RE: Install Of SP2 Freezes/Hangs Part Way Though The Install!
From: BAR (BAR_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/24/05
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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 01:23:04 -0800
No finite response here, one would expect that the answer should be available
from Dell or be on their website.
There is another possibility that you could explore.
Look to other advice as to how to 'slipstream' SP2 into an installation CD,
and then attempt that method.
Another suggestions would be to reduce the hardware environment to the bare
minimum. That is to say:
Minimal Memory
Remove any but the most mandatory plug in adapter from the Mobo [leave only
the AGP Card]
Unplug all but one Optical Drive
Unplug all but one HDD
Unplug the Floppy Drive
Unplug all peripherals [printer, scanner etc] leave only keyboard and mouse
Thus get down to a System Unit with, 1 X HDD, 1 X Optical Drive, I X Mouse,
1 X Keyboard, 1 X Display Adapter Card [unless you have an onboard adapter].
Clean install XP and then Activate. Now attempt the SP2 upgrade.
Only when completed, should you attach other devices - one at a time
"egus4673" wrote:
> After formatting the HD and clean installing XP w/ SP1a on a Dell Dimension
> 4600, all updates up to and before SP2 go off without a hitch. But this
> computer is being stubborn about taking SP2! Each time I've tried, no matter
> what combination of updates, firewall, antispy, et cetera, it hangs or
> freezes at the same point in the install and I'm forced to abort by powering
> down. After powering up again, Windows attempts to restore the old files,
> then Windows will reboot, but says it is in a very unstable state and I have
> to start all over again. After at least 8 attempts at installing SP2
> (including reformatting and clean installing each time), I just gave up on it
> and stuck with a very updated SP1a version on XP. After reading the posts on
> the thread, I've noticed I'm not the only one that has an issue with this.
> Although all the attempts at answers are well meaning, they don't really
> answer the question at hand, which is "Why does this !@#$%^ update not take"?
> It doesn't seem to be a BIOS issue, as a few of the folks with this issue
> said that they are up to date with it. I myself have tried with a few
> differant releases of my particular BIOS, both old and new. It doesn't
> appear to be a software issue, because my experiences are with a clean
> install, attempted both with and without firewall, antispy, et al installed.
> It doesn't appear to be an issue with the Windows Update website, as I have
> installed SP2 on many a system through it without problems, and a couple of
> folks have said they have even tried with the CD as well as the website with
> the same results. Are there possibly just certain combinations of CPUs,
> chipsets, motherboards, and/or PCI based gadgetry that don't play well with
> SP2? A comprehensive listing of such is nowhere to be found in any fashion
> on any website. Anybody in the know have any kind of scoop on this matter?
> We the frustrated would be very grateful for such right now.......
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