Stewart in Texas wrote:
> I received the SP2 cd by mail and went to the following site as instructed
> prior to installing SP2. The site is www.microsoft.com/sp2install. The
> site opens for about a second and then is replaced by this web page:
> www.begin2search.com/404html, and on that web page it states the the previous
> page cannot be displayed for various reasons. Do I have some type of virus
> on my machine intended to prevent the installation of the security upgrage?
Hi
When I click on that link, I am redirected here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
Your hosts file could be compromised by spyware, malware etc.,
edit the following file with Notepad:
Win95/98/ME: %windir%\hosts
Windows NT/2000/XP: %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Click Start >> Run >>
Type the follow command in the Open box.
"notepad %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" (w/o quotes)
Press Ok
If there is anything within the file, remove it (the only line that
usually is in there is "127.0.0.1 localhost" in addition to
the comment lines at the top).
Be sure to go to the end of the file, sometimes the bad
app have added a lot of blank lines before the host entries
added to the file.
To check for Spyware and Parasites on a broader level, you can
run e.g. the tools mentioned in the links below...
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
The Parasite Fight Quick Fix Protocol
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
following sites as well:
What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm
Service Pack Installation Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
after a successful SP2 installation, take a look here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP15.phx.gbl
Please take a look at this Microsoft knowledge base article as well:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows
Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627
*Important* part from the link above:
If you have T.V. Media from Total Velocity Corporation installed, or
your processor is a Intel P4 Prescott with C-0 stepping, you should
not install SP2.
Intel P4 Prescott processors came out February 2004, so if your
computer is older than that, this is not an issue for you. Also, if
you have a Dell, IBM or HP, this is not an issue.
If you suspect/know you have an Intel P4 Prescott processor, take a
look at the two following Web sites for what you need to do/have to
be able to install SP2 on the computer:
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7447
http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm
Newsflash:
Microsoft have now released a fix for the problem where SP2 fails to
boot after installing it in a PC with the Prescott or a Celeron D CPU
(or fails to install in the case of slipstreamed cds). The problem is
described here:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=34535
and the download for the fix is available here (install it before you
install SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
Also, if you have a Dell Dell Inspiron 1150 or 2650, you might get a
slow running system after installing SP2, take a look at this thread
for more on this:
http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...ws.prodigy.com
--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
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