: Why would you be running the ATI Catalyst driver if you have an nVidia
video
: card, or did I misunderstand something there?:
: SC Tom
5tulips here: I don't know. I'm just the user here. I had an idea I was
running on plain vga for awhile. I had a tech come to fix another problem
and he is the one who added the ATI Catalyst driver and control panel (very
old display adapter is ATI RADEON 7200 series), but he didn't talk about a
problem. I just went to take a look at my build's log of installations. The
nVidia wasn't a video card. It was a sound card. Like Forrest Gump, "That's
all I can tell you about that."
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5tulips
: ============================
: : > It started to look good when I first started to read. I have a custom
: > built
: > Computer (not OEM-HP); but now see that there is a possible video driver
: > problem (from personal experience, I know about that driver problem-
have
: > been blaming it on trojans, but never could find them - have been having
: > that problem since rebuild with new ASUS motherboard and the ATI
Catalyst
: > driver and nVidia driver (graphics board). Have already decided last
month
: > I
: > probably should replace the very old display adapter.
: >
: > Actually, as I'm reading your suggested material, it was the Jesper
: > article
: > that I first heard about the problem of AMD and SP3, but it would have
: > been
: > at the very beginning of the discovery of trouble and before the
: > investigation set in. Later, I apparently was not aware that people were
: > really working on the problem, and never saw any later notes about it.
: >
: > But I'm glad I asked the question one more time - it looks like I'm not
a
: > candidate for installing SP3 (the motherboard, the display adapter, the
: > driver). I'll just keep up my backups and wait for "the really big one"
: > (crash) - then new hardware and hope Windows 7 is ready by then.
: >
: > Thanks very much for the reading material. Everyone working on this
: > problem
: > deserves accolades. Thanks R. Babbitt. This is the confirmation I
needed.
: > --
: > 5tulips
: >
: > ........................................
: > : > : On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:13:23 -0400, "5tulips"
: > :
: > : >Its time I installed SP3, but have put it off because I'm still
looking
: > for
: > : >the answer to my final question.
: > : >
: > : >Some time ago, I read that if you have an AMD processor, there could
be
: > : >trouble when installing SP3. In that same article, the possible
: > 'trouble'
: > : >was not identified, nor were there any instructions I should take
care
: > of
: > : >(in regard to the AMD processor) before I install SP3.
: > :
: > : Problem appears to be one mainly afflicting certain computers made by
: > : HP.
: > :
: > :
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Windows-XP-SP3,5334.html
: > :
: > : and here:
: > :
: > :
: >
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/19/Microsoft-will-block-endless-reboot_1.html
: > :
: > : full results of Google search:
: > :
: > :
: >
http://www.google.com/search?q=xp+s...ent-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS284US284&aq=t
: > : >
: > : >Is there a specific answer for this? Here are my specs:
: > : >AMD Athlon XP 3000+
: > : >2.09 GHz, 1.50 GB of RAM
: > : >
: > : >In Device Manager, the manufacturer is Advanced Micro Devices,
located
: > on
: > : >Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System.
: > : >
: > : >The driver details read: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\amdk7.sys
: > : >
: > : >My computer operating system reads:
: > : >5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
: > : >
: > : >Details tab: ACPI\AUTHENTICAMD_-_X86_FAMILY_6_MODEL_10\_0
: >
: >
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