As for the consultation on Windows XP SP2, SP2 has made great improvements to the system, especially in enhancing the security of Windows XP, which is almost equivalent to a new version of Windows XP, which also causes We are much more difficult to install and configure than SP1, and you will encounter some unpredictable problems during installation and use. In view of this, we organized this SP2 installation and configuration skills and troubleshooting topics today, hoping to help those who use Windows XP to upgrade and install SP2.
Before installation: SP2 is on the road, are you ready?
One, test whether your Windows XP can install SP2
Because SP2 has added new activation technology, if you use genuine burning disk Install Windows XP, then there may be problems when installing SP2 can not be installed or installed can not be activated. How to predict in advance whether your system can successfully install SP2?
Method 1: Open the resource manager and run “Help → Is this Windows legal? & rdquo; menu, click “Validate Now” in the open page, after a while, the page will ask you to install an ActiveX plugin called "ProductIDGatherer", click & ldquo; Yes & rdquo; after installing it you will See the test results. If your system can upgrade SP2, the result is "Congratulations……”, if not, the result is "It appears that your Windows product key is not valid".
Tip: For Windows XP SP1/Server 2003, this method can also be used to verify the legality of its registration serial number.
Method 2: Call Microsoft China's toll-free number (number: 8008301832), directly tell the wiring lady your Windows XP key, the other party will tell you whether the key is legal.
Second, for the installation of SP2 to free up hard disk space
SP2 installation is divided into network installation and download to hard disk installation two, for software installation needs, your hard disk free space is best not to be less than 1.6GB, If the space requirements are really tight, then it is recommended that you run “sfc /purgecache”; uninstall SP1; add the “-n” parameter when executing the installation command during the installation process, so that Windows XP SP2 is not backed up or created during installation. Uninstall folders and other methods to reduce hard disk space usage. There are still a lot of tips for losing weight to Windows XP. We won't go into details here. You can refer to the previous article.
3. Preparation before installation
1. Since installing SP2 may cause many unforeseen problems, please be sure to back up important information (including personal documents, pictures, etc., favorites, cookies, registration form) before installation. Etc.) Use the chkdsk.exe command to scan the disk, use the dfrg.msc command to open “Disk Defragmenter> Sort out the disk fragmentation, check if the system is poisoned, check if the system contains Trojans, <parasite” Software, check if the system time setting is correct, and install all patches released by Windows Update before installation.
2. If the "Quick User Switching" mode is enabled, please log out other users and log in with the administrator user; please close all running programs (especially firewall and anti-virus software) during the installation process; To be on the safe side, it is recommended that you turn on the system restore feature of Windows XP.