STEFANO DEMILIANI

You should look for updated drivers for your devices, especially the USB ADSL modem.

All my systems work just as they did before, no slow down whatsoever...


Ciao

I second the suggestion to check for new modem drivers. I use a USB modem and have no trouble, so I doubt it's the USB/Windows SP2 that's causing the problems.

Not sure about the slow down you're experiencing. I have had a few problems but nothing like that (the opposite, actually, my system is slightly faster). A few friends of mine have experienced strange problems (like a laptop that needs a hard reboot after every time you try to scroll a web page in firefox) but they haven't found solutions yet, other than the one you came up with: uninstall.

Thans all, I'll try to search for new modem drivers, but I don't know if the problem is it. The slow down is terrible... I've uninstalled the SP2 and the system works more fast now. However, it's a thing to try.

Same problem. After installing SP2 internet connections stops working. local area networks works! Uninstalling gives the internet connectivity back through the local network (LAN).

Same problem here but how to uninstall sp2??

It's really simple luckily... just go to your Control Panel, list the application installed on your pc and remove the SP2 (it's on your list, just click Uninstall on it).

I uninstalled XP SP2, and it rolled back to SP1 and it works PERFECT now - it connects and data can be accessed from the internet. But i google it and every body is doing some thing but where is the maker of ps2 ????? They just said to me reinstall windows or you ip adress not good!!!!!!
I can not get it BUT thx

Having the same problem with my own WinXP install. SP2 installed and my ADSL connection just stops passing traffic. The connection is still up although no web pages work and most things stop working. MSN seems unaffected though.

I did some prelim. troublshooting and found that I can still access the 'Net via IP (try pinging some sites via IP rather than DNS) so it may be a DNS related problem. Will try uninstalling SP2 tonight.

Good Luck!

Lee... exactly like me!

I uninstalled sp2 for the second time, and now IE6 does not work, but maxion browser does! Go figure. Also, my automatic update thingy keeps wanting to install sp2 again. How do I stop that??

Russel, XP SP2 is on Windows Update service, so all the times that Windows Update checks that on your pc the SP2 is missing, it signals the SP2 as a possible download. I recommend you to disable automatic update, so Wndows Update signals you the presence of updates but you can easily choose what to install and what to discard.

I just installed SP2 and now Power Down will just hang, I have to disconect the battery in order to properly shut down the Laptop.

Thanks guys, your feedback to this post are really important. We'll submit them to Microsoft soon... don't stop the segnalations.

Hello,

I uninstalled SP2 on two XP Pro machines, and now neither of them can connect to the Internet through most programs.

The only programs I have that work are MSN and Yahoo messengers. IE6 is a no go.
The symptoms are identical on both machines, even though i built one of them and the other is a gateway laptop.

I don't get it, crazy microsoft wants to charge me $35 for support. They are out of their mind.

Hello all tripers

Xp2 just another shit piece of crap from microsoft always something !!! : ( My Pc has just died all together ,Do not install ,No connnection to the net always crashing .the list goes on and on ,and so am i now !! : ) Anyway just fuck xp2 and microsft .....................

After installing SP2 on my laptop, things are much slower. Boot time is more and all other applications seem to have slowed down also. I'll check for some spywares, but any solutions?

I have had the same problem! SP2 blocked my computer and, after asking HP for support, I have be obliged to restore the system, loosing all my files and software installed.

The important issue is that the problemwas well known by technical people from HP, that ADVISE NOT TO INSTALL IT!!!

The same has bee said to me by my Internet provider!!!

This is unbelievable but is thr reality.

Rgds to you all.

I just uninstalled it because all my usb devices and peripherals quit working.

i installed SP2 with no problems a couple of months ago with a P4 2.5 Ghz, everything worked. I upgraded to a new AMD 64bit cpu and motherboard and had to reinstall win XP Pro. As soon as I installed SP2 my internet stopped working, the connection was live and I was sending and receiveing data but couldn't view any web pages on IE6 or firefox after about 3 mins. My only solution was to uninstall SP2 and my internet started working again. I can't understand how it worked a few months ago but didn't when I installed SP2 the second time. Do you have AMD or Pentium CPU's? Could it be a virus? The only thing that has changed is my motherboard and CPU.

i Have the same problem all ok till i install SP2 npw internet not working .Logon can connect but can't Browse web pages.my lan works ok between my other computers still.

Same problem. I installed SP2 and my internet connection stopped working. I just unistalled it . That is microsoft for you.

Hey Guys

I have had the same problem, on a couple of machines, but not all. I have not been able to narrow down exactly what is causing this, but from what I believe, if you install a service pack or patch, and it causes a problem, the MS (USA only) are obliged to give you free support. They have to log this as a "grace" call.

I have had problems with Service Packs before, and if you call up the US (I am based in the UK) and are nice to the customer service rep. and explain that things were fine until you installed XP SP2, then they log a grace call.

My recommendation would be to download all the latest drivers/firmware for your machine and peripherals. Also download XP SP2 and burn these all to a CD. Format, and install latest drivers as well as SP2 before you connect to the internet. Once you have a fresh base build, see if that solves the problem. Also look out for firewall incompatibility, XP SP2 turns on the Windows firewall, which is better than nothing, but might cause some problems with 3rd party firewalls.

If your machine is still slow, call up MS and explain that SP2 has killed your machine, but you have read on the MS site that it has to be installed for security reasons.

Failing that, I never have these problems on my LINUX box :-) *hint hint*

I had the same DNS problem as mentioned above.

Rebooting the DNS service "fixes" it temporarily. Type this at the command line:

net stop "dns client"
net start "dns client"

I have the same problem, internet stops after a minute or so. Does anyone know why this happens on some machines but not others?

I had the same problem...formated my drive, installed XP Pro..but when I installed SP2, firefox and IE took like 10-15 secs to open and my connection was painfully slow but my bro's computer on the same network was fine!!!! I found a file on another site for an SP2 multi connection fix....did and and now I'm back up to speed.

http://vice86.com/sp2fix.zip

Read the instructions.