XP/Windows Setup, System Optimizing and Drivers
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:12 am
SEE O&O DEFRAG v8.6 or v11 2 POSTS BELOW THIS ONE
WARNING: WITH VISTA I NOTED THE AREAS YOU SHOULD NOT DO
---------------------USE AT YOUR OWN RISK-------------------------
---------------------DO NOT USE FOR WINDOWS XP SP1/SP1a OR a web updated SP2 system----------------------
What I list here CAN be applied to VISTA as well, use at your own risk if you do
--------------DELL AND ALL SYSTEMS THAT UPDATED XP TO SP2 VIA THE WEB, BE CAREFULL WITH THIS LIST------------
Web updated and patched XP systems to SP2 may have a bug whereby the entire hard drive can become corrupt from a Microsoft web SP2 update glitch.
ANY system install CAN have the SAME problem.. Dells are not the only computers that can be affected by this issue!
This IS NOT A O&O ISSUE>>> IT IS A MICROSOFT ISSUE
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941715/en
As long as you installed WindowsXP SP2 from a Windows SP2 Install disk and did not web update, you should be safe
START - RUN type: regedit
click OK
Regedit will open. Find the following keys in the tree:
Browse to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SYSTEM
\CurrentControlSet
\Control
\FileSystem ----> Look for the following key in the right pane
WARNING: WITH VISTA I NOTED THE AREAS YOU SHOULD NOT DO
---------------------USE AT YOUR OWN RISK-------------------------
---------------------DO NOT USE FOR WINDOWS XP SP1/SP1a OR a web updated SP2 system----------------------
What I list here CAN be applied to VISTA as well, use at your own risk if you do
--------------DELL AND ALL SYSTEMS THAT UPDATED XP TO SP2 VIA THE WEB, BE CAREFULL WITH THIS LIST------------
Web updated and patched XP systems to SP2 may have a bug whereby the entire hard drive can become corrupt from a Microsoft web SP2 update glitch.
ANY system install CAN have the SAME problem.. Dells are not the only computers that can be affected by this issue!
This IS NOT A O&O ISSUE>>> IT IS A MICROSOFT ISSUE
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941715/en
As long as you installed WindowsXP SP2 from a Windows SP2 Install disk and did not web update, you should be safe
START - RUN type: regedit
click OK
Regedit will open. Find the following keys in the tree:
Browse to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SYSTEM
\CurrentControlSet
\Control
\FileSystem ----> Look for the following key in the right pane