HP begs AMD PC owners to put XP SP3 on ice
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 16 May 2008 - 18:32 · 17 comments & 5900 views
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#1 Posted by RAID 0 on 16 May 2008 - 18:39
- I thought this effected Intel CPUs as well. What is it with the AMD chip that would cause problems? I did a slipstream install with SP3 on a AMD PC... no problems at all.
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#1.1 Posted by toadeater on 17 May 2008 - 07:14
- (RAID 0 said @ #1)I thought this effected Intel CPUs as well. What is it with the AMD chip that would cause problems? I did a slipstream install with SP3 on a AMD PC... no problems at all.
It has nothing to do with AMD chips or Microsoft. HP screwed up the installations.
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#2 Posted by daPhoenix on 16 May 2008 - 19:13
- The HP machines were installed with a power management driver that was designed for Intel - blows up with SP3.
They used the same image to roll out Intel and AMD boxes
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#2.1 Posted by +GreyWolfSC on 16 May 2008 - 20:07
- (daPhoenix said @ #2)The HP machines were installed with a power management driver that was designed for Intel - blows up with SP3.
They used the same image to roll out Intel and AMD boxes
That's interesting. All the haters here said is Microsoft's fault.
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#2.2 Posted by toadeater on 17 May 2008 - 07:21
- (GreyWolfSC said @ #2.1)That's interesting. All the haters here said is Microsoft's fault.
It once again comes down to the design of Windows being a house of cards. This SP3 install problem is caused by a single file. A single file. That's not a very robust OS design, is it?
This time it wasn't MS's fault, but this kind of thing is a Windows design problem, not a universal problem that other operating systems necessarily experience.
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#3 Posted by +warwagon on 16 May 2008 - 19:13
- ya I updated my moms pc, my other pc, and my laptop. All running AMD chips. My mom and my other have an AMD x2 chip while the other one has a turon All upgraded perfectly.
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#3.1 Posted by +GreyWolfSC on 16 May 2008 - 20:08
- (warwagon said @ #3)ya I updated my moms pc, my other pc, and my laptop. All running AMD chips. My mom and my other have an AMD x2 chip while the other one has a turon All upgraded perfectly.
Did you upgrade from the HP factory install, or were the PCs wiped and reinstalled with XP? -
#3.2 Posted by +warwagon on 16 May 2008 - 22:32
- (GreyWolfSC said @ #3.1)(warwagon said @ #3)ya I updated my moms pc, my other pc, and my laptop. All running AMD chips. My mom and my other have an AMD x2 chip while the other one has a turon All upgraded perfectly.
Did you upgrade from the HP factory install, or were the PCs wiped and reinstalled with XP?
well none of these computers where HP's. Though All where AMD's and All where upgraded to sp3 without a reinstall.
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#4 Posted by BBinder on 16 May 2008 - 21:08
- i presuming it only effects branded oems disks from Hp etc
as i have an oem copy but its only microsoft branded, although i got sp3 installed i didnt have any reboots if i do a slipstream install this weekend i wont be having reboot problem will i?
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#5 Posted by ajua on 16 May 2008 - 22:53
- Another reason to make fresh installs and to make custom hard disk images. However, this is not for the average computer use.
I don't know yet if this affects only HP or recovery cd's only, but for people with AMd chips, better have a backup at hand before trying to upgrade to SP3.
The news that Toshiba will bundle TrueImage with their laptops is a good idea, as long as they allow you to install trueimage without recovery cd's, this way, you install clena, customize, and make images.
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#7 Posted by Airlink on 17 May 2008 - 02:32
- In other (but fake) news, HP today begged Microsoft not to push Vista on it's customers.
Bill Gates was reportedly amused, while Steve Balmer broke out into a nonsensical tirade and then randomly began breaking stuff. Former AMD executives could not be reached for comment at the unemployment office.
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#8 Posted by display name on 17 May 2008 - 03:51
- Zero issues here, I call crap.
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#9 Posted by soldier1st on 17 May 2008 - 05:25
- sp3 hasent caused any problems not even an hp system had any problems.
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#10 Posted by ecotrojan on 17 May 2008 - 09:06
- Ahhhh.
Good old Vista -
#10.1 Posted by daPhoenix on 18 May 2008 - 09:32
- (ecotrojan said @ #10)Good old Vista
The same would happen on Vista as well - it would blindly load the device driver.
Nice try tho', too bad you don't realize what you're talking about and effectively made yourself look like a completely idiot. Which I doubt it far from the truth. :p
"HP is working diligently with Microsoft on a software update and will be proactively distributing a patch this week through HP Update that will prevent this error from occurring," said the computer giant in a statement. "HP recommends consumers with AMD-based desktops wait until after HP's or Microsoft's updates have been deployed on their systems to install Service Pack 3."