SP2 Removal?

[jct883]

After SP2 was installed on my system it has been acting
strange, and slow loading. Could be this sp2 doing this?
If I remove it and use a firewall like zone alarm, with a
web washer and mail washer, I also use Mcafee virus
protection. Will I be safe not to use sp2?

[George]

After installing SP2 on line on a HP Pavillion PC over the
previous WinXP, the PC became very sluggish, took forever
to load a program, etc..

Tried to use a backup from the previous XP, but the
improvement was minimal. Am thinking about a complete
system restore, that means losing 3rd party stuff and data
on the HD, like starting from scratch.

I also noticed that the processor is working on overdrive,
the processor fan is on all the time, which was not the
case before. Hardware problem?

This got me guessing;-(

George

direct: xpgliepins(remove the xp)at sunnync(remove sunny)
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>-----Original Message-----
>After SP2 was installed on my system it has been acting
>strange, and slow loading. Could be this sp2 doing this?
>If I remove it and use a firewall like zone alarm, with a
>web washer and mail washer, I also use Mcafee virus
>protection. Will I be safe not to use sp2?
>.
>

[MAP]

"jct883" wrote:

> After SP2 was installed on my system it has been acting
> strange, and slow loading. Could be this sp2 doing this?
> If I remove it and use a firewall like zone alarm, with a
> web washer and mail washer, I also use Mcafee virus
> protection. Will I be safe not to use sp2?
>

SP2 is not required for a secured computer it is designed for people who
don't have a clue about security are or just plain lazy with updates,

About the slow loading, it might correct itself in a couple of days after
the prefetch folder gets it act together.I have read this in other posts.

[r]

This will probably answer both questions:

http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm#SomecommonWindowsXPproblems
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm

Hope this helps!
---
Spyware/Virus Removal and Prevention:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm
(Links to online virus scans on the same page)

How to optimize Windows XP, 2000, ME
for the best performance (Step-by-step Visual Guide):
http://www.fixyourwindows.com




"jct883" wrote:

> After SP2 was installed on my system it has been acting
> strange, and slow loading. Could be this sp2 doing this?
> If I remove it and use a firewall like zone alarm, with a
> web washer and mail washer, I also use Mcafee virus
> protection. Will I be safe not to use sp2?
>

Just did the reinstall(scratch),for the second time!
H/P Pavillion 500 series,no hardware problem.first time
worked great till I loaded SP2(I even got the updates
from H/P's site for it first,also all driver updates for
everything from the processor,motherboard to the CD Rom
drive,right after SP2,sluggish again even before loading
anything.This time NO SP2.
>-----Original Message-----
>After installing SP2 on line on a HP Pavillion PC over
the
>previous WinXP, the PC became very sluggish, took forever
>to load a program, etc..
>
>Tried to use a backup from the previous XP, but the
>improvement was minimal. Am thinking about a complete
>system restore, that means losing 3rd party stuff and
data
>on the HD, like starting from scratch.
>
>I also noticed that the processor is working on
overdrive,
>the processor fan is on all the time, which was not the
>case before. Hardware problem?
>
>This got me guessing;-(
>
>George
>
>direct: xpgliepins(remove the xp)at sunnync(remove
sunny)
>dotrrdotcom
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>After SP2 was installed on my system it has been acting
>>strange, and slow loading. Could be this sp2 doing
this?
>>If I remove it and use a firewall like zone alarm, with
a
>>web washer and mail washer, I also use Mcafee virus
>>protection. Will I be safe not to use sp2?
>>.
>>
>.
>