Re: Copy Beta Win XP SP 2?

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"Angel" > wrote in message
...
> How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> very slow.

We are not at the Beta release for SP2.
Why do you feel that a Beta release would help your PC run faster?
Ensure you have all the latest patches SP1 plus all that is relevant from
Windows Update, then start looking at a root cause analysis of your system
:- specs, configuration (disks, fragmentation etc etc), the way you work
(multiple applications, fast user switching etc)

Do not think a service pack will make your PC run faster if there is a more
fundamental cause to the perceived slow down.


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"Angel" > wrote in message
...
> How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> very slow.

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"Angel" > wrote in message
...
> How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> very slow.

We are not at the Beta release for SP2.
Why do you feel that a Beta release would help your PC run faster?
Ensure you have all the latest patches SP1 plus all that is relevant from
Windows Update, then start looking at a root cause analysis of your system
:- specs, configuration (disks, fragmentation etc etc), the way you work
(multiple applications, fast user switching etc)

Do not think a service pack will make your PC run faster if there is a more
fundamental cause to the perceived slow down.


--
Regards,

Mike
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"Angel" > wrote in message
...
> How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> very slow.

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" wrote:

> "Angel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> > very slow.
>
> We are not at the Beta release for SP2.
> Why do you feel that a Beta release would help your PC run faster?
> Ensure you have all the latest patches SP1 plus all that is relevant from
> Windows Update, then start looking at a root cause analysis of your system
> :- specs, configuration (disks, fragmentation etc etc), the way you work
> (multiple applications, fast user switching etc)
>
> Do not think a service pack will make your PC run faster if there is a more
> fundamental cause to the perceived slow down.

Hi

I guess Angel is thinking about this one:

Programs Run Slower After You Install Windows XP SP-1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815411


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torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" wrote:

> "Angel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> > very slow.
>
> We are not at the Beta release for SP2.
> Why do you feel that a Beta release would help your PC run faster?
> Ensure you have all the latest patches SP1 plus all that is relevant from
> Windows Update, then start looking at a root cause analysis of your system
> :- specs, configuration (disks, fragmentation etc etc), the way you work
> (multiple applications, fast user switching etc)
>
> Do not think a service pack will make your PC run faster if there is a more
> fundamental cause to the perceived slow down.

Hi

I guess Angel is thinking about this one:

Programs Run Slower After You Install Windows XP SP-1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815411


--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" > wrote in message
> Hi
>
> I guess Angel is thinking about this one:
>
> Programs Run Slower After You Install Windows XP SP-1
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815411

Yes - I addressed that particular Q article in another post.
It is not common to all users of all PCs.
If "Angel" has the problem outlined in the Q815411 then they should contact
PSS as detailed in the article and get the fix.


--
Regards,

Mike
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"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" > wrote in message
...
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > "Angel" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> > > very slow.
> >
> > We are not at the Beta release for SP2.
> > Why do you feel that a Beta release would help your PC run faster?
> > Ensure you have all the latest patches SP1 plus all that is relevant
from
> > Windows Update, then start looking at a root cause analysis of your
system
> > :- specs, configuration (disks, fragmentation etc etc), the way you work
> > (multiple applications, fast user switching etc)
> >
> > Do not think a service pack will make your PC run faster if there is a
more
> > fundamental cause to the perceived slow down.
>
> Hi
>
> I guess Angel is thinking about this one:
>
> Programs Run Slower After You Install Windows XP SP-1
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815411
>
>
> --
> torgeir
> Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
> Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
>
>

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" > wrote in message
> Hi
>
> I guess Angel is thinking about this one:
>
> Programs Run Slower After You Install Windows XP SP-1
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815411

Yes - I addressed that particular Q article in another post.
It is not common to all users of all PCs.
If "Angel" has the problem outlined in the Q815411 then they should contact
PSS as detailed in the article and get the fix.


--
Regards,

Mike
--
Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights

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Please use these newsgroups

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" > wrote in message
...
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > "Angel" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> > > very slow.
> >
> > We are not at the Beta release for SP2.
> > Why do you feel that a Beta release would help your PC run faster?
> > Ensure you have all the latest patches SP1 plus all that is relevant
from
> > Windows Update, then start looking at a root cause analysis of your
system
> > :- specs, configuration (disks, fragmentation etc etc), the way you work
> > (multiple applications, fast user switching etc)
> >
> > Do not think a service pack will make your PC run faster if there is a
more
> > fundamental cause to the perceived slow down.
>
> Hi
>
> I guess Angel is thinking about this one:
>
> Programs Run Slower After You Install Windows XP SP-1
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815411
>
>
> --
> torgeir
> Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
> Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
>
>

[Ken Blake]

In , Angel wrote:

> How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> very slow.


First of all, it doesn't exist yet--not even the Beta.

Second, you don't run a Beta version of software to solve
problems. When you run a Beta version, you expect it to *give*
you problems (you do it because you're interested in helping out
identifying problems). That's why it's a beta version, and not a
released version--it's known to still have problems and it's
being tested further.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[Ken Blake]

In , Angel wrote:

> How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> very slow.


First of all, it doesn't exist yet--not even the Beta.

Second, you don't run a Beta version of software to solve
problems. When you run a Beta version, you expect it to *give*
you problems (you do it because you're interested in helping out
identifying problems). That's why it's a beta version, and not a
released version--it's known to still have problems and it's
being tested further.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[Harry Ohrn]

There can be a number of reason's for system slowdown. Perhaps installed
software is part of the problem. Do you have a number of items running at
Start-up above and beyond the typical services XP loads? For example Office
97/2000 installs an app called FastFind which indexes your drive. It can
really slow down performance after awhile.

Have you tried some maintenance/housekeeping? Doing a Disk Cleanup and
Defrag might help. You can try running chkdsk (see Help and Support for info
on CHKDSK) to find and fix hard drive problems. You can also try dumping the
contents of your Prefetch folder (don't delete the folder just the
contents). Prefetch is intended to speed up the launch time for commonly
used apps but after a while there can be a performance loss for some
systems. This folder should not be regularly dumped but once or twice a
month is OK.

Your system specs are going to affect speeds as well. If you have less than
256MB of RAM try upgrading to at least that much RAM. Obviously if you have
a PII or lower that will affect performance to some degree. I've run XP on
a P-200 with 128MB RAM but it was quite slow. Try turning off the
'eye-candy' through System Properties->Advanced Tab if your system is a
slower system.


--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Angel" > wrote in message
...
> How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> very slow.

[Harry Ohrn]

There can be a number of reason's for system slowdown. Perhaps installed
software is part of the problem. Do you have a number of items running at
Start-up above and beyond the typical services XP loads? For example Office
97/2000 installs an app called FastFind which indexes your drive. It can
really slow down performance after awhile.

Have you tried some maintenance/housekeeping? Doing a Disk Cleanup and
Defrag might help. You can try running chkdsk (see Help and Support for info
on CHKDSK) to find and fix hard drive problems. You can also try dumping the
contents of your Prefetch folder (don't delete the folder just the
contents). Prefetch is intended to speed up the launch time for commonly
used apps but after a while there can be a performance loss for some
systems. This folder should not be regularly dumped but once or twice a
month is OK.

Your system specs are going to affect speeds as well. If you have less than
256MB of RAM try upgrading to at least that much RAM. Obviously if you have
a PII or lower that will affect performance to some degree. I've run XP on
a P-200 with 128MB RAM but it was quite slow. Try turning off the
'eye-candy' through System Properties->Advanced Tab if your system is a
slower system.


--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Angel" > wrote in message
...
> How do I get a copy of Beta Win XP SP 2? My PC is working
> very slow.