Windows Xp Sp2 Problem

[Jeremy McMillen]

I downloaded SP2 several times and have also repeatedly
uninstalled the update due to a bogging or slowing of my
cpu from time to time. everything is accessible through
task manager but at a very slow rate, even though my cpu
isn't showing a percentage of usage. Eventually you hear
the hard drive kick in and the program comes up and the
system works properly for about a 30 second window and
then it does the same thing again. Ctrl-Alt-Del always
brings up the task manager and i can shutdown or restart
and the same thing happens again and again. I don't know
what to do, I have tried everything and I can't figure out
how to ask a Microsoft support member directly. None of
the troubleshooting FAQ's answer my question either.
Anyone know what to do, or have a similar problem?

[Ted Zieglar]

Did you defragment after installing SP 2? Upgrading your operating system
can severely fragment your hard disk.

You should read the following before installing SP 2:

"What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2"
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx
--
Ted Zieglar


"Jeremy McMillen" > wrote in message
...
> I downloaded SP2 several times and have also repeatedly
> uninstalled the update due to a bogging or slowing of my
> cpu from time to time. everything is accessible through
> task manager but at a very slow rate, even though my cpu
> isn't showing a percentage of usage. Eventually you hear
> the hard drive kick in and the program comes up and the
> system works properly for about a 30 second window and
> then it does the same thing again. Ctrl-Alt-Del always
> brings up the task manager and i can shutdown or restart
> and the same thing happens again and again. I don't know
> what to do, I have tried everything and I can't figure out
> how to ask a Microsoft support member directly. None of
> the troubleshooting FAQ's answer my question either.
> Anyone know what to do, or have a similar problem?

[kasey]

I'm having a similar problem. I tried to install SP2
from Windows Update and then I gota message unable to
continue (can'tremember the exact message). I then did an
uninstall. Since I did the uninstall, every time I log on
to my computer, the "windows is starting up" message
comes up and it takes 3-5 minutes before it will finally
get to the desktop. I have gone into msconfig startup to
see if there was a file there that I could disable to
improve the speed for this message, but have been
unsuccessful. It just seems to "hang" as if it is loading
something else before my desktop will come up. I have
sent incident report on this, but have not received any
resolutions from them that help. My last reply to them
was that their suggestion did not work. That was last
week and have not heard anything back. They seem to want
to close the report every time they send a "proposed
solution. Does anyone have an answer?
>-----Original Message-----
>I downloaded SP2 several times and have also repeatedly
>uninstalled the update due to a bogging or slowing of my
>cpu from time to time. everything is accessible through
>task manager but at a very slow rate, even though my cpu
>isn't showing a percentage of usage. Eventually you
hear
>the hard drive kick in and the program comes up and the
>system works properly for about a 30 second window and
>then it does the same thing again. Ctrl-Alt-Del always
>brings up the task manager and i can shutdown or restart
>and the same thing happens again and again. I don't
know
>what to do, I have tried everything and I can't figure
out
>how to ask a Microsoft support member directly. None of
>the troubleshooting FAQ's answer my question either.
>Anyone know what to do, or have a similar problem?
>.
>

[Jeremy McMillen]

I did like you said and Defragmented after installing and
had to end up unistalling again because of the same
problem. It just seems to freeze momentarily and then
works again for a minute or so then the same thing happens
again. But after uninstall it works just fine.
>-----Original Message-----
>Did you defragment after installing SP 2? Upgrading your
operating system
>can severely fragment your hard disk.
>
>You should read the following before installing SP 2:
>
>"What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP
Service Pack 2"
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx
>--
>Ted Zieglar
>
>
>"Jeremy McMillen" > wrote in message
...
>> I downloaded SP2 several times and have also repeatedly
>> uninstalled the update due to a bogging or slowing of my
>> cpu from time to time. everything is accessible through
>> task manager but at a very slow rate, even though my cpu
>> isn't showing a percentage of usage. Eventually you
hear
>> the hard drive kick in and the program comes up and the
>> system works properly for about a 30 second window and
>> then it does the same thing again. Ctrl-Alt-Del always
>> brings up the task manager and i can shutdown or restart
>> and the same thing happens again and again. I don't
know
>> what to do, I have tried everything and I can't figure
out
>> how to ask a Microsoft support member directly. None of
>> the troubleshooting FAQ's answer my question either.
>> Anyone know what to do, or have a similar problem?
>
>
>.
>

[cquirke (MVP Win9x)]

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:13:02 -0400, "Ted Zieglar" >
>"Jeremy McMillen" > wrote in message

>> I downloaded SP2 several times and have also repeatedly
>> uninstalled the update due to a bogging or slowing of my
>> cpu from time to time. everything is accessible through
>> task manager but at a very slow rate, even though my cpu
>> isn't showing a percentage of usage.

If CPU isn't busy, something else is - LAN? HD retries? What does
the HD LED do during all of this?

>> Eventually you hear the hard drive kick in

As in, head movement? Or motor spin-up?

Your HD should never spin down while the PC is in use (and ideally,
unless it's a laptop, not even when idle). A failing HD doesn't
always fail with bad clusters; sometimes spin failures too, which can
start as intermittent and suddenly become catastrophic.

>> and the program comes up and the system works properly
>> for about a 30 second window and then it does the same
>> thing again.

CPU retreating into thermal protection?

>> Ctrl-Alt-Del always brings up the task manager

That's more like the HD scenario than CPU thermal.

Do hardware diags, outside Windows, after backing up your data. Don't
defrag on a sick HD; that could be the last thing your system does.



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Having the exact same problem ! Have an Athlon 3000 cpu
which is supposed to be fast !!! Very frustrating - I now
know what the 's' in SP2 stands for !!! Typical Microsoft.
>-----Original Message-----
>I'm having a similar problem. I tried to install SP2
>from Windows Update and then I gota message unable to
>continue (can'tremember the exact message). I then did
an
>uninstall. Since I did the uninstall, every time I log
on
>to my computer, the "windows is starting up" message
>comes up and it takes 3-5 minutes before it will finally
>get to the desktop. I have gone into msconfig startup to
>see if there was a file there that I could disable to
>improve the speed for this message, but have been
>unsuccessful. It just seems to "hang" as if it is
loading
>something else before my desktop will come up. I have
>sent incident report on this, but have not received any
>resolutions from them that help. My last reply to them
>was that their suggestion did not work. That was last
>week and have not heard anything back. They seem to
want
>to close the report every time they send a "proposed
>solution. Does anyone have an answer?
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I downloaded SP2 several times and have also repeatedly
>>uninstalled the update due to a bogging or slowing of
my
>>cpu from time to time. everything is accessible
through
>>task manager but at a very slow rate, even though my
cpu
>>isn't showing a percentage of usage. Eventually you
>hear
>>the hard drive kick in and the program comes up and the
>>system works properly for about a 30 second window and
>>then it does the same thing again. Ctrl-Alt-Del always
>>brings up the task manager and i can shutdown or
restart
>>and the same thing happens again and again. I don't
>know
>>what to do, I have tried everything and I can't figure
>out
>>how to ask a Microsoft support member directly. None
of
>>the troubleshooting FAQ's answer my question either.
>>Anyone know what to do, or have a similar problem?
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Mike H]

Take a look at this.. http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm


> wrote in message
...
> Having the exact same problem ! Have an Athlon 3000 cpu
> which is supposed to be fast !!! Very frustrating - I now
> know what the 's' in SP2 stands for !!! Typical Microsoft.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I'm having a similar problem. I tried to install SP2
>>from Windows Update and then I gota message unable to
>>continue (can'tremember the exact message). I then did
> an
>>uninstall. Since I did the uninstall, every time I log
> on
>>to my computer, the "windows is starting up" message
>>comes up and it takes 3-5 minutes before it will finally
>>get to the desktop. I have gone into msconfig startup to
>>see if there was a file there that I could disable to
>>improve the speed for this message, but have been
>>unsuccessful. It just seems to "hang" as if it is
> loading
>>something else before my desktop will come up. I have
>>sent incident report on this, but have not received any
>>resolutions from them that help. My last reply to them
>>was that their suggestion did not work. That was last
>>week and have not heard anything back. They seem to
> want
>>to close the report every time they send a "proposed
>>solution. Does anyone have an answer?
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I downloaded SP2 several times and have also repeatedly
>>>uninstalled the update due to a bogging or slowing of
> my
>>>cpu from time to time. everything is accessible
> through
>>>task manager but at a very slow rate, even though my
> cpu
>>>isn't showing a percentage of usage. Eventually you
>>hear
>>>the hard drive kick in and the program comes up and the
>>>system works properly for about a 30 second window and
>>>then it does the same thing again. Ctrl-Alt-Del always
>>>brings up the task manager and i can shutdown or
> restart
>>>and the same thing happens again and again. I don't
>>know
>>>what to do, I have tried everything and I can't figure
>>out
>>>how to ask a Microsoft support member directly. None
> of
>>>the troubleshooting FAQ's answer my question either.
>>>Anyone know what to do, or have a similar problem?
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>