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| Thread ID: 48782 | 2004-09-01 03:10:00 | [OT] Thoughts on XP SP2 | Lohsing (219) | Press F1 |
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| 267710 | 2004-09-01 03:10:00 | I hate it. I'm a Microsoft supporter from way back, but I hate everything this patch has done to my system. It started ok, but after one week of having it installed on my PC, I started getting random errors.... reading up on the net, I wasn't the only person suffering from this... It turns out it was a combination of factors: 1. Divx not playing nicely with SP2, when right clicking items it causes explorer crashes. 2. Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools virtual drives causing further random errors when used. The end result has been a complete re-install of my system and updates to SP1. I now refuse to install SP2 until these 3rd party software writers sort their stuff out and provide updates compliant with SP2 so that I don't end up with an unstable PC leading to a complete re-install. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 267711 | 2004-09-01 03:19:00 | >> Thoughts on XP SP2 I find it good. >> 1. Divx not playing nicely with SP2, when right >> clicking items it causes explorer crashes. I've had no problems with DivX... >> 2. Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools virtual >> drives causing further random errors when used. ... Nor with Daemon Tools (I don't use A120%). I'm also a MS supporter from way back, and still am. There are always teething problems with big patches like this, so it might be worth a reload to see if it works better on a cleaner install. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 267712 | 2004-09-01 03:32:00 | Hmmm... my last re-install was only a month ago with full patches till then following a mobo replacement. I am talking about divx encoding with Dr Divx and SP2... there are definite issues there! Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 267713 | 2004-09-01 03:36:00 | Lo, I had the same problem with Dr DivX but there is a fix available on the website. It involves editing the registry though. According to the website they are going to release a new version soon for SP2. That is the only problem I have found so far. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 267714 | 2004-09-01 03:38:00 | Ive been using old and new versions of Alcohol 120% with WinXP SP2 since the first Beta was available! No issues. Bummer about DivX, but I cant say Ive used Dr DivX to encode.... mencoder does me nicely ;-) Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 267715 | 2004-09-01 03:44:00 | > Lo, I had the same problem with Dr DivX but there is > a fix available on the website. It involves editing > the registry though. I thought the fix was purely turning of DEP? Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 267716 | 2004-09-01 03:48:00 | > Hmmm... my last re-install was only a month ago with > full patches till then following a mobo replacement. > > I am talking about divx encoding with Dr Divx and > SP2... there are definite issues there! Ah - I don't use Dr Divx :) I have heard there's a fix though. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 267717 | 2004-09-01 04:08:00 | Post #1 Mine is doing the same and I haven't even installed it yet :D I thought that was just the normal windows operation | Odin (227) | ||
| 267718 | 2004-09-01 04:10:00 | No you don't have to do that. Go here in regedit and delete the key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\En codeDivXExt That should fix the right-click errors. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 267719 | 2004-09-01 07:57:00 | With so many people having problems and others none I'm begining to wonder if it wouldn't be easier to just return to paper and pencil ?:| | cadifan (286) | ||
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