re: SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED Win XP
Monday, October 2, 2006 at 7:47 am
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Posted by Paul Littler
(1 messages posted)
Hi all,
I have just had the same problem with windows 2000 which was running fine and just
decided to show the message. I have just fixed it, so if this works for you then
this post was worth it.
Got to a DOS prompt where I could access my hard drive (Used a XP disk) and typed
in CHKDSK /F
It found a couple of index problems then a whole load of others but afterwards the
computer booted fine.
Hope it helps
Paul
On Monday, August 21, 2006 at 7:17 pm, donald wrote:
>SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED Win XP
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>summary:
>using a different optical drive resolved this error message for me.
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>detail:
>i had this same error using a dvd-rom optical drive loading winxp home edition on
>a friend's system. the installation files would copy good, but the when the operating
>system installation processes would begin, the system would blue screen within a
>few seconds with 'SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED' error message.
>the strange thing about my problem was that i was able to load winxp pro without
>any errors whatsoever on the same system using the same dvd-rom drive. logic would
>then say that the winxp home installation cd was bad, so i returned the winxp home
>cd and got a new cd. i then again tried to load winxp home using the new winxp
home
>edtion cd and again bsod with the 'SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED' error message.
> i switched keyboard, mouse, ram, video card and still bsod. i even went ahead
and
>updated to the latest bios firmware, still bsod. not until did i use a different
>optical drive was i able to load winxp home edition with no errors.
>
>
>conclusion:
>SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED Win XP = use different optical drive
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