Don
XP has to rebuild the prefetch folder after installation of SP2.. it may
take two or three boots before SP2 embeds itself fully and settles down..
If you experienced no obvious problems other than a general slowdown, it
could be for the reason above, or because you are short on disk space.. SP2
re-writes a considerable amount of files, and adds a chunk too..you might
want to check for free space.. a lack of it will also compromise the
integral defragmenter..
Re. the question 'do you need it?'.. yes, you do if you want your computing
experience to be enhanced.. with the growing threats posed by
virus/worm/trojan producers, it was becoming impossible to sustain XP as it
was originally released.. MS have released updates and patches over time,
SP2 being the largest..
So, having installed SP2, the version becomes XP SP2 which must then be
built upon in light of new security threats.. SP2 does not present a new XP
in the true sense.. it is just one more update, albeit a major one.. future
updates will rely on the changes that SP2 makes.. if users of XP want
continued support from MS, they have to play a fair game.. it is not as if
MS charge for these updates..
I would suggest that you re-install SP2 and then come back to the newsgroups
to work out any problems that you may have..
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user
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"Don" <> wrote in message
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>I recently upgraded to xp sp2 and my pc ran so slow that I eventually
> uninstalled it, now runs fine again. However, I'm worried that xp sp2 has
> security or other features I should have. I'm using McAffe virus scan only
> and not the personal firewall. Has anyone had similiar experience and
> also,
> what are the benefits and/or threats or problems with not installing it?
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