sp2 problems

[painbird]

here are my specs,

gigabyte k8n-pro sli

athlon 64 3200

ati x800gto

1gb geil ddr 400

200gb sata hd

every time i try to install xp2 windows will not boot up. the bios will load, get to the 'verifying dmi pool data' then reboot. i've checked gigabyte's page to see if it's a mobo issue and they have nothing on their site.

i have the new bios, F8, is the version. i did a clean install and then downloaded from winupdate. i also tried loading default settings to the bios and the same problem occured.

i also got a real slip streamed disc from microsoft and the install still did not work.

thanks

[Tarun]

As of this time, there is no SP2 for the x64 series of Windows XP*.

*To my knowledge.

[LLXX]

As of this time, there is no SP2 for the x64 series of Windows XP*.

*To my knowledge.

I doubt he's using 64-bit XP, as there is a separate Forum for that (http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=104) Edited August 17, 2006 by LLXX

[markajm]

this page http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm lists a bunch of reasons for your error.

it sounds more hardware related than software.

did you just update the bios? sometimes that can cause more problems than it solves. try an older version

[painbird]

the odd thing is my pc works fine with sp1. no hang ups no problems. why would sp2 change all that?

and i am not using x64 XP.

[T D]

Try running Xpress Recovery (if u have the disc).

Edited August 17, 2006 by T D

[Takeshi]

Does it boot in Safe Mode?

something to do with EVP?

Your query is really "failure to boot after installing SP2", rather than "cannot install SP2".

Edited August 17, 2006 by Takeshi