DEP causes XP2 installation failure

[poobear]

The DEP module in the Windows XP2 update causes the installation of XP2
to reboot the computer after the Windows screen comes up with the blue
loading bar .
That is the response from Microsoft support .
Computer Mainboard K7N2G , processor Athlon 2600+ Barton .
Recommendation is to follow instructions to , this is where I get to be
dumbo cause I don't know much about computers , type :
bootcfg/raw"/noexecute=alwaysoff/fastdetect'/id1
press ENTER
restart computer .
OK , that should work .
How could my computer live with that ?
Would it be comfortable or would it really need the DEP from Windows
XP2 Update ?
I understand there are other DEP's in Windows XP2 Update but would the
computer have lost something and misbehave ?
Your comments will be very very welcome .

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Your computer repeatedly restarts after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;878474&Product=windowsxpsp2

Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2mempr.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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"Poo Bear" wrote:

| The DEP module in the Windows XP2 update causes the installation of XP2
| to reboot the computer after the Windows screen comes up with the blue
| loading bar .
| That is the response from Microsoft support .
| Computer Mainboard K7N2G , processor Athlon 2600+ Barton .
| Recommendation is to follow instructions to , this is where I get to be
| dumbo cause I don't know much about computers , type :
| bootcfg/raw"/noexecute=alwaysoff/fastdetect'/id1
| press ENTER
| restart computer .
| OK , that should work .
| How could my computer live with that ?
| Would it be comfortable or would it really need the DEP from Windows
| XP2 Update ?
| I understand there are other DEP's in Windows XP2 Update but would the
| computer have lost something and misbehave ?
| Your comments will be very very welcome .

[R. C. White]

Hi, Poobear.

My new 64-bit mobo/CPU (EPoX 8KDA3+/AMD Athlon 64 3200+) produced the DEP
error after installing SP2. My symptoms were much less serious than
rebooting: whenever I tried to run Windows Explorer, it was blocked by a
DEP warning screen. The explanations of "why" are over my head, but an easy
edit to C:\boot.ini fixed it for me, thanks to advice from another MVP.

C:\boot.ini is a simple text file, but it is Hidden, System and Read-only.
An easy way to open it for editing is to go to System Properties | Advanced
| Startup and Recovery Settings. In the top section, click the Edit button;
this opens boot.ini in Notepad.

In boot.ini, under [operating systems], there should be a line for each
Windows installation on your computer (even if there's only one). The only
thing that needs to be changed is the final part of that line, probably
after "/FASTDETECT". Replace "/Noexecute" and any related parameter with
"/Execute". Exit Notepad, saving your change.

In my case, that was all it took. WinXP SP2 has run fine since then. As I
said, I don't understand why it's needed or why it works, so I can't advise
you to try it. It worked for me, but I thought it applied only to AMD
64-bit CPUs.

A Google search for "SP2 + DEP" produced over 7,000 hits.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"poobear" > wrote in message
...
> The DEP module in the Windows XP2 update causes the installation of
> XP2
> to reboot the computer after the Windows screen comes up with the blue
> loading bar .
> That is the response from Microsoft support .
> Computer Mainboard K7N2G , p
rocessor Athlon 2600+ Barton .
> Recommendation is to follow instructions to , this is where I get to be
> dumbo cause I don't know much about computers , type :
> bootcfg/raw"/noexecute=alwaysoff/fastdetect'/id1
> press ENTER
> restart computer .
> OK , that should work .
> How could my computer live with that ?
> Would it be comfortable or would it really need the DEP from Windows
> XP2 Update ?
> I understand there are other DEP's in Windows XP2 Update but would the
> computer have lost something and misbehave ?
> Your comments will be very very welcome .

[poobear]

Thankyou for those links to those 2 articles .
It may be a while until I understand them but at the moment I think I want
to know whether the Workaround , or any workaround is a wise option to take
if I will be removing any security features .
Would you advise anyone , like me who knows next to very little about
computering , to try the workaround and to trust the computers security
because I use the internet alot .
I think I could follow the Workaround instructions correctly and I can
reinstall Windows XP Home Edition easily .


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Your computer repeatedly restarts after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;878474&Product=windowsxpsp2
>
> Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2mempr.mspx
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Poo Bear" wrote:
>
> | The DEP module in the Windows XP2 update causes the installation of XP2
> | to reboot the computer after the Windows screen comes up with the blue
> | loading bar .
> | That is the response from Microsoft support .
> | Computer Mainboard K7N2G , processor Athlon 2600+ Barton .
> | Recommendation is to follow instructions to , this is where I get to be
> | dumbo cause I don't know much about computers , type :
> | bootcfg/raw"/noexecute=alwaysoff/fastdetect'/id1
> | press ENTER
> | restart computer .
> | OK , that should work .
> | How could my computer live with that ?
> | Would it be comfortable or would it really need the DEP from Windows
> | XP2 Update ?
> | I understand there are other DEP's in Windows XP2 Update but would the
> | computer have lost something and misbehave ?
> | Your comments will be very very welcome .
>

[poobear]

Thankyou R C White MVP , updated drivers were not available when I
first tried to install Windows XP2 Update so after further assistance I have
updated drivers and the installation of XP2 wis now successful .
And the Google search SP2+DEP was interesting too , thankyou
Nick
"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, Poobear.
>
> My new 64-bit mobo/CPU (EPoX 8KDA3+/AMD Athlon 64 3200+) produced the DEP
> error after installing SP2. My symptoms were much less serious than
> rebooting: whenever I tried to run Windows Explorer, it was blocked by a
> DEP warning screen. The explanations of "why" are over my head, but an easy
> edit to C:\boot.ini fixed it for me, thanks to advice from another MVP.
>
> C:\boot.ini is a simple text file, but it is Hidden, System and Read-only.
> An easy way to open it for editing is to go to System Properties | Advanced
> | Startup and Recovery Settings. In the top section, click the Edit button;
> this opens boot.ini in Notepad.
>
> In boot.ini, under [operating systems], there should be a line for each
> Windows installation on your computer (even if there's only one). The only
> thing that needs to be changed is the final part of that line, probably
> after "/FASTDETECT". Replace "/Noexecute" and any related parameter with
> "/Execute". Exit Notepad, saving your change.
>
> In my case, that was all it took. WinXP SP2 has run fine since then. As I
> said, I don't understand why it's needed or why it works, so I can't advise
> you to try it. It worked for me, but I thought it applied only to AMD
> 64-bit CPUs.
>
> A Google search for "SP2 + DEP" produced over 7,000 hits.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "poobear" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The DEP module in the Windows XP2 update causes the installation of
> > XP2
> > to reboot the computer after the Windows screen comes up with the blue
> > loading bar .
> > That is the response from Microsoft support .
> > Computer Mainboard K7N2G , p
> rocessor Athlon 2600+ Barton .
> > Recommendation is to follow instructions to , this is where I get to be
> > dumbo cause I don't know much about computers , type :
> > bootcfg/raw"/noexecute=alwaysoff/fastdetect'/id1
> > press ENTER
> > restart computer .
> > OK , that should work .
> > How could my computer live with that ?
> > Would it be comfortable or would it really need the DEP from Windows
> > XP2 Update ?
> > I understand there are other DEP's in Windows XP2 Update but would the
> > computer have lost something and misbehave ?
> > Your comments will be very very welcome .
>
>