After installing XP Service Pack 3, when you restart the machine you may get Blue Screen of Death screen with the message
STOP: c0000139 {Entry Point Not Found}
The procedure entry point GdiGetBitmapBitSize could not be located in the dynamic link library GDI32.dll.
This issue occurs if you install security update 948590 (security bulletin MS08-021) before you install Windows XP SP3 RC2 or RC1. You may experience this error because the version of the Gdi32.dll file that already exists on the computer is newer than the version of the Gdi32.dll file that is included in Windows XP SP3 RC1 or RC2. Additionally, the existing version of the Gdi32.dll file is incompatible with the version of the Gdi32.dll file in Windows XP SP3 RC1 or RC2.
To resolve this issue, use the Windows XP CD or the startup disk to restart the computer. Then, use the Recovery Console to replace the incompatible version of the Gdi32.dll file. To run the Recovery Console, follow these steps:
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Insert the Windows XP startup disk in the floppy disk drive. Or, insert the Windows XP CD in the CD drive. Then, restart the computer.
Note If you are prompted, click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD drive. -
When the “Welcome to Setup” screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
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If you have a dual-boot computer or a multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
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When you are prompted, type the administrator password.
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At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following commands. Press ENTER after each command.
ren %windir%\system32\gdi32.dll %windir%\system32\gdi32.dll.old
copy %windir%\servicepackfiles\i386\gdi32.dll %windir%\system32\gdi32.dll
Note These commands back up the current version of the Gdi32.dll file and replace the Gdi32.dll file by using the correct version.
6. To exit the Recovery Console and to restart the computer, type exit at the Recovery Console command prompt, and then press ENTER.
Alternatively, if you have a boot CD/floppy with utilities that allow you to copy/delete files on your Windows drive, you can overwrite the GDI32.dll in the windows/system32/dllcache and windows/system32 directories with the one in the Windows/ServicePackFiles/i386. You may have to delete the ones in the dllcache and system32 folders before you can copy the SP3 versions into the directories.
Faster, easier and you install the proper GDI32.dll for your service pack 3 setup.