"Some updates could not be installed"

[Charles]

I recently built an AMD system. Everything works fine except for windows updates. After loading XP Pro I ran Windows updates and installed SP3. Since then a few other updates have come up but after running the install the message "Some updates could not be installed" comes up listing the same updates. I closed this window and after a while the yellow shield on the tray reappears asking me to install the same updates again.

I read here there are 2 issues with SP3 and having an AMD system is one of them. However my system is not on "reboot loop". Also when I press F8 to be able to go into Safe Mode I have a boot menu listing my boot devices

a. floopy
b. cdrom
c. hard disk
d. hard disk

It is an ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS. Do I need to uninstall SP3?

[Fatality]

Originally Posted by Charles I recently built an AMD system.

Originally Posted by Charles I read here there are 2 issues with SP3 and having an AMD system is one of them.

You have already found your solution. If you read that SP3 and AMD systems aren't suited for each other then uninstalling SP3 would be a wise choice. I personally don't like SP3 until the Vista Transformation Pack becomes compatible with it.

[Charles]

Well there is suppose to be a fix for it. Although my problem is not a reboot problem it makes me think it could be related to it. Read posting #56 on this tread:

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=196440

The problem also as I stated above is that I can't get to Safe Mode by using F8/Safe Mode. Instead of having a boot menu for ways to boot the operating system after pressing F8 I have a boot menu as in which drive to boot from. I wonder if this is happening because of SP3 or because of a BIOS setting for this motherboard,ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS.

[glc]

You are pressing F8 too soon.

[Charles]

Thank you, F8 worked this time but this is the message I get when I try the command

sc config interlppm start= diabled

It is attached.