http://forums.amd.com/index.php?s=6e...&showf orum=7

These are the offical AMD Prosesser Forums , in here under any heading with
the words AMD 64's and XP SP2 in the title you will find the info I'm talking
about including a response from AMD Tech Support admitting the problem with
the suggestion NOT to install SP2 untill MS fixes it.

The letter from AMD support as found on their Forums is as follows:

Thank you for contacting AMD's Technical Service Center.

As I stated, there is no difficulties from a hardware perspective. All
of the conflicts arising are driver related (Mpegport.sys, etc). These
drivers were written in such a way that they conflict with Microsoft's
implementation of DEP. We also tested SP2 with our processors prior to
its release and found no conflicts. Somewhere between the beta build
we have of SP2 and final release, new issues have risen.

These problems are associated with AMD because we are the only ones at
the moment that have Enhanced Virus Protection. When Intel comes out
with their next round, they will also have something like EVP
(actually, exactly the same thing just with a different name). Windows
XP SP2 will have the same problems with those processors as well.

Unfortunately, we are paying the price for being an industry leader in
this area. SP2 has more problems than just the DEP, yet this is what
people are focusing on.

As for your resolution, unfortunately, it will probably be best to hold
off on SP2 until Microsoft resolves these issues.

Hope this helps. If you have any other questions, please feel free to
contact me.

Regards,
Jim
CPU Specialist
AMD TSC

I also saw that you posted in these forums allready so you probably
allready saw this and just choose not to believe it.
But trust me , if you have/ever get this problem your gonna know it!!

Rob

"Chris Catt" wrote:

Hi, "There is a major problem with AMD64's", news to me, where did you get
that information from. I trawl around many AMD64 forums and haven't seen any
evidence that SP2 has problems with AMD64 processors. Are you maybe getting
confused with SP2 having problems with motherboard bios's?
Chris C
"Rob" wrote in message
...
Does ANYONE have any info or links for SP2 for Win XP made specifically
for
AMD 64 CPUs?

Not a 64bit version!! but rather SP2 made for AMD 64's running on a 32bit
version of XP.

There is a major problem with AMD64's and the DEP feature in SP2 , and it
was said somewhere (I can't remember where)that MS was/would be working on
a
special verson of SP2.

I have serched the MS site myself and come up empty , MS FAQ's/Help and
Support pointed me here.

Thanks