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duwest
08-28-04, 11:13 AM
Ok, the reason I ask is that I have used nearly all of the tweaks mentioned in the guide and my machine was running blazingly fast! :D
Then a couple of days ago, Microsoft finally made SP2 available via Windows Update and I tried to install. This is where things went horribly wrong! :eek:
After downloading and installing SP2, Windows Update indicated that a reboot was necessary. I rebooted and a blue setup screen appeared indicating an installation of SP2. Eight dots appeared in succession... and then stopped. I waited about 45 minutes and nothing else happened. It just froze! I restarted the computer and the same thing happened. I tried "Last Known Good Configuration" and then "Safe Mode". Neither worked.
To make a long story short, I ended up reinstalling XP (which of course wiped out all my tweaks :( ) and then updated to SP2 without a hiccup.
So, before I try using the "101 Tips and Tweaks for Windows" and "99 Performance Tips for Windows" again, I was wondering if anyone knew of any that were incompatible with SP2? :confused:

Crax
09-09-04, 01:43 AM
Im not sure which of the tweaks would cause that, but Im gonna go out on a limb and suggest that it might be the "quick reboot" tweak. By forcing programs to end sooner if they are taking too long this may have jacked up your install of SP2... and if you get a corrupted update joo is teh scrood. So yeah, just to answer your question I think thats what it was probably. You should be fine to go through and do the tweaks again... Good luck :)