Caught Between SP1 and SP2

[Steven L.]

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?

 

[thecreator]

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.

 

[Guest]

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....