I have an Opteron 148 processor. When installing Service Pack 3 my system crashed and I had to reinstall Windows. Our IT rep. said that SP3 is not compatible with AMD processors. Is this true? Is there a patch? What's happening now is that I can't upgrade some of my software because SP3 is required.

Actually, the problem is not AMD, it is a software problem.

Go here for more information:

https://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx

Apparently, there are certain OEM images that when upgrading to SP3, accidentally load an intel driver instead of an amd driver.

Seriously... Flat out LIE!


You're IT guy should get a job at Burger King...


And people wonder why IT is out sourced...

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Well, it's not as much a lie as he/she is lazy. There was a software issue but it was identified and resolved.

To not know that there is a resolution is just lazy.

You are right, it is lazy.

austinbike is totally correct, I wondered about the same thing, so What I did was buy a brand new copy of XP Pro with SP3 already slipstreamed into it from Newegg.

Not a problem.

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Thank you, austinbike! Finally, someone with a clue! I checked out the link and it's exactly what I was looking for.