SP4 Didn't work

[Bill Kaelin]

I re-installed SP4 on two computers because my IT guy told
me to when I started having scv.host errors. He also told
me to NOT archive. Now I want to get rid of SP4
altogether and put SP3 on both machines. Does anyone know
if this will create worse problems? I will remove all the
SP4 stuff through the control panel.

 

[hyleg]

Hi,

I'm looking forward to see what kind of answers you'll get
here. Last year I made the mistake of accepting and
installing SP4 imagining, obviously, that it would not in
no way, shape or form, create any problems. The first side
effect was the partially impairment of Norton 2003.
Microsoft never cared to disclose this important "detail",
i.e., if anyone dared to install SP4 Norton would not work
properly anymore: I was never able to defrag with Norton
after installing SP4, anyone here can try. Norton will
immediately open a window stating something like "Norton
is incompatible with SP4, proceed at your own risk".

Besides this deadly side effect, SP4 maximized my screen
to a point that 1/8 of the original screen now occupied
the whole screen: this could be seen at my desktop and
inside, if I for instance launched IE Explorer. As a
result I couldn't read or send mail, browse, research or
use any program installed. SP4 transformed my pc in a pile
of unusual garbage!

I then started calling friends with good to excellent pc
knowledge, none of them could help me, nobody knew what
the hell was going on. After a couple of days of
desperation I decided, by myself, to remove what I thought
to be SP4 (the package is not bundled up in one file, it
has several files and for someone who doesn't know what
they would look like, like me, it was like shooting in the
dark). I choose to delete what I thought were recent
downloads. After deleting a good deal of downloads my
screen went back to normal proportions and I was able to
use Norton defragger and any of its collection of
applications.

The problem was not resolved. As I said before, I went on
a "delete frenzy" so I know I got rid of stuff that wasn't
supposed to be deleted. Proof of this are symptoms like

1-) every time I try to open a file that uses Windows
Media Player my pc stalls and I can't even turn it off
properly, I have to do it manually.

2-) every time I reboot I get a Windows message saying

ERROR LOADING C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLOAD PROGRAM FILES\BRIDGE.DLL

That wasn't there before, it showed up after this horrible
ordeal with SP4.

The reasons above (and many more not listed here) explain
why I'm so interested in the answer to your question.

Alcyone

 

[Mr E]

2-) every time I reboot I get a Windows message saying

ERROR LOADING C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLOAD PROGRAM FILES\BRIDGE.DLL

That wasn't there before, it showed up after this horrible
ordeal with SP4.

You most likely have some "spyware" type software on your computer that some of your deleting corrupted. BRIDGE.DLL is apart of some adware application per Symantec:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.winfavorites.html

This article also substantiates my belief:

http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/10453.html

FYI, I have W2K SP4 running on over 1000 computers at work with no problems.

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Hi,

I'm looking forward to see what kind of answers you'll get
here. Last year I made the mistake of accepting and
installing SP4 imagining, obviously, that it would not in
no way, shape or form, create any problems. The first side
effect was the partially impairment of Norton 2003.
Microsoft never cared to disclose this important "detail",
i.e., if anyone dared to install SP4 Norton would not work
properly anymore: I was never able to defrag with Norton
after installing SP4, anyone here can try. Norton will
immediately open a window stating something like "Norton
is incompatible with SP4, proceed at your own risk".

Besides this deadly side effect, SP4 maximized my screen
to a point that 1/8 of the original screen now occupied
the whole screen: this could be seen at my desktop and
inside, if I for instance launched IE Explorer. As a
result I couldn't read or send mail, browse, research or
use any program installed. SP4 transformed my pc in a pile
of unusual garbage!

I then started calling friends with good to excellent pc
knowledge, none of them could help me, nobody knew what
the hell was going on. After a couple of days of
desperation I decided, by myself, to remove what I thought
to be SP4 (the package is not bundled up in one file, it
has several files and for someone who doesn't know what
they would look like, like me, it was like shooting in the
dark). I choose to delete what I thought were recent
downloads. After deleting a good deal of downloads my
screen went back to normal proportions and I was able to
use Norton defragger and any of its collection of
applications.

The problem was not resolved. As I said before, I went on
a "delete frenzy" so I know I got rid of stuff that wasn't
supposed to be deleted. Proof of this are symptoms like

1-) every time I try to open a file that uses Windows
Media Player my pc stalls and I can't even turn it off
properly, I have to do it manually.

2-) every time I reboot I get a Windows message saying

ERROR LOADING C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLOAD PROGRAM FILES\BRIDGE.DLL

That wasn't there before, it showed up after this horrible
ordeal with SP4.

The reasons above (and many more not listed here) explain
why I'm so interested in the answer to your question.

Alcyone