XP Home SP2 Nightmare

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David Miller

Installed SP2 onto Home Edition from CD, rebooted system,
and got the blue screen of death
saying "Page_Fault_in_NonPage_Area" -- and then the
system automatically reboots -- over and over again.
Tried Safe Mode -- same problem.

How can I uninstall upgrade if I can't get into windows?

Help ---Please

Dave Miller
 
Tried your suggestion --but after entering Recovery and
typing in the required command lines -- you have to
remove CD and reboot. Upon reboot -- the whole error
process starts over again and windows never completes
it's load process.
According to instructions, you have to use removal
wizard -- but that is only accessible once you get to the
desktop (which I can't get to).
If you're still out there -- are there any other options -
-other than having to reformat and reinstall everything?
Thanks
 
Sorry Mate, you probably gonna have to re format your hdd. Use a boot floppy
and use fdisk /mbr to remove the HAL from SP2 that is located in the Master
Boot Record. Then format the drive and re install xp WITHOUT SP2, install SP1
and the 30 or so patches for that, works fine.
BTW,, my Dell "blew chunks" after SP2 also, this was the only way I could
get it going again.
 
You'll probably need to expand the file from the CD.
Type this command:
expand d:\i386\hal.dl_ (substitute "d" for the letter of your CD drive)
c:\windows\system32\hal.dll.
Substitute d: for the drive letter of your CD.
Once the file is expanded exit the Recovery Console and restart the
computer.

If that don't work, see these links for further information:-

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330184
"Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows Could Not Start" Error Messages When You
Start Your Computer

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320252
Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because the Following File Is Missing
or Corrupt...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654
How to Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314477
Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because of a Computer Disk Hardware
Configuration Problem

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=298898
How to Determine the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) That Is Used in
Windows XP
 
David said:
Installed SP2 onto Home Edition from CD, rebooted system,
and got the blue screen of death
saying "Page_Fault_in_NonPage_Area" -- and then the
system automatically reboots -- over and over again.
Tried Safe Mode -- same problem.

How can I uninstall upgrade if I can't get into windows?

Help ---Please

Dave Miller
Click to expand...

How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=875350

Installing Service Packs
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm

Pre-Install, Install, Tidying Up Afterwards
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=45

What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx

Get the Latest Updates and Information from Your PC Manufacturer Before
Installing Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx

The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=837783

Using programs and hardware with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;ln;xpsp2swhw

Programs that may behave differently in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=884130

If running Office 2003 make sure you have the latest Service Pack
http://office.microsoft.com/home/default.aspx

Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2chngs.mspx

Windows XP Service Pack 2: What's New for Internet Explorer and Outlook
Express
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/ieoeoverview.mspx

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Center
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;windowsxpsp2

Free Technical Support for SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;Prodoffer80&sd=GN
 
Lanman said:
Sorry Mate, you probably gonna have to re format your hdd. Use a boot floppy
and use fdisk /mbr to remove the HAL from SP2 that is located in the Master
Boot Record. Then format the drive and re install xp WITHOUT SP2, install SP1
and the 30 or so patches for that, works fine.
Click to expand...

HAL.dll is not in the master boot record and this 'advice' is
meaningless
 
Stephen said:
You'll probably need to expand the file from the CD.
Type this command:
expand d:\i386\hal.dl_ (substitute "d" for the letter of your CD drive)
c:\windows\system32\hal.dll.
Click to expand...

Messages about a missing hal.dll imply that there is a corruption of the
boot.ini file. That tells the boot where to look for windows
components, and it is looking in the wrong place. Hal.dll just happens
to be the first file it looks for.

Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the XP CD and, instead
of Setup, take the immediate R for Repair. Assume any password
requested is blank, and TAB over.
Give:
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\Boot.ini
DEL C:\Boot.ini
(thus deleting the old one)
BootCfg /Rebuild


A continuous rebooting though indicates either a missing ntdetect.com
(which can probably be met with adequately by copying back from the
D:\i386 folder of the CD to the root of C:) - or else *possibly* that
the Winlogon userinit entry is being set to "wsaupdater.exe," and not
"userinit.exe,".

For that, Kelly suggests that at that Recovery prompt you
Change the C:\Windows prompt to: C:\Windows\System32
with
CD \Windows\system32
and copy userinit.exe
to wsaupdater.exe

Reboot into Safe Mode and run regedit.exe - open to modify:

userinit in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon from wsaupdater.exe, to userinit.exe,
 
I'm not sure with the HAL.DLL fixes came from, the error
message I'm getting is ""Page_Fault_in_NonPage_Area":
Is this due to HAL.dll and/or the Boot.ini that others
are referring to?

Still Desparate,
Dave
 
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