I had XP with SP2 running for months. My hard drive crashed three weeks ago.
I installed a new hard drive and re-installed XP, and all updates, but after
SP2 is downloaded and restarts, it crashes. I end up un-installing SP2. Any
ideas on what is wrong?

Cary;
Do you have all the latest Windows XP drivers?
What else is different?

Follow the Service Pack Installation checklist:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"CARY" <CARY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:317F1997-1ABB-46BE-8DF9-27B3F0655C20@microsoft.com...
>I had XP with SP2 running for months. My hard drive crashed three weeks
>ago.
> I installed a new hard drive and re-installed XP, and all updates, but
> after
> SP2 is downloaded and restarts, it crashes. I end up un-installing SP2.
> Any
> ideas on what is wrong?

Yes to latest drivers. I have tried installing SP2 from Microsoft updates
website as well as off a CD-Rom that a friend has. Both end up with the same
result. Installation goes fine until restart, then I have problems and end up
restarting again in SAFE MODE and restoring to an earlier time and then
uninstalling SP2

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> Cary;
> Do you have all the latest Windows XP drivers?
> What else is different?
>
> Follow the Service Pack Installation checklist:
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "CARY" <CARY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:317F1997-1ABB-46BE-8DF9-27B3F0655C20@microsoft.com...
> >I had XP with SP2 running for months. My hard drive crashed three weeks
> >ago.
> > I installed a new hard drive and re-installed XP, and all updates, but
> > after
> > SP2 is downloaded and restarts, it crashes. I end up un-installing SP2.
> > Any
> > ideas on what is wrong?
>
>
>

The trick can be finding what is different now since it worked before.
What is different? Hardware, Drivers? Installed software?
Virus, spyware, malware etc?

Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist very carefully.
If it is still a new installation, you could start over and reinstall.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"CARY" <CARY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:99DEC237-42C0-4B71-8F05-779D9CB77690@microsoft.com...
> Yes to latest drivers. I have tried installing SP2 from Microsoft updates
> website as well as off a CD-Rom that a friend has. Both end up with the
> same
> result. Installation goes fine until restart, then I have problems and end
> up
> restarting again in SAFE MODE and restoring to an earlier time and then
> uninstalling SP2
>
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Cary;
>> Do you have all the latest Windows XP drivers?
>> What else is different?
>>
>> Follow the Service Pack Installation checklist:
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
>>
>> --
>> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
>> http://www.dts-l.org
>>
>>
>> "CARY" <CARY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:317F1997-1ABB-46BE-8DF9-27B3F0655C20@microsoft.com...
>> >I had XP with SP2 running for months. My hard drive crashed three weeks
>> >ago.
>> > I installed a new hard drive and re-installed XP, and all updates, but
>> > after
>> > SP2 is downloaded and restarts, it crashes. I end up un-installing SP2.
>> > Any
>> > ideas on what is wrong?