MS Screwed me up again !!!

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Jim L

Downloaded the latest security patch today now my computer works AWFUL. For
example when my screen saver comes on and I click to take it off I counted
to 100 before there was any reaction. It takes minutes not seconds to open
almost any file. Can I delete the patch? Probably not. Do I have anything I
can do? I tried system restore back to yesterday but that didn't help. I
defragged. No help. Why does MS do this. I think the cure is worse than the
disease
 
Greetings --

You can uninstall any patch you wish unless the KB article for that patch
says you cant. All updates are listed in your Add/Remove Control Panel.
Microsoft can only provide support for problems with patches when the
problem is widespread. Since you didnt say what patch it was no one can
really help. If you have a problem using Microsoft's products, don't use
them. Microsoft is not forcing you to use them. And there are many
alternatives. If you can provide more information about your problem you
might get better support. Just bad mouthing Microsoft because it's the "in
thing to do" will not get you support, it will get you messages ignored by
most, or made fun of by the others.
 
I went to the add/remove area but don't know which patch is causing the
problem since they are not dated so I don't know which one to remove. The
last one says SP1a

Chris Lanier said:
Greetings --

You can uninstall any patch you wish unless the KB article for that patch
says you cant. All updates are listed in your Add/Remove Control Panel.
Microsoft can only provide support for problems with patches when the
problem is widespread. Since you didnt say what patch it was no one can
really help. If you have a problem using Microsoft's products, don't use
them. Microsoft is not forcing you to use them. And there are many
alternatives. If you can provide more information about your problem you
might get better support. Just bad mouthing Microsoft because it's the "in
thing to do" will not get you support, it will get you messages ignored by
most, or made fun of by the others.

Jim L said:
Downloaded the latest security patch today now my computer works AWFUL. For
example when my screen saver comes on and I click to take it off I counted
to 100 before there was any reaction. It takes minutes not seconds to open
almost any file. Can I delete the patch? Probably not. Do I have
anything
 
Greetings --

The patch was SP1a? If you selected to archive the files when installing
SP1a then it should be listed, if not i believe you can do a repair install
of Windows XP to overwrite SP1a.

Q. What is the procedure for removing Windows XP SP1?
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/faq.asp

Why Service Packs are Better Than Patches
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr.../technet/columns/security/essays/srvpatch.asp

Programs Run Slower After You Install Windows XP SP-1 (Oringinal Article not
found)
http://www.studiotools.org/forums/archive/topic/2497-1.html

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Jim L said:
I went to the add/remove area but don't know which patch is causing the
problem since they are not dated so I don't know which one to remove. The
last one says SP1a
 
Greetings --

----In reply to the other post int he other topic----

To uninstall that IE patch goto Start>>Run>>Type"c:\windows\ieuninst /q
c:\windows\inf\q824145.inf" (This will reboot your PC after)

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-048.asp

If that fixes your problem you know what caused it. This patch is cirtical
and needs to be installed though. Microsoft offer FREE support for security
patchs. Call 1-866-PCSAFETY for Technical support. There is no charge for
support calls associated with security patches.
 
I have a similar problem but I don't know if it is caused
by the patches. Try to open up window task manager by
pressing ctrl+alt+enter and choose performance tab.
Check to the page file usage. It should normally stays
low (mine at about 100MB) but suddenly it jumps up to max
(mine 1.2GB). It may go back down after a while but it
will go back up again later. When the page file usage is
high (close to max), the computer became very slow.
 
Go to the update site, in the left pane click View Installation History, and
you can see the dates of installation.

--
Steve C. Ray
Replace "mail" with "36db"
Jim L said:
I went to the add/remove area but don't know which patch is causing the
problem since they are not dated so I don't know which one to remove. The
last one says SP1a
 
Use System Restore and select a point just before you installed the
so-called update.

Jim L said:
I went to the add/remove area but don't know which patch is causing the
problem since they are not dated so I don't know which one to remove. The
last one says SP1a
 
Have you cured your computer yet??

: Downloaded the latest security patch today now my computer works AWFUL.
For
: example when my screen saver comes on and I click to take it off I
counted
: to 100 before there was any reaction. It takes minutes not seconds to
open
: almost any file. Can I delete the patch? Probably not. Do I have anything
I
: can do? I tried system restore back to yesterday but that didn't help. I
: defragged. No help. Why does MS do this. I think the cure is worse than
the
: disease
:
: --
: Jim,
:
:
 
I went to Windows update and checked download history. It said I downlaoded
824145 today but when I went to add/remove it was not there anywhere. I
already did system restore back to 2 days ago. that didn't work. Still
working on it. Guess I'll waste another day today trying to solve the
problem
 
Greetings --

To uninstall that IE patch (824145) goto
Start>>Run>>Type"c:\windows\ieuninst /q
c:\windows\inf\q824145.inf" (This will reboot your PC after)

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-048.asp

If that fixes your problem you know what caused it. This patch is cirtical
and needs to be installed though. Microsoft offer FREE support for security
patchs. Call 1-866-PCSAFETY for Technical support. There is no charge for
support calls associated with security patches.
 
I have a WinXP system that ran very, very well for almost a full year.
However, as soon as I installed the "Cumulative Security Update for
Internet Explorer (824145)", I started having problems like frozen
applications, extreme and inexplicable slowdowns, and system freezes.
As soon as I removed the 824145 update, the problems disappeared
completely.

Oh sure, that patch is important. When I had it installed, I
experienced registry corruption, data loss, and aggravation. But hey,
having it installed protected me from, umm, registry corruption, data
loss, and aggravation.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-048.asp
 
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