SQL Server 2005 SP3, SQL Server 2005 SP2 CUs, or SQL Server 2008 may cause XP SP2 to restarthttp://blogs.msdn.com/petersad/archive/2009/01/20/sql-server-2005-sp3-sql-server-2005-sp2-cus-or-sql-server-2008-may-cause-xp-sp2-to-restart.aspxThe executable files included in SQL Server 2005 SP3, SQL Server SP2 CUs (Hotfixes) and SQL Server 2008 have been manifested to include Vista and Windows 2008 information. Due to a bug in Windows XP SP2 without the hotfix or XP SP3 release you may encounteren-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)re: SQL Server 2005 SP3, SQL Server 2005 SP2 CUs, or SQL Server 2008 may cause XP SP2 to restarthttp://blogs.msdn.com/petersad/archive/2009/01/20/sql-server-2005-sp3-sql-server-2005-sp2-cus-or-sql-server-2008-may-cause-xp-sp2-to-restart.aspx#9526707Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:56:20 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9526707lodewijk<p>I have XP SP2 and I don't even get the change to install XP SP3 because the system is crashing spontaneus.</p> re: SQL Server 2005 SP3, SQL Server 2005 SP2 CUs, or SQL Server 2008 may cause XP SP2 to restarthttp://blogs.msdn.com/petersad/archive/2009/01/20/sql-server-2005-sp3-sql-server-2005-sp2-cus-or-sql-server-2008-may-cause-xp-sp2-to-restart.aspx#9526773Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:17:28 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9526773petersad<p>If you are not trying to install SQL Server, then something totally different is going on. You should contact Windows experts to help you out.</p> re: SQL Server 2005 SP3, SQL Server 2005 SP2 CUs, or SQL Server 2008 may cause XP SP2 to restarthttp://blogs.msdn.com/petersad/archive/2009/01/20/sql-server-2005-sp3-sql-server-2005-sp2-cus-or-sql-server-2008-may-cause-xp-sp2-to-restart.aspx#9526777Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:18:33 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9526777petersad<p>If you are not trying to install SQL Server, then something totally different is going on. You should contact Windows experts to help you out.</p> re: SQL Server 2005 SP3, SQL Server 2005 SP2 CUs, or SQL Server 2008 may cause XP SP2 to restarthttp://blogs.msdn.com/petersad/archive/2009/01/20/sql-server-2005-sp3-sql-server-2005-sp2-cus-or-sql-server-2008-may-cause-xp-sp2-to-restart.aspx#9526778Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:18:44 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9526778petersad<p>If you are not trying to install SQL Server, then something totally different is going on. You should contact Windows experts to help you out.</p> re: SQL Server 2005 SP3, SQL Server 2005 SP2 CUs, or SQL Server 2008 may cause XP SP2 to restarthttp://blogs.msdn.com/petersad/archive/2009/01/20/sql-server-2005-sp3-sql-server-2005-sp2-cus-or-sql-server-2008-may-cause-xp-sp2-to-restart.aspx#9584541Sun, 03 May 2009 14:47:14 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9584541wpoust<p>Is the installation going to be fixed, or is the documentation going to be changed to indicate that it does not work with XP SP2?</p> re: SQL Server 2005 SP3, SQL Server 2005 SP2 CUs, or SQL Server 2008 may cause XP SP2 to restarthttp://blogs.msdn.com/petersad/archive/2009/01/20/sql-server-2005-sp3-sql-server-2005-sp2-cus-or-sql-server-2008-may-cause-xp-sp2-to-restart.aspx#9685938Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:50:40 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9685938jabit85<p>I had this same problem when applying SP3 to SQL Server 2005 Dev Edition on an XP SP2 box. I was vexed as to why my system would just reboot any time I tried to modify my SQL installation until I came across this post.</p> <p>I updated XP to SP3 and then the SQL SP3 installation went through without a hitch.</p> <p>Thanks! (No thanks to M$)...</p>