch
"sp37394" to download before the XP SP3 which stops this problem. It seems
to be a problem with AMD processors. They also give step to step info how to
get Windows working without a full factory restore.



"bri8_eyes" wrote:

> I'm pulling my hair out by now! When i update everything goes to plan until
> I'm asked to restart. Then funny enough, or not so after 5 days of hitting
> the restore button, Windows XP fails to start back up properly and I'm given
> the option to start in safe mode. I don't get any error messages the machine
> just crashes on me.
> Can anybody help.
>

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 06 May-08)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888372
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953356 <=offered by Windows/Automatic
Updates to affected machines starting 10 Jun-08
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

bri8_eyes wrote:
> Just a note for anybody getting the same problem.
> I have a Compaq computer, on the manufactures support site they have a
> patch
> "sp37394" to download before the XP SP3 which stops this problem. It
> seems
> to be a problem with AMD processors. They also give step to step info how
> to get Windows working without a full factory restore.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> See
>> http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesp...ng-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)."]
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> • US:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>>
>> • CA:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>>
>> • UK:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>>
>> • AU:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>>
>> • Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 |
>> select
>> Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>>
>> bri8_eyes wrote:
>>> I'm pulling my hair out by now! When i update everything goes to plan
>>> until
>>> I'm asked to restart. Then funny enough, or not so after 5 days of
>>> hitting
>>> the restore button, Windows XP fails to start back up properly and I'm
>>> given
>>> the option to start in safe mode. I don't get any error messages the
>>> machine just crashes on me.
>>> Can anybody help.