Vista Update causes reboot loop B5384

[Guest]

I have two machines with Vista on them. The one shown below, 1400 on a
Soltek, and on the latest a Athlon64 3500 with FX5950U on an Asrock combo
939. Dual boot with XP2

The fully updated installation on the 3500 is running perfectly, I'm posting
from it now.

The Soltek on the other hand is in a continuous reboot loop following the
updates 21 August (my time in Oz). Seems error reporting is involved
somewhere. The update has failed about 20 times. This has happened with that
machine before but it eventually got there in the end. This time, every boot,
it gets through a heap of startup stuff, but right at the end, it blue
screens, and loop de loop again.

I don't have aero or any extras running on it, it's slow enough already.
Understandable, but good to see it works on a very average machine. Until now
of course.

I've Restored it to before the update, to no avail. Any ideas might help.

Finally, I'm a member at PCPitstop.com. I have done some tests and I tell
you, the drivers for boards and video better improve soon. XP2 is much better
in terms of system speed and operation. Especially the video. I have nVidia
Beta drivers in this now, but they aren't much better than the MS ones on the
DVD.

Glad to be a Beta.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

The MS ones are from nVidia as well. If you are using 5384 you are 150
builds behind the EDW builds in use at MS. Did you think that 5384 would
improve over time? This is why we are all waiting for RC1.

 

[Chad Harris]

Wayne--

I'm not sure if you are trying to fix one of your Beta 2s--but have you
tried the F8 Windows Advanced Options or Startup Repair putting the DVD in
and going to setup and the recovery link on the lower left?

CH