hello
i know you fine folks can not tell me that nothing
will go wrong with my comp. when i install sp2 , but was
wondering if many people have had trouble with getting
online after they installed sp2?
SP 2 has worked OK for me. Here's the problems I've had and you'll see
they're of no concern:
1. I ran SP2 RC1 and decided to remove it, it didn't remove properly
and caused me to format and re-install XP.
2. When SP2 RC2 came out I tried it and had no troubles of any kind, it
worked perfectly. It removed properly (yes, I tried it) and re-
installed properly.
3. When the released version came out I downloaded the full install,
got a new, larger hard drive and decided to do a fresh install. I
installed Windows XP Pro, then installed SP2 and then began installing
all my software.
Here's the only bug: I could NOT install Office 97 if I selected the
HTML options, that's been discussed elsewhere in the Office newsgroups
and here (I think?). I removed SP2, installed Office 97 and all it's
updates then re-installed SP2 and have had NO PROBLEMS OF ANY KIND!
I didn't mean to post a complete novel but I wanted to let you know
that those who read the directions (update AVG and run it, update
spyware detection software and run it, run CKDISK in repair mode, etc.)
and have a properly working system BEFORE installing SP2*, it has
caused very few problems and most have been able to get online OK.
I hope this is of some help?
*One person sent a cry for help to a newsgroup saying his system kept
bluescreening and crashing all the time, no matter what he was doing
and when he installed SP2 it got worse so...... SP2 was NO GOOD! Gee,
do ya think if he'd replaced his bad memory module or defective
motherboard or whatever hardware problem he had maybe he coulda solved
the problem? Nah, let's blame SP2!