Any one know why the computer is drasticlly slowed down after installing SP2 on a dell computer? I have 2.6gig and a 1.8 gig. The 2.6 got SP2 first, and the 1.8 would boot faster. Now they boot at about the same speed.
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Jump to PostYou can go under the firewall settings and click on the "exceptions" tab to select what programs SP2 should leave alone, also I heard SP2 will work better if you reformat, then put SP2 on before you install anything else.
(Don't know how credible that is, but it makes sense)
Jump to PostThe major problems that need to be fixed are really on your PC, not in the Service Pack.
Make sure your PC is completely free of virusses and spyware before installing SP2. Remove or disable any of the silly proprietary 'reporting' tools that Dell, HP and the like install …
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