Comments on: XP SP3 is out!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:25:09 +0000

John, I had a boot issues after SP3 install, too. I was able to get around it by booting into DOS. If you can find a way to get to DOS and access your C: drive (or whatever drive windows is installed on)…

type:

cd system32

[Enter]

ren gdi32.dll gdi32.old

[Enter]

cd C:\windows\servicepackfiles\i386

[Enter]

Copy gdi32.dll c:\windows\system32\

[Enter]

exit

[Enter]

—————-
You can recover the renamed gdi32.old if it ends up causing more problems.
Since there’s too many ways for SP3 to go wrong, there’s no guarantee that this will work for you, of course. Please don’t blame me!
My scenario was that my PC would restart as soon as it started booting into Windows….and the loop would go on and on. After fixing the ol’ gdi32 file, I was back in business.

If all else fails…err….torrent and burn an XP CD using a spare computer maybe? But only if you’ve still got the XP license sticker on your machine ;-)

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:40:59 +0000

These are words of wisdom Mike :)

By: mikey Mike

mikey Mike — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:38:49 +0000

I am going to install this and test it on a virtual machine before I deploy it on any PC’s whatsoever.

By: John Giotta

John Giotta — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:26:45 +0000

I installed it last night and now Windows won’t boot. A message appears saying I should do a repair with the Windows Setup disk… if I had one. Sort of the problem with OEM recovery disks, no such thing as a Windows setup disk.

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:20:47 +0000

Hmmm, If Microsoft has only corrected the bug with their Dynamic Retail Management System, no, if there’s anything else, maybe!

In the end, I guess it depends on how many free time you have on your hands :)

By: TLP

TLP — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:26:22 +0000

I already installed RTM and slipstreamed it into a CD.
Should I do it again with this version?