XP SP3 - blue screen of death

[Guest Mick]

While SP3 was installing I got a BSOD. Now it won't boot into any safe mode

or normally. How can I uninstall the service pack changes? Thanks for any

replies.

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: XP SP3 - blue screen of death

 

>While SP3 was installing I got a BSOD. Now it won't boot into any safe mode

>or normally. How can I uninstall the service pack changes? Thanks for any

>replies.

 

How about trying "Last Known Good Configuration"?

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: XP SP3 - blue screen of death

 

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Mick wrote:

> While SP3 was installing I got a BSOD. Now it won't boot into any safe

> mode

> or normally. How can I uninstall the service pack changes? Thanks for any

> replies.

[Guest Jerry]

Re: XP SP3 - blue screen of death

 

WinXP SP3 tech net forum:

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=2010&SiteID=17

 

"Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:87425330-CFAF-4F50-907C-E82F0E6B7461@microsoft.com...

> While SP3 was installing I got a BSOD. Now it won't boot into any safe

> mode

> or normally. How can I uninstall the service pack changes? Thanks for any

> replies.

[Guest FrankieBoy]

RE: XP SP3 - blue screen of death

 

I have this issue with many Intel based ThinkPads at my company. I contacted

MS and they have no solution for getting SP3 on these machines except to

reinstall from an SP3 slipstreamed CD, not an option for me. Here are the

instructions that I used to uninstall SP3 and bring my PC back to life if

Safe Mode doesn't work:

 

If you have a SATA drive then go into the BIOS and enable compatability mode

for the hard drive. XP does not recognise the SATA drive.

 

Boot from the XP install CD and go into the Recovery Console (when selecting

Windows installation choose option 1 NOT enter)

 

Go into C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst and type "batch

spunist.txt"

 

After uninstall completes boot normally and run WINVER

If it says SP3 still then browse to the

C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst folder and double-click on

spuninst.exe