SP2 caused slowdown in speed

[Sherman]

I just installed XP SP2 and have noticed a slowdown in
speed, especially during bootup and going from one user
to another user. Is there anything I can do to speed it
back up to where it was before installing SP2?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Perform the following maintenance:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| I just installed XP SP2 and have noticed a slowdown in
| speed, especially during bootup and going from one user
| to another user. Is there anything I can do to speed it
| back up to where it was before installing SP2?

 

[Bob Eyster]

MS's RC2 release was that way. Did you download SP2 from MS's Web site?


Bob Eyster

 

[Rock]

I just installed XP SP2 and have noticed a slowdown in
speed, especially during bootup and going from one user
to another user. Is there anything I can do to speed it
back up to where it was before installing SP2?

It can take several days and 3 or 4 reboots for it to speed up. First
defrag. The boot prefetch will kick in after the 3 rd reboot. It takes
several days for the prefetch folder to be rebuilt. And the in built
optimization kicks in every 3 days. After that defrag again. If the
system is still slow after some days try some clean boot troubleshooting
to see what may be hanging up on startup. A program may need to be
uninstalled / reinstalled:

How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353