Re: SP2 Totally Screwed up My Computer!

From: Superman (superman_at_super.com)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:06:01 +1000

As I already mentioned that I can't uinstall and reinstall any drivers
because they already there only not being shown.

Anyway to force a redetect of hardware?

"Testy" <fraudbuster@canoemail.com> wrote in message
news:O1$amuxgEHA.2764@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Just reinstall drivers obtained from the manufacturers sites.
>
> Testy
>
> "Superman" <superman@super.com> wrote in message
> news:OSUYWixgEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >I am also having major problems. I don't have those application errors
but
> >a
> > lot of devices disappear from device manager. Like VIA 4IN1 driver,
> > Surecom
> > network adaptor (also not appear in My network Places but it is still
> > working). Display driver, can't uninstall and install it again (missing
> > all
> > the extra features like TV out.
> >
> > Check your device manager and see you have the same problems.
> >
> > Finally I may need to reinstall XP on Slipstreamed XP SP2 CD.
> >
> > " MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:OnyUZexgEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Was running XP Pro with all the latest updates, on a Pentium 4 M, 2.0
> >> gHz,
> >> 768 MB RAM. As I wasn't seeing SP2 on the Windows Update site, I
> > downloaded
> >> the Full SP2 pack (for IT Professionals). (As I have two computers, I
> >> figured that way I wouldn't have to download it twice through Windows
> > Update
> >> either.) (Glad I have two computers. I'm writing now through the other
> > one,
> >> that didn't have SP2 installed. I cannot do anything now with the SP2
> >> computer.) (With my dial-up connection, took a long time to download!
One
> >> full night and part of another.
> >>
> >> The SP2 installation didn't give me any choices, no customization. On
> >> executing the file, it went through to the end of the process, until
the
> > one
> >> choice "do you want to re-boot now"?
> >>
> >> First of all, a couple of minor gripes. An icon for Windows Media
Player
> > is
> >> put in the Quick Launch bar and the Start Menu, without having
consulted
> > me.
> >> I don't want an icon for it in the QL bar. I already have it in the
Start
> >> Menu, in a folder where I want it, I don't wish to have another icon
for
> > it.
> >> Why is that done without asking the user?
> >>
> >> The "Security Center" is also annoying. I don't mind it popping up at
the
> >> beginning, asking for your preferences. But that it later keeps popping
> >> up
> >> with a warning, that "YOUR COMPUTER IS AT RISK!" CLICK ON THIS BALLOON
TO
> >> FIX IT", because I disabled "Automatic Updates" (I frequently manually
> >> update), and because it doesn't recognize my virus scanner. (A good
one,
> >> Trend Micro, and I frequently update the virus signatures.)
> >>
> >> I right-clicked on the Quick Launch icon for WMP, so that I could
choose
> >> delete, and delete the unwanted intruder in my QL bar. Well, rather
than
> >> seeing the context menu, I saw an hourglass, got an error message that
> > said:
> >>
> >> -------
> >>
> >> Explorer.exe application error
> >>
> >> The instruction of 0x02464156 referenced memory at 0x00000000. The
memory
> >> could not be written. (OK to terminate, Cancel to Debug)
> >> ------------
> >> Well, whether I clicked on OK or Cancel, I then had to wait a very long
> > time
> >> with an hourglass, before I could do anything with the mouse again,
> >> before
> > I
> >> could try anything with the computer again. I went to the folder where
> >> the
> >> Quick Launch shortcuts are kept. (They sure try to hide that--in the
> >> "Internet Explorer" folder in Application Data". Why is it there? The
> > Quick
> >> Launch bar has nothing to do with IE.) I highlighted the WMP icon, and
> >> pressed the delete key. Same result, same error message.
> >>
> >> I was beginning to think it was a ploy by Microsoft to prevent anyone
> >> from
> >> deleting that WMP icon. But I discovered that I would get the same
result
> > on
> >> trying to do almost anything in Windows Explorer, including deleting
> >> files
> >> from the Temp folder, etc. I also sometimes got a Dr. Watson error
> >> message
> >> after that, I forget the wording.
> >>
> >> I went to Control Panel and disabled the new Windows Firewall, thinking
> > that
> >> might be the source of the problem. I went to "services" under
> >> "Administrative Tools", and changed any service that looked new and
> >> suspicious to me to "Manual", instead of "Automatic". This included
> >> disabling the Security Center. But no matter what I tried, including
> >> rebooting in between, nothing solved the described problem.
> >>
> >> Booting up is also MUCH slower than before, like molasses, although I
> >> have
> >> all startup programs currently disabled, and turned off many of the
> >> automatic services.
> >>
> >> I am on the verge of uninstalling XP2. If I do so, I certainly hope it
> >> reconfigures my system to how it was before the install. Anyone done
that
> >> yet?
> >>
> >> Before I do so, if anyone can give me advice on how to fix the problem
I
> > am
> >> having with SP2, please let me know. Something to change in
configuration
> >> somehow. Some Windows tweak? Registry change?
> >>
> >> To those who have been successful in installing SP2, do you really find
> > any
> >> improvement in it? In what ways? Only security, the Windows Firewall,
> > etc.?
> >> Other improvements?
> >>
> >> I thought this product was in Beta a long time. You think they would
have
> >> thoroughly tested it, and worked out all the bugs. It sure didn't work
> > well
> >> for me so far. (Perhaps they want to fix it more before putting it on
> >> Windows Update. But why put out the final release for "IT
Professionals",
> >> who might install it for a whole company, and then find out it screwed
up
> >> many of the company's computers?
> >>
> >> What's up with this SP2?
> >>
> >> If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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