Re: Post Mortem and SP2

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From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/26/04


Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 01:30:01 -0400


<speak of the devil> Is it a laptop, Pam?

Does disabling ZA and/or the EZAV make any difference? (I will *assume*
<sniff> that EZAV was disabled prior to installing SP2. <wink>)

Did you delete TIF and contents of TEMP folders and defrag before installing
SP2? Have you done so after installing it?

Installing SP2, FAQ, and Specific Issues
http://forum.aumha.org/index.php?c=16

-- 
~PA Bear
Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
Pammyam wrote:
> I installed SP2 and my wonderful XP Pro system is now sick.  I am getting
> freezes right and left.
>
> How do I get rid of Dr. Watson Post Mortem Debugger?  It seems to be a
> problem.  I've turned Error Reporting off since SP2 turned it back on.
>
> Or should I just System Restore and wait until SP2 is better?
>
> I have ZoneAlarm 5.1 and the XP Firewall is off.
> I have EZAntivirus, but not the firewall.
>
> System loads much slower after the several reboots that I've done.
>
> Thanks.
> Pam 


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