Re: Dell Dimension E521+Windows XP MCE 2005+SP3 Experience

I have a e521 AMD 5600+,I had no problem installing SP3 on XP MCE 2005
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To anyone interested,
Before you do a SP3 upgrade, I can't stress enough, that you should
purchase
a backup or imaging program like Acronis TrueImage, (version 10 or higher
should be your choice.) Make a backup/image of your current OS, so if you
have problems, you can easily return to a working copy of your OS. Saves
alot of grey hair, and headaches.

If you have the following Dell PC (or other models) with an AMD Processor,
and using the image that was installed by the factory, you have run into
the
reboot problem that occured after installing XP SP3 update:

(My Configuration)
Dell Dimension E521
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2 Ghz
3 GB of RAM
80 GB Primary HDD
500 GB Secondary HDD
Windows XP MCE 2005
Using the restore image from the factory/hidden partition.
MS LifeCam VX-6000
Windows Live Messenger (current version)

There is a fixed mentioned on the net to change a registry setting in XP,
before trying to install XP SP3. This did not work for me. After making a
backup of the keys listed below, I deleted/removed the following registry
Keys:

1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\intelppm
2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\intelppm
Or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet00X\Services\intelppm (Random
ControlSet #)

These keys will have a reference of:
"DisplayName: Intel Processor driver"
Dword: Start
Value: 4 (Hex) (This value did not work for me.)

I did not have to remove the following keys, because it referred to an
event
log. The upgrade worked, and I left the keys there in the registry.

3.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\System\intelppm
4.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\Eventlog\System\intelppm

After the upgrade, things may still be a little sluggish still, I found
that
I had to remove, then reinstall, or upgrade several IM programs,
digital/web
cameras and their drivers/programs, some Dell Hardware drivers, etc... I
also upgraded from MS Media Player10 to 11. Had sound issues. Do these
changes after the SP3 upgdate not before. Also do another Microsft/Windows
Update check.

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