Re: Nightmare with XP service pack 2

From: Rock (rock_at_mail.nospam.net)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:07:01 -0800

bill murn wrote:

> craftygald@msn.com (Donna) wrote in message news:<fbac486.0410301047.170e8962@posting.google.com>...
>
>>I installed the service pack 2 last night. This morning when I went
>>to organize favorites nothing happened, just says "loading". Went to
>>internet options, temporary files, clicked on that and nothing
>>happened. My email is missing the option of inserting
>>pictures/graphics.
>>
>>I've been on the phone with MSN tech support 3 times already this
>>morning. Tried a work around, that didn't work. They told me to
>>cancel my account (control/shift F11 key) and reenter information. I
>>did that and that hasn't worked either!!
>>
>>Last guy I talked to said if that didn't work to remove MSN 9 and
>>reinstall. If I remove the SP2 do you think that will solve this??
>>
>>Thanks for any help.
>>
>>Donna in CA
>
> -------------
> I installed sp2 for the first time about 2 weeks ago. It created
> problems accessing the internet. When I uninstalled it, things
> returned to normal. I went through this process 3 more times in the
> interim. Each time, the only thing that restored normal operation was
> to uninstall sp2. I found the problem--at least for my PC. I have had
> Norton Internet Security 2004 on my machine since 11/2003. I never had
> any problems with NIS until I loaded sp2. The 2 programs just will not
> co-exist on my machine. For now, I have chosen to disable NIS to see
> if the Windows + sp2 will protect my computer. If it does, I will
> probably stick with it. On the other hand, I will represent one LESS
> customer for NIS. Is Microsoft attempting to destroy Symantec/NIS, or
> are the problems created by sp2 merely bad programming caused by
> rushing product to market too soon?

The problem is with Symantec software. It is not what it used to be and
is getting worse. There are many who used to swear by it that won't let
any of their stuff near their system. It is bloated, slow and buggy.
There are other good alternatives to NIS. And problems with SP2 is not
the only thing Symantec ware causes.

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