System Restarts After installing SP-3

Fix for Restart Bug after installing Windows XP SP3


SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED. The computer restarts and the bluescreen error is displayed again
Service Pack 3 for Windows XP apparently copies an Intel power management driver to the computer that was not there before ,which is the cause for the restart bug.

solution for XP SP3 Restart Bug:
Boot Computer in Safe Mode
Use Windows Explorer to browse to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers
Right-click intelppm.sys and rename it to XXXintelppm.syx
Restart Windows
If the computer is unable to boot into safe mode do the following:
Press F8 during startup and load the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console
Type the number that corresponds to your Windows installation
Log in as an administrator
Type cd c:\windows\system32\drivers at the command prompt
Type rename intelppm.sys XXXintelppm.syx
Restart Windows
he Microsoft fix for the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Restart Bug:
Boot the Computer into Safe Mode
Press Windows R, type regedit, hit enter
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Intelppm
right-click the Start entry in the right pane and select modify
Enter in th4e Value Data box
Close regedit, restart the computer