Re: sp2 small problems

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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 09/06/04 

Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 14:19:05 +0100

beamish wrote:

>Hello, Installed SP2 using CD, no install problems.
>SP2 removed and added several services.
>It also removed the Prefetch folder.
>It increased startup and shutdown times by 18 seconds.
>Are these standard procedures for a SP2 installation?

Installing SP2 leaves files scattered all over and invalidates the
previous optimisations through PreFetch. Defrag, and then reboot
three or four times over the next week, so the PreFetch data starts to
get restored, and you will find its 'every three day' mini-optimisation
comes in and things will speed up again 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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