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@ 2008/05/13Windows XP remains a standard throughout much of the IT community, and remains popular among consumers as well. Thus many consumers are pleased that Windows XP Service Pack 3 is back in action, after being pulled a week for a software fix. The new service pack provides additional useful features, numerous bugfixes, and minor performance improvements.
Unfortunately some users are also finding that it provides their computer with an endless reboot loop. First, to dispel a common misconception, the reboot itself has nothing to do with a problem with XP SP3. Rather, the problem is during the boot, which results in a crash. In the case of the crash, Windows XP behaves correctly -- it reboots the computer and asks the user if they want to boot into safe mode, defaulting to a normal boot if no option is selected.
Unfortunately some users are also finding that it provides their computer with an endless reboot loop. First, to dispel a common misconception, the reboot itself has nothing to do with a problem with XP SP3. Rather, the problem is during the boot, which results in a crash. In the case of the crash, Windows XP behaves correctly -- it reboots the computer and asks the user if they want to boot into safe mode, defaulting to a normal boot if no option is selected.
