Hi ---please help---in 2004 april-I purchased a computer from tiny

Processor—AMD ATHLON 64,3400+
OPERATING SYSTEM—MICROSOFT XP PROFESSIONAL
MEMORY—1024MB DDR RAM (2X 512MB)
HARD DISC 400GB 7200RPM ATA-100 DRIVE
GRAPHICS 256ATI RADEON 9800XT
MOTHERBOARD-MICROSTAR MS6741 MICRO ATX
MODEL S2830

I CANT INSTALL SP2----WHATS THE PROBLEM-AND WHAT CAN I DO TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM------THE SYSTEM CRASHES EVERY TIME I INSTALL--------------
MANY THANKS BARRIE M CHAPMAN
PS I DID NOT RESOLVE THE MATTER THO ? I DOWNLOADED-WINDOWS XP KB885626 FROM MICROSOFT---SOMETHING TO DO WITH BIOS----

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Originally posted by: barriebev
Hi ---please help---in 2004 april-I purchased a computer from tiny

Processor—AMD ATHLON 64,3400+
OPERATING SYSTEM—MICROSOFT XP PROFESSIONAL
MEMORY—1024MB DDR RAM (2X 512MB)
HARD DISC 400GB 7200RPM ATA-100 DRIVE
GRAPHICS 256ATI RADEON 9800XT
MOTHERBOARD-MICROSTAR MS6741 MICRO ATX
MODEL S2830

I CANT INSTALL SP2----WHATS THE PROBLEM-AND WHAT CAN I DO TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM------THE SYSTEM CRASHES EVERY TIME I INSTALL--------------
MANY THANKS BARRIE M CHAPMAN
PS I DID NOT RESOLVE THE MATTER THO ? I DOWNLOADED-WINDOWS XP KB885626 FROM MICROSOFT---SOMETHING TO DO WITH BIOS----

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Error message would be nice to see. No more CAPs.

Uninstall video drivers. Go back to standard VGA drivers. Video drivers can cause problems restarting. Run anti-virus scan to make sure no viruses exist. Uninstall anti-virus software, spam, spyware, firewall, and any other utilities. Run chkdsk (error checking) and defrag on all drives. Empty all temp files.

Don't overclock while running OS or service pack installs. This can cause issues.





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Originally posted by: mckennma
Error message would be nice to see. No more CAPs.

Uninstall video drivers. Go back to standard VGA drivers. Video drivers can cause problems restarting. Run anti-virus scan to make sure no viruses exist. Uninstall anti-virus software, spam, spyware, firewall, and any other utilities. Run chkdsk (error checking) and defrag on all drives. Empty all temp files.

Don't overclock while running OS or service pack installs. This can cause issues.

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no error message---had to start computer in safe mode and do a system restore

I've heard of some people having problems installing SP2 over SP1. Try removing SP1 if it's installed.

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