XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots

dark2099 · May 11, 2008

Just saw this link on a gaming site I browse every now and then, don't know if it's safe to post this, sorry in advance if it is, but might be of some help to a few people.

http://www.techamok.com/?pid=4508

panchoman · May 11, 2008

my response to this: good job microsuck

Keiki · May 11, 2008

So this only affects amd machines... M$ and Intel alliance?

KoD · May 11, 2008

"According to Johansson (a former program manager for security policy at Microsoft), there appears to be two separate issues. One affects only AMD-equipped PCs sold by Hewlett-Packard Co. "The problem is that HP, apparently along with other OEMs, deploys the same image to Intel-based computers that they do to AMD-based computers," said Johansson. "Because the image for both Intel and AMD is the same, all have the intelppm.sys driver installed and running. That driver provides power management on Intel-based computers. On an AMD-based computer, amdk8.sys provides the same functionality." Running the intelppm.sys driver on an AMD-powered PC isn't normally an issue, but on the first reboot after a service pack installation, it causes "a big problem," Johansson said. The machine either fails to boot or crashes and immediately reboots.

The other problem, according to Johansson, also seems to affect only AMD machines, and involves an error message indicating trouble with the PC's BIOS. Johansson said that the ensuing recommendation to update the BIOS is "most likely not your problem," but said that the problem may be isolated to a specific motherboard. "Possibly, it is related to computers with the Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard in them," he said.

Johansson also spelled out workarounds for both problems on his blog. The HP issue can be solved by disabling the intelppm.sys driver, while the second fix requires the user to plug in a USB flash drive before booting."

Doesn't really sound like a Microsoft mistake, they may share some blame though. I've installed the leaked and the official SP3 on many computers (notebooks; retail and homebuilt desktops) without a hitch.

Thanks go to the OP for the heads up in case I run into such a problem in the future.

ShadowFold · May 11, 2008

Keiki said:
So this only affects amd machines... M$ and Intel alliance?

Aparently only HP's with AMDs

dark2099 · May 11, 2008

And ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe mobo.

thebeephaha · May 11, 2008

SP3 also made me reactivate my workstation for some retarded reason... It kept thinking my LEGAL RETAIL key was bogus. I had to call the activation center twice.

HussanAli · May 13, 2008

Windows Vista Rocks.

thebeephaha · May 13, 2008

Thanks for that informative comment... Tho, I dunno how much it rocks on your P3 1.2GHz and 512MB SDRAM, thats like against the laws of physics or something. :confused:

Snake05 · May 13, 2008

I figured this would happen soon enough. Luckly it isn't as big of a problem as Vista's SP1 and Nvidia's problem.

beyond_amusia · May 13, 2008

thebeephaha said:
Thanks for that informative comment... Tho, I dunno how much it rocks on your P3 1.2GHz and 512MB SDRAM, thats like against the laws of physics or something.

Vista Home Basic needs only 800MHz and 512 RAM.... anything other addition requires a 1GHz CPU and 512 MB of RAM (Although even M$ recomends 1GB at the very least...)

I put SP3 onto an XP system, and the cracked Luna theme stopped working completely, leavin me with an error message and a Windows 2000 GUI... I managed to fix it though with 3 minutes of googling.

There will be a few errors showin up, as with any SP release.

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