Re: SP2 and problems that go along with it

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From: Michael Mauzey (pormike_at_canby.com)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 03:30:41 -0700

Consider yourself lucky ... my entire computer crashed and froze after
installing SP2 (as have MANY others .. read the threads) .. I had to
reformat and re-install ... Grrr !!!

However, regarding your Norton Antivirus ... if you go to their website,
they have a disclaimer that because of the security of their antivirus
programs, the new SP2 will
recognize Norton Antivirus, but it will NOT be able to detect whether it is
working or not ... so there is nothing wrong there. Symantec also said that
they do NOT intend to fix this as it would make it easier for virus writers.

"Quaoar" <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote in message
news:ueaoH%23diEHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

"SP2 and problems that go along with it"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:c24f01c489d1$e33bbe10$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> my automatic update poped up on my task bar yesterday
> telling me that it was downloading something. when it
> finished, in about 5 min, it ended up being SP2. Yay, i
> was the first people to download it. But:
>
> during the installation, the setup reported that it was
> missing some program and therefore skiped it.
>
> when i restarted the PC, my pc froz in the Windows Boot
> up screen ( the black screen with just hte Windows logo
> on it)
>
> after i restarted, windows loaded ok but the security
> center was unable to detect nither my ZA firewall nor my
> Norton Anti Virus software, which i do infact have and
> are updated.
>
> i have also noticed that my browser started to take an
> EXTREAMLY long time to open webpages. I have Comcast
> Cable Internet @ an average of 3mb/sec ( i did a speed
> check on dslreports.com) and www.comcast.net usually took
> me 2 seconds to open, but after the install of SP2, it
> took me 30 sec. Is it possible that although i have XP
> firewall on off, its still blocking something? if so how
> do i really turn it off without having to make a clean
> install. I'll probablu will have to get Netscape untill
> this problem is solved but the second it is i'm back to
> IE6.
>
>
>

SP2 "is reported" to be slow for a short time after the first boot, for
whatever reason. One of the MVPs made the comment that SP2 is slow but
becomes faster with use. I find SP2 smoother, not faster.

Q 

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