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rcillig

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Nebraska USA
My brother has a :

intell 2.4
elite group 661fx-m
512 pc 3200
fx 5200
80 gig maxtor


and when windows goes to install sp2 after the install the pc wont boot up gets stucks loading for hrs and wont boot only way to fix it is fresh install..... now he wants to install sp2 since windows update downloads it automatically. Now I built this pc and it runs great... never updated the bios or anything like that... all stock.

what is the problem why sp2 wont install ?

we have got sp2 running on 5 other machines wiht no problems but they are all amd's.

ty
rcillig
 
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=329002&highlight=critical+update

Critical Update for Windows XP (KB885626)
Overview
This non-security critical update helps resolve an issue where a limited number of systems running a BIOS without production support for Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Celeron D processors based on Prescott C-0 stepping can potentially hang on Windows XP Service Pack 2 installation. After you install this update, you may have to restart your computer.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...99-5d75-454f-ae07-b620727be8d8&DisplayLang=en
 
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