XP unstable after installing SP2

[peter]

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After installing SP2 my machine has become unstable
especially at start up when it repeatedly restarts during
bootup, or freezes during bootup and I have to press the
reset button. Sometimes I get the option to start in Safe
Mode etc., and if I choose Last Known Good Configuration,
it still freezes. When Windows eventually starts loading
I get the dreaded blue screen (disk check) and if I'm
lucky Windows then starts up. After a successful start
up, the machine may crash and automatically restart
after, say, clicking on something and the whole rigmarole
begins all over again.
Any helpful suggestions will be very welcome.

 

[Guest]

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Please try these:

Clean Temporary Internet Files, Cookies and other temporary files:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindowstempfiles.htm

Clean Windows Startup and hidden Startup:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindowsstartup.htm

Check for errors and defragment hard drive:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindowsharddrive.htm

Spyware/Virus Removal and Prevention:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm
(Links to online virus scans on the same page)

If it doesn’t help, remove SP2 and see

How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm

for additional information.

Good Luck!


"Peter" wrote:

> After installing SP2 my machine has become unstable
> especially at start up when it repeatedly restarts during
> bootup, or freezes during bootup and I have to press the
> reset button. Sometimes I get the option to start in Safe
> Mode etc., and if I choose Last Known Good Configuration,
> it still freezes. When Windows eventually starts loading
> I get the dreaded blue screen (disk check) and if I'm
> lucky Windows then starts up. After a successful start
> up, the machine may crash and automatically restart
> after, say, clicking on something and the whole rigmarole
> begins all over again.
> Any helpful suggestions will be very welcome.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

Yeah, me too
In article <37e401c4abdb$31d50c90$a501280a@phx.gbl>, "Peter"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>After installing SP2 my machine has become unstable
>especially at start up when it repeatedly restarts during
>bootup, or freezes during bootup and I have to press the
>reset button. Sometimes I get the option to start in Safe
>Mode etc., and if I choose Last Known Good Configuration,
>it still freezes. When Windows eventually starts loading
>I get the dreaded blue screen (disk check) and if I'm
>lucky Windows then starts up. After a successful start
>up, the machine may crash and automatically restart
>after, say, clicking on something and the whole rigmarole
>begins all over again.
>Any helpful suggestions will be very welcome.