Xp SP3 - Bombed

Well, after three attempts with different configurations each time, system restore was the only way to get me out of deep s**t. There seems to be some memory conflicts or else the update doesn't like AMD Athlon chips. I hate it when the computer crashes...it so seldom happens and when it does it is very disconcerting.

I had no trouble with SP2 or any of the 140 plus other updates in the last year or so.

Will lay low for awhile until I hear of others who may have had the same problem. I also downloaded the iso cd version so I don't have to go to the internet while experimenting and waste time with MS update.

Has anyone else experienced problems, or am I the only one?

Before I started, I released Spybot S&D from its security settings and any other pgms that I knew had similar settings. Also uninstalled anything that might have caused trouble...but I may have missed something, somewhere. The added enhancements that SP3 supposedly provides are not that thrilling and awesome anyway, so no big deal.

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