Re: SP2 Troubles
From: Don Burnette (d.burnette_at_clothes.comcast.net)
Date: 09/12/04
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Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 23:35:45 -0500
Also Tony, posting your address and phone number on a public usenet forum,
is not a good idea.
This is not a Microsoft supported tech site, this is peer to peer
newsgroup - while some MS employees may read and post here occasionally,
they do so in their own time and voluntarily.
Don Burnette
Mike H wrote:
> Tony
>
> Many people have installed SP2 with no ill effects at all.. we all
> knew that SP2 would be a major update.. we all know that when
> installing anything major, backups (saves) of important files should
> be made.. we all know that when installing anything 'big', it is
> probably not a good idea to have peripherals connected, ant-virus and
> other background running.. if we are not too sure of something, we
> search in Google for answers to any queries that we may have before
> taking a quantum leap forwards.. we did this, right?.. since when did
> anybody owe us for our own incompetence?
> If you have an XP cd, try running SFC /scannow from the run box, or
> do a repair install.. save important stuff and re-install either from
> your XP cd or recovery cd.. it will not cost hundreds of dollars or
> hundreds of hours to fix.. have patience and systematically work
> through fixes..
> Mike H
>
>
> "tony" <bonedaddy@att.net> wrote in message
> news:08ce01c4986b$50a50090$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Since installing SP2 on 2 Sep 04 my CD-R has quit working,
>> my internet access crashed, IE will no longer recognize my
>> printer and I get error messages regarding .DLL's whenever
>> I open folders. I have spoken with Erica, Daryl, Sandra,
>> Debbie, Lisa and some guy from Canada for about 10 hours
>> over the past four days. The guy from Canada and Debbie
>> both hung up after referring me to more Microsoft
>> downloads and phone numbers. Erica helped me delete SP2
>> (possibly) but nothing is better. I downloaded the driver
>> for my CD-R as Canada guy said but Windows will not let me
>> reload it, saying it is not WIN32. Canada guy also told me
>> to reload SP1, which is no longer available. Sandra told
>> me to reload SP1a, which will not reload without Windows
>> Update installed. Windows Update will not install because
>> BITS 2.0 will not install. Therefore, I called Windows
>> support and they are closed. Bill Gates owes me a working
>> computer at his expense and he needs to fire a support
>> staff that is inept and a development staff that is
>> malicious. I have very little if anything good to say at
>> this point. I saved money for over a year for a newer
>> computer, am in college without a primary tool in the
>> middle of my senior year and have no capability of
>> replacing the computer or paying for repairs. I stand to
>> lose hundreds of hours of data and files. I am in classes
>> from 9AM to 1PM and work from 1PM until 10 or 11 PM every
>> night. SP2 is the sickest trick Microsoft could have
>> played in my life and at the worst possible time.
>>
>> I am not scared to sign my name
>> Tony Domenick
>> 219 S. Wabash St.
>> Wheeling, WV 26003
>> 304-233-7629
>> Bill Gates et. al., you owe me!
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