Phantom0914 on 6/12/2008 at 14:32

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I installed windows xp SP3 like 2 weeks ago and every time I install/uninstall something it freezes and I end the program and it takes like 5 minutes to end and then I need to start it up again, so is there anyone that can to fix this?

Phantom0914 on 6/12/2008 at 18:08

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Software I think like games and programs

bikerdude on 7/12/2008 at 16:22

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This is a known problem, it is happening because your installing the service pack over the top of the previous.

one suggestion while a bit extreme will get around these issue, make a slip-streamed copy of Windows Xp with sp3 and then reinstall windows.

There are 2 ways to do this, both of which can be found by googling.

(http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp3_cd.htm)
(http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/Slipstreaming_Windows_XP_Service_Pack_3.html)

or using nlite

(http://www.paulspoerry.com/2008/04/25/how-to-slipstream-windows-xp-sp3-create-a-windows-xp-disk-with-sp3-already-installed/)

biker

Phantom0914 on 15/12/2008 at 23:43

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I really don't want to reformat after I just did like a month ago, so do you have an alternate way of fixing the problem?

bikerdude on 18/12/2008 at 08:45

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The nvidia ide issue is a old known issue.

phantom, what motherboard do you have..? make/model.