XP Pro SP3 won't reboot after install

I have XP Pro and I went ahead with the SP3 upgrade. The process completed
fine w/o errors, then I tried to reboot. It just hangs at the Windows XP Pro
screen and never proceeds to the Welcome screen. I can only boot it up in
Safe Mode. What do I do from here?

Continual reboots or can only boot into Safe Mode after installing WinXP
SP3?

Workarounds:

1. Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to INTELPMM.OLD.

2. After booting into Safe Mode:

Start | Run | (copy/paste) sc config intelppm start= disabled | OK | Reboot
into normal (Windows) mode.

Other references include:

• http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=187790#p187790

•
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesp...ng-xp-sp3.aspx

• 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
--
~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/

kmk wrote:
> I have XP Pro and I went ahead with the SP3 upgrade. The process
> completed
> fine w/o errors, then I tried to reboot. It just hangs at the Windows XP
> Pro screen and never proceeds to the Welcome screen. I can only boot it
> up
> in Safe Mode. What do I do from here?

Can you uninstall SP3 in safe mode?

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

Assistance: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (All Languages)
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131


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"kmk" <> wrote in message
news:7B27094C-EF97-4E03-9912-...
|I have XP Pro and I went ahead with the SP3 upgrade. The process completed
| fine w/o errors, then I tried to reboot. It just hangs at the Windows XP Pro
| screen and never proceeds to the Welcome screen. I can only boot it up in
| Safe Mode. What do I do from here?

Yes, I was able to do that.

"TaurArian" wrote:

> Can you uninstall SP3 in safe mode?
>
> Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717
>
> Assistance: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (All Languages)
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
>
> --
>
> TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
> http://taurarian.mvps.org
> ======================================
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
>
>
> "kmk" <> wrote in message
> news:7B27094C-EF97-4E03-9912-...
> |I have XP Pro and I went ahead with the SP3 upgrade. The process completed
> | fine w/o errors, then I tried to reboot. It just hangs at the Windows XP Pro
> | screen and never proceeds to the Welcome screen. I can only boot it up in
> | Safe Mode. What do I do from here?
>
>
>

Where do I locate the INELPMM.SYS file? I tried to do a system search w/no
luck. Thanks.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Continual reboots or can only boot into Safe Mode after installing WinXP
> SP3?
>
> Workarounds:
>
> 1. Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to INTELPMM.OLD.
>
> 2. After booting into Safe Mode:
>
> Start | Run | (copy/paste) sc config intelppm start= disabled | OK | Reboot
> into normal (Windows) mode.
>
> Other references include:
>
> • http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=187790#p187790
>
> •
> http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesp...ng-xp-sp3.aspx
>
> • 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
> --
> ~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/
>
> kmk wrote:
> > I have XP Pro and I went ahead with the SP3 upgrade. The process
> > completed
> > fine w/o errors, then I tried to reboot. It just hangs at the Windows XP
> > Pro screen and never proceeds to the Welcome screen. I can only boot it
> > up
> > in Safe Mode. What do I do from here?
>
>

If none of the links tell you, try #2 instead.

kmk wrote:
> Where do I locate the INELPMM.SYS file? I tried to do a system search
> w/no
> luck. Thanks.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Continual reboots or can only boot into Safe Mode after installing WinXP
>> SP3?
>>
>> Workarounds:
>>
>> 1. Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to INTELPMM.OLD.
>>
>> 2. After booting into Safe Mode:
>>
>> Start | Run | (copy/paste) sc config intelppm start= disabled | OK |
>> Reboot
>> into normal (Windows) mode.
>>
>> Other references include:
>>
>> • http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=187790#p187790
>>
>> •
>> http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesp...ng-xp-sp3.aspx
>>
>> • 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
>> --
>> ~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/
>>
>> kmk wrote:
>>> I have XP Pro and I went ahead with the SP3 upgrade. The process
>>> completed
>>> fine w/o errors, then I tried to reboot. It just hangs at the Windows
>>> XP
>>> Pro screen and never proceeds to the Welcome screen. I can only boot it
>>> up
>>> in Safe Mode. What do I do from here?