Its reported by various users that Windows XP service pack 3 causes problems to machines who have installed Norton internet security 2008. Once SP3 is installed the device manager apparently remains empty, network connections are not found. There are also reports that Norton’s security software no longer runs once SP3 is installed because the registry keys for the program are incorrect – containing several thousand interlocking entries that start with the string $%&'(. The software reportedly runs fine once these entries have been deleted.
Norton has put the blame on Microsoft saying that its some bug with the SP3. But they also have released a fix for the same problem. Norton is unable to explain why this happens only to their product.
My small advice to the readers is that uninstall Norton internet security 2008 before you upgrade to SP3.
Posted on June 16th, 2008 in Others) by admin | 0 Comments »
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We had reported a relentless restart problem on AMD PCs after installing the service pack 3 for XP. It was due to a driver incompatibility arose due to use of intel images for AMD machines. The following are two solutions to the problem.
HP solution for XP SP3 Restart Bug:
* Boot Computer in Safe Mode
* Use Windows Explorer to browse to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers
* Right-click intelppm.sys and rename it to XXXintelppm.syx
* Restart Windows
If the computer is unable to boot into safe mode do the following:
* Press F8 during startup and load the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console
* Type the number that corresponds to your Windows installation
* Log in as an administrator
* Type cd c:\windows\system32\drivers at the command prompt
* Type rename intelppm.sys XXXintelppm.syx
* Restart Windows
The Microsoft fix for the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Restart Bug:
* Boot the Computer into Safe Mode
* Press Windows R, type regedit, hit enter
* Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Intelppm
* right-click the Start entry in the right pane and select modify
* Enter 4 in the Value Data box
* Close regedit, restart the computer
After 8 years the windows service pack is again creating some serious trouble. The first major service pack trouble was in 2000. PCs running over 350Mhz of speed crashed and caused irreparable damage to the CPUs after a service pack install. This time its the windows XP service pack 3, which is causing all the trouble and the trouble is all for AMD machines.
The troubles are seeing on machines sold by HP. After the service pack install the machines are continuously rebooting and not allowing the users to enter safe mode. Microsoft has discovered the reason for this and says its a mistake committed by HP. The troubles are caused by a driver for power management.
In machines supplied by HP the windows image used on both intel and AMD machines are the same. This causes to install intel power management driver for AMD machines also. Installing the service pack will unleash the trouble of AMD machines.
Microsoft has announced that its office 2007 users will start receiving automatic office 2007 service pack 1 updates by the mid of june. The service pack is expected to tweak performance issues with the software and fix minor bugs. The main focus would be on increasing the stability of the software rather than on adding more features and enhancements.
The distribution of the service pack will be automatic, but all users wont get the updates initially. Every time a service pack release happens there is tremendous demand for it and microsoft servers are chocked. So they are planning to timely release so that the servers are not over loaded.
