Re: AMDAGP.SYS & Windows XP startup

From: Mark Jacobs (http://www.jacobsm.com/mjmsg?Microsoft%20Newsgroup)
Date: 12/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:05:00 -0000

Mr. Wobbler, I think you will warm to these words of wisdom :-

If you have an original AMD Athlon on an Asus or AliMagik Motherboard, then
avoid SP2 because it will slow your PC to a crawl or a stop. Instead,
reinstall XP SP1 (you can keep your progs, data and settings), and turn *OFF*
automatic updates.
Then, apply the RPC patch KB823980 from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2354406c-c5b6-44ac-9532-3de40f69c074&displaylang=en .
Then install the latest ZoneAlarm from
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?lid=zaskulist_download .
And finally, install my registry watcher program at
http://www.jacobsm.com/index.htm#sft

That lot will make you *MORE* secure than SP2, especially if you add
ProcessGuard to the formula. But you have to pay for that. The aforementioned
others are all free. HTH, 

-- 
Mark Jacobs
DK Computing
http://www.dkcomputing.co.uk
"ComputerWobbler" <ComputerWobbler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FFBAD616-5B0E-4107-849E-71A6E6472F60@microsoft.com...
| Perhaps if I knew the benefits of SP2 over SP1 (I understand that Service
| Packs are progressive, in that they improve on previous software releases,
| ie. Windows is better improved on faulty bits, etc. Or, at least that's how
I
| understand it.)  But, is SP2 really needed?  Can I just revert to SP1 and
| wait until BIOS and Card drivers, etc. are updated and confirmed to be
| compatible with SP2 before reinstalling SP2?

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