Hello guys,

yesterday I saw the horrible message from my windows that it downloaded SP2 and it could be installed right now . Well, unfortunately, I clicked the install button . After some reboots , which take much longer as they did before SP2, I can at least run windows. But:

1. There is no way to get the IE run any JavaScript .
2. The task-bar doesn't work (there is the start button; everything ok; but the buttons for the running windows are missing - I only can switch between them using ALT+TAB).
3. My on-board sound device isn't recognized in any way. There is only system-beeping all the time.
4. I can't run system-restore.
5. I can't oben the dialog for the new windows firewall.
6. I can't check / download EMails with Outlook.
7. I can't ...
8. I can't ...
9. I hate Microsoft!

This is really annoying and I spend half the day searching the web for any help . But I didn't found anything. So if anyone has any idea it would be really appreciated.

Cu, Erik

You can just uninstall SP2 (add/remove applications in the configuration panel...). Microsoft knowing there should be a lot of problem
allow the deletion of the SP2... I did it on several computers and it works fine

Hi,

thx for the tip. But when I try to remove it it tells me that "Service Pack 2 could not find the specified file".

Cu, Erik

Try directly :
c:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst\spuninst.exe

For Outlook, there is something in the knowledge base of Microsoft : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=843018

I'll try this uninstall-stuff.
But for the emails: The problem is that I can't download them; the extra window for send-receive-status even doesn't appear at all. I can push send/receive as often as I want and nothing happens.

I have had big problems with SP2 with the combination of it plus Norton personal firewall 2003. Uninstalled the firewall, everything fine.
The probelms that it gave me were these one:
Impossible to get the property window for any directory in explorer and very annoying lack of time when the application bar was showing up at startup.
But now works properly so unfortunately I can't help you.

Regards,
sfabriz

Hi,

finally it's working again!

(but I had to reinstall windows)

Cu, Erik

I didn't notice anything weird. Neither on my TRS80 nor on my Apple II.