( OT) XP Service Pack Crashes
 

All:

Advise against loading curent XP Service pack. ( 8/19/2004)

It makes the machine unstable, causing repeated hard freezes
requiring power off / On

Do a google search for more info

Spread the word if you think this is important

"Diverd4777" wrote in message
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All:

Advise against loading curent XP Service pack. ( 8/19/2004)

It makes the machine unstable, causing repeated hard freezes
requiring power off / On

Do a google search for more info

Spread the word if you think this is important

Workin fine for me.

All:

PRIOR to installing the new XP Service pack
Go to Internet explorer
go to tools
go to Internet options
Delete cookies
delete files
click OK

Sweep your machine for Spyware ( spysweeper)

THEN install

Diverd4777 wrote:

All:

Advise against loading curent XP Service pack. ( 8/19/2004)

It makes the machine unstable, causing repeated hard freezes
requiring power off / On

Do a google search for more info

Spread the word if you think this is important

Did you tell Chandler7600 and Soames123 about this apparent problem?

dxAce
Spotter of NYC 'Tards

In article , "MnMikew"
writes:


Advise against loading curent XP Service pack. ( 8/19/2004)

( Just got off 'phone with Microsoft )

UNTIL

You remove Spyware ( Spysweeper recommended
looks like spyware was the problem )

Go to IE Explorer
delete files
Delete Cookies..

do a Disk Clean up

THEN try the install

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:31:30 +0000, Diverd4777 wrote:

All:

PRIOR to installing the new XP Service pack
Go to Internet explorer
go to tools
go to Internet options
Delete cookies
delete files
click OK

Sweep your machine for Spyware ( spysweeper)

THEN install


That last line, you forgot a word....Linux.

In article , Tom Randy
writes:

Subject: ( OT) XP Service Pack Crashes ( revised)
From: Tom Randy
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 22:27:29 GMT

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:31:30 +0000, Diverd4777 wrote:

All:

PRIOR to installing the new XP Service pack
Go to Internet explorer
go to tools
go to Internet options
Delete cookies
delete files
click OK

Sweep your machine for Spyware ( spysweeper)

THEN install


That last line, you forgot a word....Linux.


Right , Linux ( Sigh...)

- Looks like spyware & something else totally freeze the system if you have
multiple browser pages up & flip between them, loading them as you go..
And this is only on an intermittant basis..
Their " crash sendback" doesn't work on this either..

Spent 2 hours with Microsoft, ( yes, people in the U.S. ) testing every
configuration ;
Sometimes it would freeze, requiring a full power cycle.

Sometimes 2-3 times in 15 minurtes, sometimes hours between freeze-ups.

deleted cookies, files,
ran Norton,
Ran Spysweeper, Spykiller2004, Spybot search & Destroy

Downloaded a newer copy of Mozilla..
treating it gentle..
- Let see...

Dan

Diverd4777 wrote:
In article , Tom Randy
writes:


Subject: ( OT) XP Service Pack Crashes ( revised)
From: Tom Randy
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 22:27:29 GMT

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:31:30 +0000, Diverd4777 wrote:


All:

PRIOR to installing the new XP Service pack
Go to Internet explorer
go to tools
go to Internet options
Delete cookies
delete files
click OK

Sweep your machine for Spyware ( spysweeper)

THEN install


That last line, you forgot a word....Linux.



Right , Linux ( Sigh...)

- Looks like spyware & something else totally freeze the system if you have
multiple browser pages up & flip between them, loading them as you go..
And this is only on an intermittant basis..
Their " crash sendback" doesn't work on this either..

Spent 2 hours with Microsoft, ( yes, people in the U.S. ) testing every
configuration ;
Sometimes it would freeze, requiring a full power cycle.

Sometimes 2-3 times in 15 minurtes, sometimes hours between freeze-ups.

deleted cookies, files,
ran Norton,
Ran Spysweeper, Spykiller2004, Spybot search & Destroy

Downloaded a newer copy of Mozilla..
treating it gentle..
- Let see...

Dan

Try using Mozilla Firefox. The extensions alone are a good reason to
switch. All that pesky security stuff comes second...

e

Dan wrote:

On 20 Aug 2004 12:05:50 GMT, (Diverd4777) wrote:

All:

Advise against loading curent XP Service pack. ( 8/19/2004)

It makes the machine unstable, causing repeated hard freezes
requiring power off / On

Do a google search for more info

Spread the word if you think this is important

Nonsense. I've installed it on 5 machines here at home and 3 at work.
SP2 is nice, has some nice new features, and works fine.

Kim Komando mentioned some apparent problems with the Service Pack on her
program this morning.

She mentioned something about it being in her newsletter or on her site.

www.komando.com

dxAce

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Dan wrote:

On 20 Aug 2004 12:05:50 GMT, (Diverd4777) wrote:

All:

Advise against loading curent XP Service pack. ( 8/19/2004)

It makes the machine unstable, causing repeated hard freezes
requiring power off / On

Do a google search for more info

Spread the word if you think this is important

Nonsense. I've installed it on 5 machines here at home and 3 at work.
SP2 is nice, has some nice new features, and works fine.

Kim Komando mentioned some apparent problems with the Service Pack on her
program this morning.

She mentioned something about it being in her newsletter or on her site.

www.komando.com

dxAce

Service pack 1 looked for known pirated keys, and disabled systems it found
with them. It's very likely SP2 does this as well, and is probably more
sophisticated at determining whether or not a serial number is bogus.

Beyond that, some programs use "illegal" entry-points into various WinXP
processes, and these hooks may have changed with the new service pack.
That's why a lot of malware and spyware makes it crash -- some of those
programs actually replace MS system files with altered ones.

-- Stinger