Re: SP2 a Disaster
From: Pop (nobody_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 09/01/04
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:09:05 -0400
I respectfully submit that "something" is seriously amiss in
your system, whether it's apparent or not. ZA and NAV are a
good start, but I bet you're full of adware, some of it
being dastardly, beyond just keystroke logging and internet
snooping.
Either get rid of the adware or "clean install" XP,
update it fully, and THEN do SP2 again. You'll be glad yuou
did in the end, especially when SP3 comes along. Get rid of
adware with Adaware, Spybot S&D and whatever other ones you
take a liking to. One will not do it - there's too much out
there.
Pop
"Randy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:3bd501c48fa5$e01d7820$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi Peter--
>
> The "bugs" I was referring to were with Quicken 2005, not
> in general.
>
> I've been running ZoneAlarm Pro & Norton Antivirus 2004
> for some time. Believe me, my system is "bug" free.
>
> --Randy
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Randy, I sympathise. You should get rid of the bugs
> completely as it would
>>appear that your machine should accept SP2 with no
> problems. I've posted
>>the stuff below so many times....
>>Get a firewall and a good anti-virus programme up and
> running!!
>>
>>A repeat of another post I made
>>To deal with issues caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
>>"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Smiley Central,
> Xupiter,
>>Bonzai Buddy, or KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've
> deliberately
>>(but without understanding the consequences) installed,
> two free products
>>that are quite effective (at finding and removing this
> type of
>>scumware) are Ad-Aware SE from http://www.lavasoft.de
> and SpyBot Search &
>>Destroy from http://www.safer-networking.org/ . Both
> have free versions.
>>It's even possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy
> to "immunize" your
>>system against most future intrusions. You could also
> use McAfee's free
>>Stinger removal tool available at
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ I use all
>>and generally
>>perform manual scans every day or so to clean out
> cookies, etc.
>>Browser HiJack blaster is another excellent free product
> which just sits
>>there guarding your PC available at
>>http://www.wilderssecurity.com/bhblaster.html
>>Additionally, manual removal instructions for the most
> common
>>varieties of scumware are available here:
>>
>>PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
>>http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml
>>
>>More information and assistance is available at these
> sites:
>>
>>Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
>>http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>>
>>The Parasite Fight
>>http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>>
>>Invest in a good firewall and virus protection
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Peter.
>>Toronto, Canada.
>>Windows XP Home SP2.
>>Pentium4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1gb DDR.
>>"Randy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:355f01c48f4e$63d019a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Boy, big mistake (for me anyway)! I just went through a
>>> nightmare of upgrading to a bug-ridden Quicken 2005,
> but
>>> SP2 was even more annoying. I have a high-end 2GHz Dell
>>> (only 512K RAM), and after installing SP2, it was like
>>> someone poured molasses on the OS! The thing was still
>>> loading tray apps 20 & 30 minutes after booting up.
>>> Numerous shutdowns & restarts were of no help, so I
>>> uninstalled and am once again at peace with SP1. Don't
>>> know if others are experiencing the same thing, but my
>>> time, a considerable waste I might add, with SP2 was
>>> horrible.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Randy
>>>
>>
>>.
>>
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