"paul" <paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Please help.
>
> I have 2 Identical computers. One which had the WD Firewire my book
> attached
> and turned on all the time sp3 was installed has no problems re booting.
> The
> other which had the WD drive off during the sp3 installation will not
> reboot
> if it is later on at the time of the boot. Once xp up and running WD drive
> can be attached as normal but must be off for boot ups. Uninstalling and
> re
> installing sp3 with it on doesn't help still won't re boot with it on.

Paul
If you feel that this is a prob caused by SP3, then research/ask in the
wondowsupdate group where there has been a huge response to SP3.
Also there has been much discussed in the windowsgeneral about SP3.

Antioch