Yeah- I don't think any of us will find it surprising, but just think of the miilions of users who will swallow MS's advertising hype, install SP2, and compute happily ever after because SP2 is keeping them safe and sound. :mrgreen:

Several posts in this forum seem to have a common theme: problems with spyware after installing Service Pack 2 (SP2). Though Microsoft's new security update package is mainly about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can't do much about what's already on these computers – and that's what's causing problems.

Microsoft is warning users of Windows XP to check for spyware before downloading SP2.

Barry Goff, a group product manager at Microsoft, said some spyware could cause computers to freeze up upon installation of the update.

Programs such as AdAware and Spybot can help remove spyware, and it would also be a good idea to run hijackthis and post a log in the security forum for review before downloading SP2 (sorry about creating more work for the HJT techs ).

Microsoft recommends that users clean their PCs of spyware and back up their data before turning on the auto update feature that automatically downloads SP2, or downloading it manually.

If you're having trouble with agp440.sys, try this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324764

If you want to remove SP2, you should be able to do it from the Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel (you may need to boot to Safe Mode to do so).

Good find, thanks for sharing that, dlh6213!

A link to some more useful information:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2

tris3u. Am splitting your post out to your own thread. Please do not piggy back other members threads . You will better recieve help by starting your own. Thank you for understanding.

If anyone has any additional information or solutions to SP2 problems please post them in this thread.

If you have any questions about SP2, or are having any trouble after upgrading to SP2, please start a new thread.

Thanks

Yes. This particular thread is meant to be informative more than anything else; it is not the place to post questions concerning specific SP2 problems.

Any questions in the technical forums should be posted in their own separate thread. New questions should never be asked in an existing thread unless the question is being asked by the member who originally started the thread.

Thanks for understanding.

Some information from Symantec (Norton) regarding SP2:
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/sp2/faq.html#4

DEP can be disabled completely with a boot.ini file edit. Where is has /NOEXECUTE = optin, chance to execute.