I currently run SP1 on my Dell Dimension 8300 desktop. When SP2 was
first released, I installed it. But then I started getting "blue screen
of death" errors, at a rate of one or two per hour. I was never able to
diagnose the cause, and so I was forced to uninstall SP2 and go back to
SP1--and it's worked OK ever since.

Now Microsoft has announced that support for SP1 will end after October
10. So now I'm between a rock and a hard place: Unless SP2 has itself
been patched or upgraded since it was released, if I install it again
I'm sure I'll have the same "blue screen of death" problems as before.

Any suggestions?


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Steven D. Litvintchouk
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Hi Steven L.,

Reapply the Service Pack 2 patch and then update all possible drivers
for your system and download all hotfixes for Service Pack 2.

But, take a moment to call Dell and ask about updated Drivers for your
computer.


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"Steven L." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I currently run SP1 on my Dell Dimension 8300 desktop. When SP2 was first
>released, I installed it. But then I started getting "blue screen of death"
>errors, at a rate of one or two per hour. I was never able to diagnose the
>cause, and so I was forced to uninstall SP2 and go back to SP1--and it's
>worked OK ever since.
>
> Now Microsoft has announced that support for SP1 will end after October
> 10. So now I'm between a rock and a hard place: Unless SP2 has itself
> been patched or upgraded since it was released, if I install it again I'm
> sure I'll have the same "blue screen of death" problems as before.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> --
> Steven D. Litvintchouk
> Email: (E-Mail Removed)
> Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.

sp2 should not cause you any problems. Get with Dell, because in my opinion
SP2 is very important to a functional and secure operating system.

Just in case, your concerns are not addressed, you can manually download SP2
and copy it to a cd....


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That is the data".......W.Gatespeare


"Steven L." wrote:

> I currently run SP1 on my Dell Dimension 8300 desktop. When SP2 was
> first released, I installed it. But then I started getting "blue screen
> of death" errors, at a rate of one or two per hour. I was never able to
> diagnose the cause, and so I was forced to uninstall SP2 and go back to
> SP1--and it's worked OK ever since.
>
> Now Microsoft has announced that support for SP1 will end after October
> 10. So now I'm between a rock and a hard place: Unless SP2 has itself
> been patched or upgraded since it was released, if I install it again
> I'm sure I'll have the same "blue screen of death" problems as before.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> --
> Steven D. Litvintchouk
> Email: (E-Mail Removed)
> Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
>