Re: SP2 Upgrade No Go

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From: Cari \(MS MVP\) (Newsgroups1_at_coribright.com)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:25:59 -0700

Prescott CPU?

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7447 

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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com
"Peter" <XXpmpmpmXX@mindspring.com> wrote in message 
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>I tried upgrading one of my PCs to WinXP SP2 but no luck.  I got a message
> saying the upgrade was successful but I was not able to boot the PC after
> the upgrade.  I tried re-booting several times but no luck.  Safe Mode was
> also a no go.  Fortunately I had made an image file of my hard drive
> before I ran the upgrade (using Drive Image) so I was able to easily
> restore everything back to pre-upgrade.
>
> Here are the details of my system and upgrade process.  The PC has an ASUS
> P4C800E Deluxe motherboard with the latest BIOS.  I'm running WinXP Pro
> SP1 with all of the latest updates from Windows Update (except SP2).  As
> best I can tell, I have the latest updates for all of my applications and
> the latest drivers for everything.  Everything on the PC seems to be
> working normally.  For the SP2 upgrade I downloaded the big (270+ MB) file
> from the MS Web site and ran it.  It seemed to run normally and, as I
> said, I got a message saying that the upgrade was successful.
>
> After running the upgrade, when I tried to boot, the system BIOS went
> through its normal POST.  Then WinXP started.  I got the initial WinXP
> logo screen as usual but about 10 seconds later everything just stopped.
> No hard drive activity.  No booting.  The only way out was to press the
> hardware reset button on the PC.
>
> I don't know if this means anything but I did notice that on that initial
> WinXP logo screen, where it used to say "Windows XP Professional," after
> the upgrade it said "Windows XP."  The word "Professional" was no longer
> there.
>
> I have no clue what the problem is.  Any suggestions or clues appreciated!
>
> Peter
>
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