RE: DO NOT INSTALL SP2.or use update "V"..until they get the bugs fixe

Well, Same here. Wouldn't totally install the SP2, then error message the
"Windows XP may not work correctly....It not only crashed my computer, I have
no personal files and can't even logon to windows. My windows password isn't
accepted. Even the Guest logon now has an unknown password. All my files are
"restricted access".
I had to completely reformat HD and reinstall XP. What fun.

"Darryl" wrote:

> Hey I have downloaded SP2 and my HIGH END system crashed. I had 100 gigs
> worth of things loaded and a backup about 3 weeks old. Of course i didn't
> check the post. I had turned on AUTOUDATE like they recommended. It
> downloaded Sunday and I have had to reinstall (format) the hard drive and
> reinstalled WIndows XP home and the backup. Which takes a long time. I am
> not even going to use the UPDATE V version to udate WINDOWS until they get ot
> fixed. SOmething about it.
> After installing windows - went to UPDATE....it updated (? 20 something
> things), rebooted, Came up with ......{c:\windows\system32\config\system
> file not found or is bad} .okay...WHat is the problem with this
> ....reformatted hard drive and a fresh install and then this? So i have
> reinstalled all my stuff without installing ANY updates for windows!! I am
> checking here, but no posts are really being addressed as to what is causing
> the majority of the problems. Also, SPYBOT is finding MSO exploit on a few
> REGISTRY files that i delete and are right back for some reason....I have
> FIREWALL (off) and virus scan (on) and nothing is happening by them.
> Please wait a couple more days and maybe they will have something worked out.
> Have a great day!
>

loconut
I suffered the same fate with SP2. The Fix needs a major Fix. Anyway,
could you give me some tips on reformatting my hard drive and starting over?
I have never done that before and I am a bit nervous, but at this point I
guess I don't really have much to loose.

Thanks

blpen



"loconut" <> wrote in message
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> Well, Same here. Wouldn't totally install the SP2, then error message the
> "Windows XP may not work correctly....It not only crashed my computer, I
have
> no personal files and can't even logon to windows. My windows password
isn't
> accepted. Even the Guest logon now has an unknown password. All my files
are
> "restricted access".
> I had to completely reformat HD and reinstall XP. What fun.
>
> "Darryl" wrote:
>
> > Hey I have downloaded SP2 and my HIGH END system crashed. I had 100
gigs
> > worth of things loaded and a backup about 3 weeks old. Of course i
didn't
> > check the post. I had turned on AUTOUDATE like they recommended. It
> > downloaded Sunday and I have had to reinstall (format) the hard drive
and
> > reinstalled WIndows XP home and the backup. Which takes a long time. I
am
> > not even going to use the UPDATE V version to udate WINDOWS until they
get ot
> > fixed. SOmething about it.
> > After installing windows - went to UPDATE....it updated (? 20 something
> > things), rebooted, Came up with ......{c:\windows\system32\config\system
> > file not found or is bad} .okay...WHat is the problem with this
> > ....reformatted hard drive and a fresh install and then this? So i have
> > reinstalled all my stuff without installing ANY updates for windows!! I
am
> > checking here, but no posts are really being addressed as to what is
causing
> > the majority of the problems. Also, SPYBOT is finding MSO exploit on a
few
> > REGISTRY files that i delete and are right back for some reason....I
have
> > FIREWALL (off) and virus scan (on) and nothing is happening by them.
> > Please wait a couple more days and maybe they will have something worked
out.
> > Have a great day!
> >