Problem with SP2, any ideas?

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PSB316

I tried to upgrade my computer to SP2. I ran into this issue.

I am on dial up. My modem appears to connect to the internet at 52kps
however that is all it is doing. I can't connect to the internet, via
Explorer, Mozilla, or WS FTP. I can't figure out why that is. I tried
turning off the SP2 firewall, no luck. Again, the modem is connecting
and saying it is connected. However it only has like 312 bytes read, 182
bytes sent and will do no more.

Is there a simple setting I have to change?

Thanks in advance,

PSB
 
PSB316 said:
I tried to upgrade my computer to SP2. I ran into this issue.

I am on dial up. My modem appears to connect to the internet at 52kps
however that is all it is doing. I can't connect to the internet, via
Explorer, Mozilla, or WS FTP. I can't figure out why that is. I tried
turning off the SP2 firewall, no luck. Again, the modem is connecting
and saying it is connected. However it only has like 312 bytes read, 182
bytes sent and will do no more.
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Personally, I'd uninstall SP2 and not consider a re-install this side of
SP2 and a half.

On the bright side, this is a lesson hard : never install a major MS OS
update until at least three months down the line. There are those that
argue that it's all down to third party programs, the trouble with that
is that the third party programmers were no wiser than you or I as to
what would be in the final SP2.

The esoterics of this stuff is of no import to us users and if a good
working system becomes a non-working system or enough reports suggest
that an install is risky then the service pack is rubbish to us.

I think XP is pretty damn good and when it leaks I use third party
software to plug the holes and I really don't see any good reason to
risk my solid network by installing unproven software.

Useful info here:

http://langa.com/newsletters/2004/2004-08-26.htm#1
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/000167.html



Charlie.
 
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