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Old 05-22-2009, 08:02 PM   #1
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Same XP problem

I have noticed a problem with each new XP installation i have done through Bootcamp (on my Mac). Each were installed and seemed to be stable for about 2 hours, then i noticed that My computer constantly froze, so i rebooted to OSX, and gave it some time. Went back, and now explorer.exe won't launch. I can't even get into Task manager to start it up. So what's going on with it all, is it a Bootcamp issue, or am i having bad luck?
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Old 05-23-2009, 07:09 AM   #2
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Are you installing xp from an oem disc or a retail disc?

Have you updated windows after you install it?
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Old 05-23-2009, 08:52 AM   #3
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Well, one was an XP Pro Corporate copy, and another a tweaked version of XP Pro that my friend made. I have been using the XP Pro Corporate for quite some time now with no problems, this just began to surface in the past month and a half. The tweaked version i tested in VMware fusion, and i had no problems with it, so i decided to try that in Bootcamp.
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You've had xp installed on the mac for a while, and this just started happening?

Have you done windows updates?

what sp?
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You've had xp installed on the mac for a while, and this just started happening?

Have you done windows updates?

what sp?
Corporate is SP2, while the tweaked is SP3. No, i don;t do Windows updates because when i have in the past, it has screwed up every machine it has been on. And yea, it just start happening on this computer.
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