AGP440.sys fix
Saturday, August 12, 2006 at 4:47 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by mesamike
(1 messages posted)
I tried everything listed here. The MS fix didn't work because nothing happened when
I used the recover console and tried to disable the svc.
But the tip to do a "chkdsk c: /r" was the ticket!! Yea!
On Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 10:34 am, Greg Starling wrote:
>Problems when Windows XP tries to load the Agp440.sys service
>View products that this article applies to.
>Article ID : 324764
>Last Review : January 19, 2006
>Revision : 2.0
>This article was previously published under Q324764
>SYMPTOMS
>When you install Windows XP, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
>• When you restart your computer, you may be prompted to use the Last Known Good
>configuration. When you do so, your computer may stop responding (hang) during the
>restart, and each time you restart thereafter.
>• You may be prompted to run ScanDisk. When you do so, your computer may stop responding
>(hang). If you do not run ScanDisk, your computer may start correctly. However you
>are prompted to run ScanDisk every time you start your computer, and if you do so,
>your computer may stop responding (hang).
>• When you restart your computer, your computer may stop responding (hang).
>• If you try to restart your computer in Safe mode, your computer may stop responding
>(hang) when Windows XP tries to load the Agp440.sys service.
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>CAUSE
>This issue may occur if Windows XP tries to use an incompatible motherboard chipset
>video driver during startup.
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>RESOLUTION
>To resolve this issue, follow these steps to disable the Agp440.sys service.
>
>Important You must know the administrator password to complete the following procedure.
>If you do not know the administrator password, contact your system administrator.
>After you complete this procedure, any video adapter driver you have installed will
>be disabled, and Windows XP will use default VGA drivers.
>1. Insert your Windows XP CD-ROM into the computer CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive,
>and then restart your computer from the CD-ROM.
>
>Note Some computers may require that you modify the basic input/output system (BIOS)
>settings before you can start the computer from a CD-ROM. For information about
how
>to modify the BIOS, see your computer documentation.
>2. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to start the Recovery Console.
>3. Press the number key that corresponds to the installation that you want to repair,
>and then press ENTER.
>4. Type the password for the administrator account of that installation, and then
>press ENTER. You receive a drive:WINDOWS> prompt, where drive is the drive on which
>Windows XP is installed.
>5. Type listsvc, and then press ENTER.
>6. Make sure that the Agp440 service is listed, and that the startup type is set
>to "Boot".
>7. Press ESC.
>8. Type disable agp440, and then press ENTER.
>9. You receive a message that the registry setting for this service was found, and
>that its current startup state is "service_disabled".
>10. Type exit, and then press ENTER.
>11. If you are prompted to start in Safe mode or Normal mode, start in Normal mode.
>12. Log on to your computer.
>Windows XP includes default video drivers that make it possible for your monitor
>to work. However, some features may not work as you expect with these default drivers.
>Update your motherboard chipset video drivers periodically. To do so, visit your
>computer manufacturer's Web site, and download the most recent drivers for your
video
>adapter.
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>MORE INFORMATION
>For more information about a related topic, click the following article number to
>view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
>307654 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654/) How to install and use the Recovery
>Console in Windows XP
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>APPLIES TO
>• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
>• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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>Keywords:
> kbdisplay kbenv kbprb KB324764
>
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