Posted: 10/25/2005 2:38:14 PM EDT
| How the hell do i do it? my computer has been running like shit since the day I installed it I can't take it anymore |
I actually don't care My computer has never run so damn slow ever. And i've never had as many problems with it as i have since I installed that damn program. I can't even reliably run pinnical and edit video and it's totaly pissing me off. And my install/unistall list won't even populate now either. |
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When SP2 gets installed ok, it runs well. But somewhere around 5% (some said closer to 10%) of SP2 installs get hosed which means basically (without some superhero-IT-guy showing up...if you meet him, let me know!): * Use a restore point to a date earlier than your SP2 installation * reinstall Windows (nuke it from orbit, just to be sure) * Live with the hosed SP2 A number of background fixes on SP2 were needed, but a number of the front-end-annoying things are...well...annoying. But I recommend it just for the backend fixes. Better luck on the next time around. |
sounds like you have other problems than just SP2. backup your data and do a fresh install BTW how much memory do you have in this system? |
What type? RAM 512mb Befoire the SP2 install I never had a problem running pinnical to edit video. never had a problem with photoshop either and now I do. I may just have to have my uncle take a look at it the next time I see him. Or pack it up and go out by his place and have him check it out. |
from microsoft if your main issue is pinnacle. check their web page for patches, or software updates. the version your using might not work well with sp2 |
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If you end up re-installing XP via a reformat, do yourself a favor and make a partition just for WinXP. I don't know what your setup is, but if you have a system-restore type disk, make sure you format a partition large enough for XP + whatever goes on C: from the system restore disk. Once you have Windows re-installed, you can format new partitions of whatever size you want from XP itself. This will save you alot of head banging if XP ever takes a dump on you again. You won't lose any data besides what is on C: (that means keep all your personal files/created files on some other partition than C:). This is how I have my PC setup, and I love it. I had to re-install XP, but I really didn't worry about it. I didn't lose any data, but I did lose my personal Mozilla settings. That was a drag, but that was th only bad thing about my re-install. |
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If you create a BartPE disk, you'll never have to reformat again. I can provide a very stable ISO (for free) that I maintain monthly (I say monthly, I really only update it when Stinger is updated and I spot driver updates for NICs and HBAs...) to anyone interested. |
i use bart pe, knoppix and other tools daily I would be willing to give it a try. I use nod32 to scan Hd's for virus(and other's). it has a dos version that will scan NTFS partitions |