Re: something weird happened, SCREWED

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From: Joe (Joe_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/09/05 

Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:05:05 -0800

i read somewhere that SP2 changes the video card speed which can cause
sutterring
"jeffrey" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> What does a stuttering movie have to do with SP2? If your computer has been
> operating fine since SP2 install, then its not SP2. Sometimes a simple
> reboot, then restart the DVD would fix the problem. In a lot of cases,
> uninstalling SP2, especially after some time has passed since the install,
> can screw the machine up, especially if you do not follow the steps on how
> to properly unistall a service pack.
>
> Jeff
>
> "Joe" <Joe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:80D7BD4A-24F2-470F-97B3-8A0FE04E596B@microsoft.com...
> > so im in the middle of watching a dvd on my laptop, and everything is
> > going
> > fine, then it starts stuttering, i heard to fix this to uninstall service
> > pack 2, so i do that, and
> >
> > 1.) now everytime i restart my computer, it reboots as if its in safe
> > mode.
> > the toolbars arent smooth like they normally are in XP, and i cant play
> > music
> > on my computer, i get the follwing error message:
> >
> > Bad DirectSound driver. Please install proper drivers or select another
> > device in configuration. Error code: 99780078
> >
> >
> > 2.)also when i go to right click on my computer then go to hardware, and
> > device manager, NOTHING SHOWS UP...... what the he hell,
> >
> > 3.)and finally when i try to update with windows update everything
> > downloads, but when i go to install the status bar stays blank the whole
> > time.
> >
> > WHAT IS WRONG AND WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX IT. nothing shows up relating to
> > hardware in the system tray either, usually i see my network connections,
> > but
> > nope none of that there anymore.
>
>

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