SP2 and OEM (Gateway) XP.

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I had the same problem with one of my machines. I couldn't go back to the
last best boot or a normal boot. Only Safe Mode. Finally I did get a
message that "Sorry but Windows is shutting down because"......and it
indicated that my graphics card was at fault. I removed and replace the
card and everything went smooth as silk. Just telling you so that maybe you
might make sure that all hardware has been "signed" by Microsoft.

Just a thought!!


"Denzil Hathway" <hathway@cox.net> wrote in message
news:jx52d.238014$Lj.204815@fed1read03...
>I dropped a note to the group on this a while ago and wrote to Gateway
>twice
> too. Nobody responded. I write again because I seemingly have confirmed
> earlier suspicions. Microsoft won't deal with me. They turn me back to
> Gateway ... who don't respond to my e-mails!
>
> I installed SP2 from MS's CD and also by download and couldn't boot back
> into normal Windows XP. After uninstalling SP2 in Safe Mode I could boot
> normally again. I installed a new 120 Gig HDD that I had promised myself
> and
> clean installed the Gateway OEM XP that came with the machine. Again I
> installed SP2 from the CD and by automatic download.
>
> Same thing! Couldn't boot into normal Windows, but could after I
> uninstalled
> SP2 in Safe Mode. Anybody else get this? With Gateway not answering, how
> do
> I deal with it? I'd like to get into SP2 since I've been troubled with
> Internet Explorer irregularities and adware stuff. Don't tell me to buy a
> new copy of XP. We should be able to make this one work ... right? Denzil.
>
>