Update service pack 3 major problem

[Sachs Amsterdam@discussions.microsoft.com Peter Sachs Amsterdam]

Just installed service pack 3 and can not start in normal mode just in safe
mode. Can not recover the old version

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx
[NB: The above has been updated many times and now includes "a small tool
that will detect the IntelPPM problem and mitigate it before installing
(WinXP SP3)."]

Some other possible workarounds:

• Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to INTELPMM.OLD.

Other references:

• http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=187790#p187790

• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/09/windows_xp_sp3_reboots_crashes/

•
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9084418

• You receive a “Stop 0x0000007E” error message after you upgrade to Windows
XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a non-Intel-processor-based computer
(Revised 06 May-08)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888372

• Unsupported Sysprep scenarios:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828287

• HP and Compaq Desktop PCs: Computer Restarts after Displaying Stop Error
0x0000007E [after installing WinXP SP3]
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c01457284&dlc=en&lc=en&cc=us
• Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Upgrade Utility for systems with AMD processors
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&softwareitem=pv-60484-1&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
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