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Dingo
I have been watching this NG for since SP2 came out on Aug 16th. I have
monitored and filed just about everyone's problems and solutions. I
ordered the SP2 CD as I have Dial-up. It's long and may be a little
anal retentive, but it worked for me:
PROCESS PRIOR TO INSTALLING SP 2
First go here to make sure you don’t have a program that will stall SP2:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2
Next: Update Anti-Virus, AdAware, Spybot, Spybuster, CWShredder, Startup
Cop, HiJackThis,etc.
-Clear Cookies and Temp files and History from IE. Close IE
-Copy Favorites and Address book to floppies. Copy My Pictues to a CD
-Clear un-necessary messages from OEX folders. Empty ‘Deleted Items’
folder
- Click ‘Work Offline’, Close OEX. Click File/Folders/Compact All
Folders. Click View/Layout/Folders. Close OEX.
Run Anti-Virus, AdAware, SpyBot, SpyBuster, CW Shredder, Add/Remove
Utility, HijackThis, etc
-Run ChkDsk.
-Run WinXP native Disk Clean.
-Backup Registry with Erunt.
- Run Search for *.BAK/*.FTS/*.GID./*JBF./*.SHS./*.TMP and delete
- Run NTREGopt registry optimizer. Reboot.
Run CHKDSK
-Run Defrag.
-Run security check from Gibson website
-Run Symantic Security from website
-Set Appearances to ‘Default’, Set ‘Fonts’ to Normal.
-Run complete backup of WinXP operating system. (I use Acronis 6-True
Image).
Shut down. DISCONNECT ANYTHING CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER, INCLUDING THE
PHONE JACK FOR THE MODEM!
Reboot. Run CHKDSK again.
CREATE A SYSTEM RESTORE POINT !
Reboot and run SP2 Disk. Follow on screen instructions. Shut down.
-Take a break. Cross you fingers and Reboot.
If you have a Firewall that you prefer; Click Control Panel/Security
Center/Firewall/Recommendations. Click ‘I have a firewall, etc.
OR drop down to ‘Manage Security Settings For’ and turn off SP2
Firewall.
SP2 should tell you what Anti-Virus program you have installed.
Follow Alex Nichol’s for clean-up when you find that everything is
working ok.
monitored and filed just about everyone's problems and solutions. I
ordered the SP2 CD as I have Dial-up. It's long and may be a little
anal retentive, but it worked for me:
PROCESS PRIOR TO INSTALLING SP 2
First go here to make sure you don’t have a program that will stall SP2:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2
Next: Update Anti-Virus, AdAware, Spybot, Spybuster, CWShredder, Startup
Cop, HiJackThis,etc.
-Clear Cookies and Temp files and History from IE. Close IE
-Copy Favorites and Address book to floppies. Copy My Pictues to a CD
-Clear un-necessary messages from OEX folders. Empty ‘Deleted Items’
folder
- Click ‘Work Offline’, Close OEX. Click File/Folders/Compact All
Folders. Click View/Layout/Folders. Close OEX.
Run Anti-Virus, AdAware, SpyBot, SpyBuster, CW Shredder, Add/Remove
Utility, HijackThis, etc
-Run ChkDsk.
-Run WinXP native Disk Clean.
-Backup Registry with Erunt.
- Run Search for *.BAK/*.FTS/*.GID./*JBF./*.SHS./*.TMP and delete
- Run NTREGopt registry optimizer. Reboot.
Run CHKDSK
-Run Defrag.
-Run security check from Gibson website
-Run Symantic Security from website
-Set Appearances to ‘Default’, Set ‘Fonts’ to Normal.
-Run complete backup of WinXP operating system. (I use Acronis 6-True
Image).
Shut down. DISCONNECT ANYTHING CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER, INCLUDING THE
PHONE JACK FOR THE MODEM!
Reboot. Run CHKDSK again.
CREATE A SYSTEM RESTORE POINT !
Reboot and run SP2 Disk. Follow on screen instructions. Shut down.
-Take a break. Cross you fingers and Reboot.
If you have a Firewall that you prefer; Click Control Panel/Security
Center/Firewall/Recommendations. Click ‘I have a firewall, etc.
OR drop down to ‘Manage Security Settings For’ and turn off SP2
Firewall.
SP2 should tell you what Anti-Virus program you have installed.
Follow Alex Nichol’s for clean-up when you find that everything is
working ok.