Re: Prepairing for SP2...

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 08/13/04

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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 23:44:45 -0500

I would do that, although I think SPs do that too. But I'd
run chkdsk, defrag and scan for viruses, spyware and such.

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"eagle" <eagle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| I'm running XP Home with a SP1a I'm also using NIS as a
primary firewall/AV .
| Is there anything I need to do prior to dowloading SP2,
like setting a sytem
| restore point?

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