Thread: Windows XP SP2
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Old December 29th 04, 05:31 PM
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Default Windows XP SP2

"Roger" wrote in message
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I have recently uploaded windows XP with the SP2 included.


Uploaded? Do you mean "installed"? As a fresh install? As an upgrade
and, if so, to what?

I have also
recently subscribed to a music downloading website 'Kaza Gold'.


A mistake in itself. Maybe Kazaa Lite is okay but that's like saying 5
needles in my arm is better than 10.

http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285..._story_related

While
attempting to download music i encountered problems as far as the
connectability goes. I established contact with the support staff and
they
stated to me that if i had SP2 loaded that I had to uninstall it, due
to the
added security features that it posseses. If I unistall SP2 will it
effect
the my computer and programs at all.


You are taking advice from a thief on how to configure your operating
system so their crapware can run on it? Do you really consider Kazaa to
be a critical application that qualifies disabling security,
degenerating your OS to a prior patch level, and regardless of any
effects on your other actually critical applications?

http://www.wired.com/news/technology...,63345,00.html
http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285..._story_related
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1732574,00.asp

You're asking for sympathy and help while trying to commit questionable
actions. Uninstall it. Then do a full scan using a recently updated
anti-virus program followed by scanning with recently updated
anti-spyware products, like Ad-Aware and Spybot and maybe some of the
freebie online scans, like from Pest Patrol. If it is a brand new and
fresh install of Windows XP SP-2, and if you have the time and
inclination, better yet would be to boot using the install CD, let it
format the OS partition, and do a fresh install again. Then start
saving drive images to cover your butt so you can restore to a known
prior state (i.e., do NOT rely on System Restore).

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