Re: SP2 Update: I Surrender!

Bob;
It is pointing at some incompatibility in your system if the other drive
runs OK.

Or perhaps the other drive is still to fresh and in that case you may have a
memory problem.
This tool can help check the memory but it is far from definitive if no
errors are found:
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
The variety of errors could support this theory.

Otherwise you may have to wait until you need to reinstall Windows XP

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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http://www.dts-l.org


"Bob Swieciki" <swieciki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Jupiter,

Loaded the spare drive with Win XP home and downloaded & installed SP2.
Everything fine.

Next Day. Felt brave and somewhat confident. Loaded SP2 on main drive.
Clean install no problems. All Security Center activated, firewall up,
updates on & the system was seeing Computer Associates ezAntiVirus, my
current av program.

Next day system starts showing signs of instability....programs
skitterish, locking up & not responding

-Then Security Center says it is unavailable because it was 'stopped'. I
know I didn't stop it. Following the directions to restart Security Center
did not prod it to start.

-Here come my 'lil' friends...error messages.

Dialog box Windows Product Activation. A problem is preventing Windows
from accurately checking the license for this computer. Error
Code:0x800703e6. (Note. The next time I saw this box the Error Code was:
0x900700f.)

Dialog box Windows Registry Recovery. One of the files containing the
system's registry data had to be recovered by use of a log or alternate
copy. The recovery was successful.

Next Windows would not start. Tried all 3 Users. Had to reboot using last
known good config.

I'm getting that bad feeling that had me swearing off SP2 in the first
place.

Calling all MVP's...Help!


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