I just verified it from my friend at dell that supports laptops and he says
there is received a memo from dell saying no bios update is needed for sp2.
This is coming directly from dell.
Andrew McCormack
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From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Doug Nelson
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:08 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] ** WinXP SP2 - Fatal Error After Install
>
> I had a user this morning apply WinXP SP2 to her laptop
> (Dell Latitude) and after the install, she was unable to
> restart the system. I took a look and sure enough,
> blue screen of death!
>
> STOP: C0000135 {Unable To Locate Component}
> This application had failed to start because winsrv
> found. Re-installing the application may fix the
> problem.
>
>
> I did a quick search on some of the news groups and
> noticed that others have reported this problem as well.
>
> Not sure if any others here at MSU have seen this
> side-effect yet, but just wanted to alert everyone of
> this potential problem after SP2 is applied.
>
> SP2 has been applied successfully on many other machines,
> but the fact that I have seen this "winsrv" error reported
> by others is a bit of a concern.
Take a look at the attached message - there's definitely a need to check
your BIOS revision level before updating to SP2 on Dell D600's. I have
one of these, and I'm holding off of my SP2 update until I get a block
of time together to update my BIOS, update my antivirus, and then do the
SP2 install.
Doug
Doug Nelson, Network Manager | [log in to unmask]
Academic Computing and Network Services | Ph: (517) 353-2980
Michigan State University | http://www.msu.edu/~nelson/
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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:18:55 -0400
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From: Matt Tisdel <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Dell Laptops with SP2 Warning
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We installed SP2 on 4 different Dell D600 laptops. One of the laptops
experienced a crash that may or may not be related to the service pack.
Upon reloading the laptop with Windows XP, adding SP2 and all drivers;
and adding all necessary applications, it blue screened. We called Dell
and they said that if you don't have BIOS version A12 or later, then you
can experience hard drive corruption.
Dell documentation says to have the latest BIOS installed before
installing any service packs. XP SP2 documentation says we should check
with the manufacturer before installing the service pack to ensure that
your BIOS level is compatible. So, I am guilty for not checking the BIOS
compatibility first, but I thought that I would spread the warning and
maybe save someone from going through the same pain.
Matthew Tisdel
Network Administrator, Conso Products, Inc.
Union, SC
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