Re: SP2 and MSI motherboards problem

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From: Chris Wood (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:18:24 -0600

Hi,

Look at these 2 links http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm
and
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;885626&Product=windowsxpsp2

This could be because you have a Prescott processor.

Chris Wood
Alberta Department of Energy
CANADA

<tiina.issakainen@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:287901c49e9b$051a84c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I have installed XP SP2 to 2 machines with MSI 875 and 845
> based motherboards. This causes sytem lockups (BAD ones).
>
> I have installed windows xp home end professional editions
> 3 times now for both of the machines with SP2 and MSI
> latest BIOS and MSI windows drivers (NO other SW, No virus
> protections etc.) and the same system freeze happens to
> both computers every 2-4 windows start - not even mouse
> works.
>
> Is there a severe compability issue between MSI and SP2 ?
> Is it BIOS or driver related ? Or what is going on ?
>
> Any other info about this.
>
>