RE: [Liveaboard] XP Service Pack 3 ProblemsOk, got this from a user list of computer techies I belong too: In response*, Microsoft decided to put back the workaround, and this article was updated May 28, 2008: 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 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/888372 Here are the two fixes from the article: Method 1
Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows To work around this issue, follow these steps: 1. Restart your computer in Safe Mode. For more information about Safe Mode in Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 315222 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/) A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP 2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. 3. Locate and then click the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ServicesIntelppm 4. In the right pane, right-click the Start entry, and then click Modify. 5. In the Value data box, type 4, and then click OK. 6. Quit Registry Editor. 7. Restart your computer. Method 2 To work around this issue, run the recovery console by using the Windows XP CD. Then, select the recovery option. To run the Recovery Console from the Windows XP startup disk or from the Windows XP CD, follow these steps: 1. Insert the Windows XP startup disk in the floppy disk drive. Or, insert the Windows XP CD in the CD drive. Then, restart the computer. Note If you are prompted, click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD drive. 2. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console. 3. If you have a dual-boot computer or a multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console. 4. When you are prompted, type the administrator password. Note Press ENTER if the administrator password is blank. 5. At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following command and Press ENTER. disable intelppm. 6. To exit the Recovery Console and to restart the computer, type exit at the Recovery Console command prompt, and then press ENTER. Hope this might help Noel -----Original Message----- From: Walter Knopf Sent: Fri, 30 May 2008 22:10:34 To: [email protected] Subject: [Liveaboard] XP Service Pack 3 Problems For those that are contemplating, but haven't patctched XP with SP3 here are some of the things to watch out for. Good article, witten by Brian Livingston (Windows Secrets books). http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080529/ Walter _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
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