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)."]
Some other possible workarounds:
• Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to INTELPMM.OLD.
Other references:
•
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=187790#p187790
•
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05...boots_crashes/
•
http://www.computerworld.com/action/...icleId=9084418
• 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
• 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
• Unsupported Sysprep scenarios:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828287
• HP and Compaq Desktop PCs: Computer Restarts after Displaying Stop Error
0x0000007E [after installing WinXP SP3]
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...en&lc=en&cc=us
• 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/g...reg_R1002_USEN
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jasonF wrote:
> I have intalled the windows update SP3 3 times and each time, when it
> restarts it gives me a message that it can not start windows only in
> safe-mode. I have had to recover my system all 3 times to the original
> factory settings to get it to work properly. I have shut off my automatic
> updates because of SP3 causing my computer to fail. Please advise on this
> issue.