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XP Pro SP2
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:57 pm
by AceCombat
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?
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:59 pm
by fliptw
yeah, uninstall SP2.
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:00 pm
by DCrazy
The bootup screen changed in SP2. That's not strange.
Flip, what's the matter with SP2?
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:01 pm
by fliptw
AceCombat installed it.
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:47 pm
by BUBBALOU
woot!!
AcePack2
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:01 pm
by AceCombat
jesus christ!
i ask for help and get BS Back!
seriously......what would cause that? its really getting aggrivating
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:05 pm
by BlueFlames
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:10 pm
by AceCombat
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)
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:13 pm
by DCrazy
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:09 pm
by AceCombat
ive already tested that theory, if i cant fix it... then i follow flips advice...........NUKE THE SOB!!
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:22 pm
by Grendel
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:37 pm
by fliptw
in ace's case, he'd do better with a clean install with XP sp1.
You messing around with a domian controller?
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:38 pm
by MD-2389
Actually, he might be better off with a slipstreamed SP2 CD.
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:56 pm
by AceCombat
i think its actually working now.
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:08 am
by JMEaT
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.
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:45 pm
by AceCombat
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.