XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Sun, 18 May 2008 14:21:21 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:21:21 +0800

Originally posted by Fire Star:

I thought sp2 was the end of it the ultimate but now a sp3? Are they trying to confuse things up.

SP3 was supposedly to be released a few years ago, but MS delayed it till now.

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by alwaysdisturbed @ Sun, 18 May 2008 13:06:30 +0800

alwaysdisturbed — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:06:30 +0800

Originally posted by Fire Star:

I thought sp2 was the end of it the ultimate but now a sp3? Are they trying to confuse things up.

high demand for the continuity of XP while vista keep screwing things up.

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by Fire Star @ Sun, 18 May 2008 12:48:46 +0800

Fire Star — Sun, 18 May 2008 12:48:46 +0800

I thought sp2 was the end of it the ultimate but now a sp3? Are they trying to confuse things up.

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Sun, 18 May 2008 01:34:42 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:34:42 +0800

Well... that is good news. I have installed SP1 and SP3 on a couple of computers and all are running fine.

As my PCs are DIY, it doesn't cause much issues.

Problems are with non-DIY PCs MOSTLY.

Due to tech laziness, problems occur...

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by MyPillowTalks @ Sun, 18 May 2008 01:32:18 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:32:18 +0800

up till now my sp3 on xp and sp1 on vista is running fine

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Sun, 18 May 2008 01:25:14 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:25:14 +0800

I will still say no. Crashing PCs, especially HP and Compaq ones, are caused by idiots over at HP.

Other issues are not caused MS directly, but well... you could say so. Possibly due to the lack of testing because the release of betas and RCs are pretty limited. Even when it went public, not many tested it, severely limiting the test results.

It happened in Vista SP1 pre-requisite update as well, when a patch that will allow SP1 to be installed crashed Vista. The low number of Vista users, coupled with manufacturing idiots who refused to provide updated drivers stop many from testing. This again, limits the results in a bad way and as a result of that, crashed it.

One could still say it's MS fault for releasing things that's half-baked, but you can't blame them either when PC manufacturers don't cooperate.

Changing to Vista won't solve your problems anyway. Those PC manufacturers need to be taught a lesson one fine day.

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by wonderamazement @ Sun, 18 May 2008 01:18:35 +0800

wonderamazement — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:18:35 +0800

i think they trying to motivate ppl into moving on to Vista

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Sun, 18 May 2008 01:16:30 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:16:30 +0800

Originally posted by kenn3th:

i m wondering if microsoft did this deliberately just to make users go to vista...

No.

Problem was caused primarily by idiots at HP.

Those not using HP, well, that's another issue.

https://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by kenn3th @ Wed, 14 May 2008 16:00:16 +0800

kenn3th — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:00:16 +0800

Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

______________ is

i have to agree

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by MyPillowTalks @ Wed, 14 May 2008 15:57:51 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:57:51 +0800

Originally posted by kenn3th:

your xp is ______ one

______________ is

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by kenn3th @ Wed, 14 May 2008 11:02:54 +0800

kenn3th — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:02:54 +0800

Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

im on amd athlon xp 2400! no probs so far

mine is sp3 leaked version

your xp is ______ one

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by airgrinder @ Tue, 13 May 2008 23:47:21 +0800

airgrinder — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:47:21 +0800

i dun update servce packs unless they're out for a while. hoho

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by Shotgun @ Tue, 13 May 2008 23:31:46 +0800

Shotgun — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:31:46 +0800

Use Virtual PC Or VMWare!

Run Vista / or XP as the host OS, and do most of ur work in Virtual PCs. Switch of auto update for Host, and update on ur virtual machines first, before updating host. Saves lots of trouble!

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by manyu882 @ Tue, 13 May 2008 20:50:17 +0800

manyu882 — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:50:17 +0800

no prob so far. on intel pentium M processor

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by MyPillowTalks @ Tue, 13 May 2008 19:06:04 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:06:04 +0800

im on amd athlon xp 2400! no probs so far

mine is sp3 leaked version

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by thoreldan @ Tue, 13 May 2008 09:07:36 +0800

thoreldan — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:07:36 +0800

i updated to sp3 over the weekend..

didnt notice any differences...boot up speed is the same...my programs work the same

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by playmemory @ Tue, 13 May 2008 08:56:53 +0800

playmemory — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:56:53 +0800

Previously when upgrading from XP SP1 to SP2 i faced problems on ATA driver issue on older IDE chipset and system keep on auto reboot. Some drivers provided by microsoft is a crap that's is the main reason why the system cannot boot up.

Guess let them solve the issue and wait for the stable release.

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by kenn3th @ Mon, 12 May 2008 22:12:34 +0800

kenn3th — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:12:34 +0800

i m wondering if microsoft did this deliberately just to make users go to vista...

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by maurizio13 @ Mon, 12 May 2008 20:23:04 +0800

maurizio13 — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:23:04 +0800

even a higher handicapp.

little software support.

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by the Bear @ Mon, 12 May 2008 19:58:42 +0800

the Bear — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:58:42 +0800

luckily i'm using an iMac

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by hiphop2009 @ Mon, 12 May 2008 19:49:49 +0800

hiphop2009 — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:49:49 +0800

luckily i rejected sp3's update.

coz i noe something is going to be screwed~

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by abao @ Mon, 12 May 2008 19:28:46 +0800

abao — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:28:46 +0800

luckily I refrained from updating my windows

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by ad3285 @ Mon, 12 May 2008 17:34:50 +0800

ad3285 — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:34:50 +0800

In summary,

MS just screwed some of their user base again.
Lucky nv happen on my AMD.

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots replied by kenn3th @ Mon, 12 May 2008 16:07:39 +0800

kenn3th — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:07:39 +0800

Installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 sends some PCs into an endless series of reboots, according to posts to a Microsoft support forum.

Jesper Johansson, a former program manager for security policy at Microsoft and a prominent Windows blogger, has worked with users to tentatively identify the problem as involving only machines using processors from Advanced Micro Devices.

Messages from frustrated users began accumulating on the XP SP3 support newsgroup Wednesday, just a day after Microsoft released the update to the general public.

,"I just installed Windows XP SP3 and after completing the processes and when the system reboots, the system cannot proceed to load the Windows," said a user labeled as "Olin" in a message that kicked off a long thread. "It just displays the flash screen of Windows then after it reboots again.

Most users who left messages on the forum said that they were unable to boot into Windows Safe mode.

Source: Neowin.net

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