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    BSOD on XP Install using Bootcamp

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Dogfish Jones, Mar 7, 2007.

  1. Dogfish Jones

    Dogfish Jones Notebook Enthusiast

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    I keep getting a BSOD on install. it goes through all of the driver loading stuff, then says "starting windows." a moment later, BSOD: "SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED"

    Any help would be appreciated.
     
    Dogfish Jones, Mar 7, 2007
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  2. hollownail

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    Sounds like you may not be using XP SP2... just a thought.

    does the media work on other machines?
     
    hollownail, Mar 8, 2007
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    Dogfish Jones Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'd rather not try installing on another machine, mostly because I don't have a spare machine to try with. And it does have SP2.

    After doing some research, it appears some superdrives have a problem reading some XP install disks. Making a copy of the install disc was a proposed solution that worked just fine. Everything is just peachy now.

    Thanks.
     
    Dogfish Jones, Mar 8, 2007
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  4. passive101

    passive101 Notebook Deity

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    My xp cd is not sp2 and it wont even allow me to start installing it. Just letting you know :)
     
    passive101, Mar 8, 2007
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    So it was just having problems reading the xp cd? Thats weird. Then again, out of the 3 official xp cds I have, I've had 3 seperate drives have trouble reading 2 of them. Seems they don't exactly make quality prints.

    It wouldn't let you even start to install it passive? Thats interesting... One of my friends is setting up a few test imacs we got in to tri boot with Vista, Linux and OS X. Too bad vista kina... sucks... pretty, but it sucks.
     
    hollownail, Mar 8, 2007
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Mine had this same problem, and like you found, all you need to do is make a copy of the disc and it will work. I don't know why that is, but it works usually.
     
    cashmonee, Mar 8, 2007
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