Re: XP Pro System is hosed

So, I've rebuilt the system - AGAIN, and per TVeblen's recommendation,
I've not installed SP3. It's better than 24 hours since I finished the
rebuild, and the system has been stable with no errors logged in
either the System or Applications event log. To answer some of the
questions that have been posted here:

1. Jim - WRT to the AMD vs. HP problem: I've read multiple articles on
this topic, and it seems to be tied to systems that have been built
with a sysprep-type of image, that contains drivers for multiple
devices and CPUs. Those systems seem to have the problem with the
Intel power management feature getting turned on. Since my AMD system
isn't built that way, I don't see how that applies to my situation.

2. Larc - You asked if I had the correct SP3 installed. I was actually
originally running a pre-release version of SP3, which my system ran
just fine on for about 4 weeks. Right up until the day the official
release came out, and auto-updated my system and I came home and found
it hosed. The first time I rebuilt it, I had downloaded the full SP3
ISO image and burned it on to CD, and installed it that way when I
rebult my system. I went straight from the base install that include
SP1a to SP3. That died shortly therafter, so the next time I rebuilt
it, I applied SP2, then SP3 from my disk. THAT died shortly
thereafter, so I installed SP2, then let Microsoft Update apply SP3.
THAT died too! So - I've had just about every flavor of SP3 you can
get...

3. Dave W - I think your information is dated. The RTM version of SP3
was officially released on April 21st, and then released via Windows
Update on May 6th - the day my system got hosed the first time. Why
did I reinstall it? I must be a glutton for punishment! :-) Actually,
the first time my system was hosed, happened to be the day that
Comcast was working on the lines in my neighborhood, and I was
optimistic that it was just a case of the update being interrupted. I
have no excuse for the subsequent times. I guess I'm just an optimist.
Or crazy!

4. Claude Hopper - See response #2.

Thanks everyone for weighing in. I'll report back on how this goes,
and if I happen to learn anything about SP3, I'll be sure to share it
back. Cheers! - Pat
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Relevant Pages

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