Re: XP Service Pack 2 causes computer to hang on boot
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Date: 08/12/04
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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 23:51:19 GMT
I have a Prescott (2.8E) as well. I didn't try disabling the cache, but
I did try disabling Hyperthreading, and that didn't do anything.
As has been mentioned in some other posts in here, I have SATA as my
only drive. I've read through the posts, and it's not quite clear which
one seems to be the problem.
I've tried to enable boot logging, but there is never a file written to
the disk.
Nikos Andreou wrote:
> Hi Benjamin
>
> It seems that there is a problem with several users. I already replied to
> one so far. I have exactly the same problem. Either boot (normal or safe) it
> freezes after a few passes of the bar on the winXP logo screen. My config is:
>
> P4@3.0GHz PRESCOTT, Apogee 9PJL mobo, 1.5GB or RAM, 80 Gig SATA WD, Asus
> Radeon 9600XT/TVD.
>
> I applied the SP2 in two ways:
>
> a) By executing the exe while on a 'clean' install of winXP with SP1.
> b) By a slipstreamed CD.
>
> In both cases I have the same problem.
>
> I thought to play a bit with the BIOS settings. I focuses on DISABLING CPU
> L1\L2 Cache. After doing so, the computer passes that point and boots
> normally but everything is reaaaaaaaaaaally slow. I tried to phone MS in
> Greece, but they couldn't find anything in the knowledge base. I recommend
> phoning them too. The more the incidents, the more they will be forced to
> look after the problem. Let me know if it works, but it seems to me that you
> will pass that point after disabling the L1\L2 Cache...
>
> Regards
>
> Nikos
>
>
> "Benjamin Walling" wrote:
>
>
>>I tried using the repair install, but it left the computer in a very
>>bad state (most hardware devices were not working). I did a new
>>install, erasing the original Windows directory (not formatting drive,
>>though). It came up fine. Before installing any new programs or
>>drivers, I figured that would be a good time to install SP2, so there
>>wouldn't be any conflicts.
>>
>>I'm back in the same spot - it won't boot. Safe mode doesn't work.
>>VGA mode doesn't work.
>>
>><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<37ef01c47eea$094684c0$a401280a@phx.gbl>...
>>
>>>Have you tried booting with VGA?
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>After successfully installing SP2 (from MSDN ISO image)
>>>
>>> on a spare
>>>
>>>>machine at work, I tried it on my home PC. It nows hangs
>>>
>>> on boot.
>>>
>>>>Running safe mode reveals that it is hanging at
>>>
>>> AGP440.sys, but even
>>>
>>>>safe mode won't boot. Neither will "last known good".
>>>>
>>>>What now?
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
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