XP Pro SP2

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:57 pm

well, after 2 weeks of no trouble with XP something strange has popped up.........

when i boot.....it doesnt say Windows XP Professional anymore ....... it just says Windows XP?!?!

its the same screen from when i first installed SP2, it fails to remember my previous settings and desktop properties when i last shutdown. it also fails to load all the icons for my background programs.

any suggestions?

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:59 pm

yeah, uninstall SP2.

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:00 pm

The bootup screen changed in SP2. That's not strange.

Flip, what's the matter with SP2?

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:01 pm

AceCombat installed it.

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:47 pm

woot!!

AcePack2

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:01 pm

jesus christ!

i ask for help and get BS Back!

seriously......what would cause that? its really getting aggrivating

BlueFlames · Post by **BlueFlames** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:05 pm

Great job skimming your own thread, Ace. DCrazy already said that SP2 changed the boot screen. It's just an image file with a specific filename sitting in your Windows directory, so it's not that difficult to change.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:10 pm

okay, thats answered...

nice job reading the entire post!

why does it fail to remember my desktop settings, fail to load all of my icons ( yes hide inactive icons is DISABLED)

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:13 pm

Maybe (actually, almost definitely) your profile got borked. That usually happens when you shut down the computer improperly, like cutting the power while it's logging off. Try creating another user profile and see if it still happens.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:09 pm

ive already tested that theory, if i cant fix it... then i follow flips advice...........NUKE THE SOB!!

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:22 pm

SP2 is not very good at uninstalling -- most likely your setup will get FUBAR if you do. Try cleaning out the registry w/ RegSeeker, helped in my case.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:37 pm

in ace's case, he'd do better with a clean install with XP sp1.

You messing around with a domian controller?

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:38 pm

Actually, he might be better off with a slipstreamed SP2 CD.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:56 pm

i think its actually working now.

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:08 am

I still have yet to install SP2. That little voice inside me is telling me not too. I have found out that he is a better computer tech than I.

I'll probably slip stream the CD and next time I do a clean install on my main box I'll give it a shot.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:45 pm

i got it working now, i found the problem.

when i first installed SP2, i had SpyBot's TeaTimer running, and i think i clicked to deny a registry change that was a critical one to the installation. so i used Sys Restore and rolled back to the installation date and removed teatimer from my startup list. rebooted.......works perfectly now.