computer freezes periodically after install of XP2

I have encountered problems after I installed XP Service Pack 2. My
computer periodically freezes to where even the mouse doesn't move.
The only way to continue is to do a hard reboot. I have done some
research and all I could find was people at Microsoft saying there is
an existing program that is causing this freeze. Now, I have
anit-adware, anti-spyware and antivirus programs. I have defragged my
computer as well. I have also run diagnostics on my hardware and
removed the possiblity of bad ram, over heating, or something wrong
with my CPU.

I do not know which program is conflicting with XP Service Pack 2. I
have a couple VPN clients and close them down and its still happening.
If I uninstall Service Pack 2 my computer works fine. However, I need
Service Pack 2 in order to run Visual Studio 2005. Again, Microsoft
has not been a help even though I feel they should at least provide
some sort of answer besides, 'its something else on my computer.' Any
help would be greatly appreciated as I can format, but I hate to do
that just because Microsoft's Service Pack has a problem with something
on my computer. Who is to say I won't still have that problem when I
re-install all my applications?

If I could trouble shoot this, I could figure out what is exactly
causing. But since the entire computer locks up, I can't even do that.
Again, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Quade

Four out of four who clicked the ratings button on the communities
interface found your post helpful, but none responded to you. Maybe
they enjoyed reading it or were looking for reasons not to install sp2.

So you got WinErr 019: User error - Not our fault. Is Not! Is Not!
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article09-118

Try quieting things down - only one anti-virus. Nothing else. Still
freezing? Look for an sp2 update for the AV or try a different AV.
Clean installs take too much time - do it once, get your good AV in,
fully update and image the drive for a bare metal roll back point,
then as aps go in one or two more to make yourself update-proof.

Galen sez: http://kgiii.info/windows/all/advanced/image-clone.html

"Quade" <> wrote in message news: oups.com...
>I have encountered problems after I installed XP Service Pack 2. My
> computer periodically freezes to where even the mouse doesn't move.
> The only way to continue is to do a hard reboot. I have done some
> research and all I could find was people at Microsoft saying there is
> an existing program that is causing this freeze. Now, I have
> anit-adware, anti-spyware and antivirus programs. I have defragged my
> computer as well. I have also run diagnostics on my hardware and
> removed the possiblity of bad ram, over heating, or something wrong
> with my CPU.
>
> I do not know which program is conflicting with XP Service Pack 2. I
> have a couple VPN clients and close them down and its still happening.
> If I uninstall Service Pack 2 my computer works fine. However, I need
> Service Pack 2 in order to run Visual Studio 2005. Again, Microsoft
> has not been a help even though I feel they should at least provide
> some sort of answer besides, 'its something else on my computer.' Any
> help would be greatly appreciated as I can format, but I hate to do
> that just because Microsoft's Service Pack has a problem with something
> on my computer. Who is to say I won't still have that problem when I
> re-install all my applications?
>
> If I could trouble shoot this, I could figure out what is exactly
> causing. But since the entire computer locks up, I can't even do that.
> Again, any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Quade
>