SP2 probs anyone?

i recently turned back ON windows update...d/led some updates for me.....worked fine
then it d/led SP2, and i was like..ok good, i lost my cd anyway....i installed it and my comp got errors n crap!!! when i would restart it, windows would come on and everything would freeze, i couldn't do anything BUT move the mouse around....spent another few minutes doing the rapid restart action.....and eventually got into safe mode and uninstalled it.....

anyone get this problem before? or anyone have any ideas on HOW to fix it???
i don't wanna lose ANY of my info on my comp yet...until i get a dvd-rw drive so i can backup all my crap

DO NOT download SP2 under any conditions. It will mess up your PC to an extreme degree. :(

Dude i run SP2 with no problems at all. In fact i think it runs better with SP2.

hrm...what MIXED replies.....i mean in essence..it SHOULD run much better in sp2...but for some reason, my comp just totally turns over when i do run it....really weird...n i'm too lazy to fix it unless it's an easy fix

for those of you that have SP2 problems....this is a list of popular programs that basically fail or malfunction under SP2:
aol toolbar
photoshop cs
ez armor
norton antivirus
word perfect office
zone alarm

and for you 64-bit users....that support no-execute technology....the Data Execution Prevention feature of SP2 will probably prevent most programs from functioning correctly...if you do receive a \"data execution prevention\" problem...here's a link to microsoft's site w/an article regarding it....
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875351

the old AMD cpu's did have suport for SP2 but i thought they fixed that. SP2 works great for me. i use windows XP pro. and all them programs you listed. even zone alarm pro 5.

The best thing to do is do a Complete Format & then Instal Windows XP Pro w/ SP2 integrated.

Then you can install all app's, drivers & games. Then go to Win update.

I had Windows XP Pro SP-1, then I downloaded SP-2 & everything started to become unstable. And I could not un-install SP-2 for some reason.

So I did a Full Format & installed Windows XP Pro SP-2 ( I added the SP-2 onto the install CD) After waisting 10 CD's that is, I finally got it right.

its true you can install windows 6 times and only 2 of them got it right.

Ive installed SP2 on my PC and quite a few friends PC's and none have had any problems so far appart from Joint Ops used to crash to desktop but thats been fixed.

David.

Microsoft says its a software compatibility issue. Some programs that install them self?s in the registry tend to have a problem with service pack 2. however it only effects 1% of the PC's in the world.

re install windows with no over clock

over clock after everything is installed.

when i installed it and restarted for the first time WITH it....it froze once windows started.....even after a restart frenzy, it wouldn't work....i tried \"going back to the last settings that worked\" n that didn't help...i got SCARED LIKE CRAP that i lost all my data....but i went in safe mode a few times, and finally got it uninstalled......whew for thAT

Last edited by Super XP on Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:13 am; edited 1 time in total

WarCraft 3 does not work w/ SP-2 installed for some reason. Well this is happening to me.
I use Win 64 to play it. B)