Here's an attempt at a short description of my problem:
1. Installed an eval version of W2K3 server on one of my PCs, worked fine
2. Upgraded to SP1 and suddenly machine would reboot maybe 3 seconds after W2K3 started to load. Safe mode does the same thing.
3. Did some troubleshooting (months ago, can't remember what I did) and got it working.
4. System was rock-solid on W2K3 SP1 for 6 months until my eval copy expired.
5. I then reformatted the system and installed a licensed copy of W2K3. Worked fine.
6. Installed W2K3 SP1 and system again won't boot. Re-installed several times, first loading all drivers Pre-SP installation, and everything I could think of, system still won't boot.
7. Installed W2K SP4, system has been running smooth for over a month.
The weird thing is the computer ran fine on XP for a year. Then it ran fine on W2K3 SP1 for 6 months, and now it's been running fine on W2K SP4 for a month. It's only during the act of actually upgrading to W2K3 SP1 where things fall down. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Mobo is an Asus A7N8x w/ 3GB RAM, Athlon XP 2600+ and a combination of SATA and PATA drives.
1. Installed an eval version of W2K3 server on one of my PCs, worked fine
2. Upgraded to SP1 and suddenly machine would reboot maybe 3 seconds after W2K3 started to load. Safe mode does the same thing.
3. Did some troubleshooting (months ago, can't remember what I did) and got it working.
4. System was rock-solid on W2K3 SP1 for 6 months until my eval copy expired.
5. I then reformatted the system and installed a licensed copy of W2K3. Worked fine.
6. Installed W2K3 SP1 and system again won't boot. Re-installed several times, first loading all drivers Pre-SP installation, and everything I could think of, system still won't boot.
7. Installed W2K SP4, system has been running smooth for over a month.
The weird thing is the computer ran fine on XP for a year. Then it ran fine on W2K3 SP1 for 6 months, and now it's been running fine on W2K SP4 for a month. It's only during the act of actually upgrading to W2K3 SP1 where things fall down. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Mobo is an Asus A7N8x w/ 3GB RAM, Athlon XP 2600+ and a combination of SATA and PATA drives.
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