HOW TO INSTALL SP2 Successfully.

[Dingo]

I have been watching this NG for since SP2 came out on Aug 16th. I have
monitored and filed just about everyone's problems and solutions. I
ordered the SP2 CD as I have Dial-up. It's long and may be a little
anal retentive, but it worked for me:


PROCESS PRIOR TO INSTALLING SP 2

First go here to make sure you don’t have a program that will stall SP2:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2

Next: Update Anti-Virus, AdAware, Spybot, Spybuster, CWShredder, Startup
Cop, HiJackThis,etc.

-Clear Cookies and Temp files and History from IE. Close IE

-Copy Favorites and Address book to floppies. Copy My Pictues to a CD

-Clear un-necessary messages from OEX folders. Empty ‘Deleted Items’
folder

- Click ‘Work Offline’, Close OEX. Click File/Folders/Compact All
Folders. Click View/Layout/Folders. Close OEX.

Run Anti-Virus, AdAware, SpyBot, SpyBuster, CW Shredder, Add/Remove
Utility, HijackThis, etc

-Run ChkDsk.

-Run WinXP native Disk Clean.

-Backup Registry with Erunt.

- Run Search for *.BAK/*.FTS/*.GID./*JBF./*.SHS./*.TMP and delete

- Run NTREGopt registry optimizer. Reboot.

Run CHKDSK

-Run Defrag.

-Run security check from Gibson website

-Run Symantic Security from website

-Set Appearances to ‘Default’, Set ‘Fonts’ to Normal.

-Run complete backup of WinXP operating system. (I use Acronis 6-True
Image).



Shut down. DISCONNECT ANYTHING CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER, INCLUDING THE
PHONE JACK FOR THE MODEM!

Reboot. Run CHKDSK again.

CREATE A SYSTEM RESTORE POINT !

Reboot and run SP2 Disk. Follow on screen instructions. Shut down.

-Take a break. Cross you fingers and Reboot.

If you have a Firewall that you prefer; Click Control Panel/Security
Center/Firewall/Recommendations. Click ‘I have a firewall, etc.

OR drop down to ‘Manage Security Settings For’ and turn off SP2
Firewall.

SP2 should tell you what Anti-Virus program you have installed.

Follow Alex Nichol’s for clean-up when you find that everything is
working ok.

 

[Andre Da Costa]

Make sure you create a Restore Point!

Check out the following link:
http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=10031&page=2

Andre

 

[Alex Nichol]

Make sure you create a Restore Point!

SP2 creates its own. If the install goes wrong in such a way that that
is not useful, earlier ones will not be either

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Do not know if this was previously mentioned.

Check and clear out sspyware programs. Use Ad Aware SE and Spybot: Search
and Destroy 1.3. Some spyware have been known to block upgrades/updates to
programs.

Check for viruses and remove any you encounter.

Turn out automatic anti-virus protection DURING the install of the upgrade.
The automatic ant-virus protection MAY block the ugrade during the file
update process.

Y.

 

[Dingo]

Also uninstall any applications that can't be updated and you have the
CD's for. Anything from Scan Disc could be a problem. Like Omni-Page
and Textbridge Pro............Dingo

 

[SlowJet]

You forgot the ttwwoo most important items.

1. Run your mfg disk diagnositc checks.

2. Convert your file / system to NTFS (which would reoder some of your items
and the chkdsk /r needs to be done from the Recovery Console according to MS
documentation. But I think that is the same as drive properties, tools,
check disk, and checking booth boxes, then a reboot to get it going. BUT, if
there is a problem the system may not boot again so it is better to do it in
R C. Becuse you can do other things to fix what may be wrong with the files.

If the disk is bad, there isn't any use in installing anything.

SJ