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Try running Disk Defrag. One of the MS newsgroups had a post recommending
you should do this after you install SP2. Either way it won't hurt.
I had same problems. Ran defrag and everything is OK now.
Dell OptiPlex GX110, GX240, and SX260, and Inspiron 8200 systems
~TW
"Mike Yetsko" <joe@user.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Timothy Daniels" <TDaniels@NoSpamDot.com> wrote in message
> news:X7mdneDgztmzke3cRVn-hg@comcast.com...
>> "MH" wrote:
>> >I downloaded and installed the latest updates
>> > and find my system tremendously slowed down.
>> > Is it from SP2?
>>
>> Probably. My WinXP Pro now takes forever to
>> load IE after installing SP2.
>>
>> *TimDaniels*
>
> I bought my daughter an Inspiron and it too slowed to a crawl with SP2.
> I ended up uninstalling it.
>
> She has the thing at college so I can't play with it now, but from
> browsing
> the web, I've heard a few things about the problem.
>
> One is that a lot of drivers have to be REINSTALLED after SP2. Uninstall
> and reinstall the drivers.
>
> There are some machines that need a BIOS update or they slow.
>
> And finally, a lot of the issues seem to revolve around the firewall in
> SP2
> and
> systems with 'dual networks'. Her laptop has both the RJ-45 jack for
> 10/100
> Ethernet and the wireless. She uses the 10/100 in her dorm room, and can
> use the wireless around the house.
>
> And evidently (some people claim) the slowdown is minor with a single
> network,
> but exponentially worse when you have multiple networks.
>
> But as I said, I had to rip out the SP2 update from her machine and I
> don't
> have
> it to play with so I can't verify ANY of this from first hand knowledge.
>
>
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