xp sp2 problems please help!!!

dansilva · 10-21-2004, 08:56 PM

hello people i am very new to this forum. so hope all you people co operate with me

recently i downloaded xp sp2 and since i couldnt open some of my movie folders. everytime i open any one of my movie folders it (computer) freeze (Not Responding) i had such nightmares trying to figure out what was the problem, well i couldnt. so i finally uninstalled xp sp2 then everything worked so perfectly fine,as it was before. can anyone think cause of this problem as well as if there is a hotfix? thank you very much people.

peace out

danny 316

Lorand · 10-21-2004, 09:03 PM

Is your folder view is set to that fancy good-for-nothing "show common task in folders"? That involves previewing the content of that folder and some DivX-codecs have some issues with SP2, so probably that's why the system freezes.

Blue · 10-21-2004, 09:11 PM

I've also had big problems with the SP2 upgrade and found it much better to first do a fresh instal of windows xp and then SP2 and that seems to work fine.

cykx · 10-21-2004, 09:28 PM

I installed SP2 a few weeks ago and it fixed my net, my browser youd just time out without it. Everything workrd fine, no issues, but now I have to redownload it and reinstall it.

Blue · 10-21-2004, 09:34 PM

did you know you can order it from the microsoft website for free? that's what I did and it took 2 weeks and it was at my door.

Sorry Dansilva i'm not trying to hijack your thread or anything :-).. but what Lorand said is prob. the problem, sounds good anyhow LOL.. you might want to try a fresh instal so save some headache... Just a suggestion.

**Praetor** · 10-21-2004, 10:21 PM

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everytime I open any one of my movie folders it (computer) freeze (Not Responding) I had such nightmares trying to figure out what was the problem, well I couldnt. so I finally uninstalled xp sp2 then everything worked so perfectly fine,as it was before. can anyone think cause of this problem as well as if there is a hotfix?

DOes it actually freeze or does it take forever? (i.e., leave it overnight). A lot of the time the OS will parse through the avi files which can take a long time depending on the system and how many movies there are

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Is your folder view is set to that fancy good-for-nothing "show common task in folders"?

IVe got that on and it doesnt bother me.

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I've also had big problems with the SP2 upgrade and found it much better to first do a fresh instal of windows xp and then SP2 and that seems to work fine.

It also seems that users who install SP2 slipstreamed dont have so many problems ....

Lorand · 10-21-2004, 10:28 PM

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IVe got that on and it doesnt bother me.

Yes, but I bet you have ffdshow installed. But what if there's a bad written codec in that system?

**Praetor** · 10-21-2004, 10:32 PM

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Yes, but I bet you have ffdshow installed. But what if there's a bad written codec in that system

If you have a "bad" codec on the system then it wont play. And since it wont play then you wouldnt have "preview" problems as described here (this is not a bidirectional relationship)

dansilva · 10-21-2004, 10:43 PM

hey thanks for the solutions but i cant afford to reinstall a fresh copy of xp as i would loose 280GB worth of music n movies. do you know if there is a hotfix for this? i keep my movie folders on "list" mode still problem occurs just on some files i had for nearly an year.

dan 316

**Praetor** · 10-21-2004, 10:46 PM

You can do a codec check/reinstallation to see if that does the trick for you. Ive posted a complete codec guide here at http://www.hazza.dsl.pipex.com/faq.htm at the bottom-ish

10-21-2004, 08:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
dansilva Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London UK Posts: 442	xp sp2 problems please help!!! hello people i am very new to this forum. so hope all you people co operate with me recently i downloaded xp sp2 and since i couldnt open some of my movie folders. everytime i open any one of my movie folders it (computer) freeze (Not Responding) i had such nightmares trying to figure out what was the problem, well i couldnt. so i finally uninstalled xp sp2 then everything worked so perfectly fine,as it was before. can anyone think cause of this problem as well as if there is a hotfix? thank you very much people. peace out danny 316

10-21-2004, 09:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blue VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London Ontario Age: 35 Posts: 3,555	I've also had big problems with the SP2 upgrade and found it much better to first do a fresh instal of windows xp and then SP2 and that seems to work fine. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

10-21-2004, 09:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
cykx Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Puerto Rico Age: 23 Posts: 123	I installed SP2 a few weeks ago and it fixed my net, my browser youd just time out without it. Everything workrd fine, no issues, but now I have to redownload it and reinstall it. __________________ Now I know what POD stands for :)

10-21-2004, 09:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Blue VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London Ontario Age: 35 Posts: 3,555	did you know you can order it from the microsoft website for free? that's what I did and it took 2 weeks and it was at my door. Sorry Dansilva i'm not trying to hijack your thread or anything :-).. but what Lorand said is prob. the problem, sounds good anyhow LOL.. you might want to try a fresh instal so save some headache... Just a suggestion. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 19,943	You can do a codec check/reinstallation to see if that does the trick for you. Ive posted a complete codec guide here at http://www.hazza.dsl.pipex.com/faq.htm at the bottom-ish __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

10-21-2004, 09:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lorand VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bucharest Age: 41 Posts: 3,042	Is your folder view is set to that fancy good-for-nothing "show common task in folders"? That involves previewing the content of that folder and some DivX-codecs have some issues with SP2, so probably that's why the system freezes.

10-21-2004, 10:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
dansilva Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London UK Posts: 442	hey thanks for the solutions but i cant afford to reinstall a fresh copy of xp as i would loose 280GB worth of music n movies. do you know if there is a hotfix for this? i keep my movie folders on "list" mode still problem occurs just on some files i had for nearly an year. dan 316

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