From today's Infoworld e-letter: XP SP3 CRIPPLES SOME PCS WITH ENDLESS REBOOTS: Installing Windows XP SP3 sends some PCs into an endless series of reboots. A Windows blogger has tentatively identified XP SP3's problem as involving machines using processors from AMD. Read on:
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3223900/121487987/113033/0/ Fred Holmes At 11:41 PM 5/8/2008, Richard P. wrote: >Gee, I feel so privileged to be the only one :-) It is amazing (and >scary), how fast Google categorizes this stuff. > >After checking the event logs, the first entry after the successful >installation of SP3 log is: > > * The process winlogon.exe has initiated the restart of 4DACD0EA75 > for the following reason: No title for this reason could be found > * Minor Reason: 0x10 > * Shutdown Type: reboot > * Comment: Windows XP Service Pack 3 > >Well at least the computer doesn't know why it failed to start either. This >doesn't help much though. After this error point it would not boot up >successfully until I went into the safe mode. It is interesting to note that >the above Event Log was categorized as "Informational". > >I'll take a look at the drivers to see what I can do. > >Thanks for your help. > >Richard P. > > >Jeff wrote: >>Hard to say, but it wouldn't hurt to re-apply them just the same. I have >>had drivers go bad on me. Check the event log and see if anything shows up >>in there that might help. >> >>Funny note...I googled the full STOP error you put in below, and the *only* >>hit I got was your original email off the mail archive. >> >>http://tinyurl.com/6mc6vr >> >>So, yes, it appears that you are the only person in the world this is >>happening to, so far. >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>What's the best (easiest), way to check all of the drivers? Or do I >>>have >>>to go through them one by one and try to update each one individually? >>>When I went to Compaq's website for my model, I didn't see anything >>>which indicated that new drivers were available: >>> >>>http://tinyurl.com/5aco9c >>> >>>I don't see any previous driver versions listed so I'm assuming that >>>what is on my computer is current. Or am I missing something? >>> >>> >>>>Stop: 0x0000007E (0xc0000005, 0xBAAD8756, 0xBACC3430, 0xBACC312c) >>>> ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
