XP Pro crashing

[Jason]

I am having to install XP for about the 5th time in a couple of months.
The last install I was installing the 'patches' and 'updates' and after each
reboot XP would continually crash. So this time I'm going to install XP SP1a
then SP2 off the CD. Then anti virus and firewall then do a virus scan.
Looks like I'm going to have to go back to XP on 2 drives!

Thanks,
J.

 

[Jason]

I am having to install XP for about the 5th time in a couple of months. The
last install I was installing the 'patches' and 'updates' and after each
reboot XP would continually crash. So this time I'm going to install XP SP1a
then SP2 off the CD. Then anti virus and firewall then do a virus scan.
Looks like I'm going to have to go back to XP on 2 drives! And won't be
installing the patches for quite some time!

Thanks,
J.

 

[Alias]

I am having to install XP for about the 5th time in a couple of months.
The last install I was installing the 'patches' and 'updates' and after each
reboot XP would continually crash. So this time I'm going to install XP SP1a
then SP2 off the CD. Then anti virus and firewall then do a virus scan.
Looks like I'm going to have to go back to XP on 2 drives!

Thanks,
J.

And your question is? I would recommend NOT installing your AV and
firewall right after install SP2. I would recommend that you install
SP1a disconnected from the Internet. Then enable your Windows firewall,
connect to the Internet and install SP3 from a CD, not SP2, and then the
updates. After that, all your programs with the anti malware and anti
virus programs LAST. Then install your devices like your printer,
scanner and camera.

Alias

 

[Malke]

I am having to install XP for about the 5th time in a couple of months.
The last install I was installing the 'patches' and 'updates' and after
each reboot XP would continually crash. So this time I'm going to install
XP SP1a then SP2 off the CD. Then anti virus and firewall then do a virus
scan. Looks like I'm going to have to go back to XP on 2 drives! And won't
be installing the patches for quite some time!

Sounds like bad hardware but there's no way for us to know because you
didn't provide any information about your computer.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

Malke

 

[Daave]

I am having to install XP for about the 5th time in a couple of months.
The last install I was installing the 'patches' and 'updates' and
after each reboot XP would continually crash. So this time I'm going
to install XP SP1a then SP2 off the CD. Then anti virus and firewall
then do a virus scan. Looks like I'm going to have to go back to XP on
2 drives!

Were these five reinstalls clean installs or repair installs?

Did you install all the necessary drivers?

If this is indeed a hardware issue, then I agree with Malke that you
should visit her page:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

 

[Plato]

I am having to install XP for about the 5th time in a couple of months.
The last install I was installing the 'patches' and 'updates' and after each
reboot XP would continually crash. So this time I'm going to install XP SP1a
then SP2 off the CD. Then anti virus and firewall then do a virus scan.
Looks like I'm going to have to go back to XP on 2 drives!

PUT XP on a fresh partition.

 

[Jason]

Strange that it runs fine until I install MS updates!

 

[Jason]

Complete fresh installs (hard drives not formatted but the windos/program
files/documents and settings files deleted.

 

[Jason]

No partitions left.

PUT XP on a fresh partition.

 

[Malke]

Strange that it runs fine until I install MS updates!

You still haven't told us anything about your computer or what updates you
installed. Perhaps you installed driver updates instead of getting them
from the OEM or the hardware mftrs.' websites. Just a guess based on no
information from you.

Without specifics, all I can suggest is that you install updates one at a
time to see which one is causing you the issue.

Malke

 

[Unknown]

Why do you have to install so often?

No partitions left.

 

[Daave]

Complete fresh installs (hard drives not formatted but the
windos/program files/documents and settings files deleted.

Again,

Did you install all the necessary drivers? And if so, from where?

 

[Daave]

No partitions left.

Why not perform a clean install?

 

[Jason]

That's what I am asking.

Why do you have to install so often?

 

[Jason]

No the updates are MS (or should I say U/S) IE7, Windows etc. No drivers
involved.

 

[Jason]

I've installed the drivers off DVD (copied from manufactures CD's). I tried
installing Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 but windows crashed on boot up so went
into safe mode and did restore to this point. So far still running fine.
I've slip streamed SP2 and drivers and re-installed on C partition. So far
OK but I'll have to stick to Nero instead.