Installing Windows XP SP2 to do things

Despite the rave reviews since the launch of SP2, there are still some users who feel like they have fallen into hell after installing SP2, and all kinds of troubles come one after another. what is the reason? Most of them are caused by insufficient preparation before installation. If you haven't installed SP2 yet, or want to upgrade to SP2, be sure to do eight things before installing SP2
First: remove viruses and Trojans
If you do not have anti-virus, install SP2, local If the connection is not available or a similar network failure, it is very likely that these viruses or Trojans are stalking. At this time, just download and run WinsockXPFix.exe file, download address: http://www.iup.edu/house/resnet/winfix.shtm. After running, as shown in Figure 1. First click the ReG-Backup button to back up the system registry, then click the Fix button and follow the prompts to fix it.
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Although there are tools to solve these problems, it is strongly recommended to completely disinfect them before installing SP2. The reason is simple. Viruses and Trojans may bundle themselves into new system files after the SP2 installation replaces the system files.
Second: update hardware drivers
SP2 is designed with driver protection. This feature helps protect the stability of the operating system by preventing the operating system from loading drivers that are known to cause stability problems. If you do not upgrade their drivers before installing SP2, you may be given unnecessary trouble. It should be noted that we should mainly focus on the driver upgrade issues of various external interfaces such as PCI cards and USB, without having to consider drivers such as keyboards and mice.
Method: Right click on “My Computer”, select “Properties”. Click on the “Hardware” tab and click on the “Hardware Manager” button to see a list of all current hardware, as shown in Figure 2. After downloading the latest driver directly from the official website of each hardware, update the driver in <;Device Manager". After clicking the appropriate device, click “Update Driver", and follow the prompts to specify the location of the new driver. Not all hardware

old drive will bring trouble, but it does have such a number of hardware, such as: the nVidia graphics driver (latest drivers address; http: //h10025.www1.hp.com/Ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us&softwareitem=pv-19853-2), a list of device drivers known to cause SP2 instability is available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883775 .
Third: Let System Restore Continue
Windows XP Originally had a good system restore function, in case something went wrong, it can be restored to the state before the error. However, after installing SP2, because the format of the restore point has changed, it is generally impossible to restore to the restore point before installation. To solve this problem, you can download the patch SP26352.exe at the following address. Size: 7.53M. Download address: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us&softwareitem=pv-22793-4. Tips You must install this patch before installing SP2, and you will not be able to return to the restore point before installation.
Fourth: early patching, no worries
There are many known problems in the installation process, and now there is a better solution, that is to install the following patch. Regardless of whether these patches are designed for you, it's a good idea to add them before installing SP2. The download address is: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=zh-cn&FamilyID=36dd19df-bc5e-44b7-a339-6794d97994a2
Fifth: Do not regret the backup
> If it is XP Professional (Professional), click “ Start → Programs & Rarr; Attachments & Rarr; System Tools & Rarr; Backup & rdquo;, you can start the backup process, click the "Emergency Repair Disk" button to create Emergency repair disk. If it is XP Home Edition, the backup component is not installed by default. The installation method is: Run the Valueadd\\msft\ tbackup\\NTBACKUP.MSI file on the installation CD. Of course, if you don't want to back up so much, the most important thing is to back up important files, documents, pictures, favorites, and cookies in the system disk.
Sixth: Other comprehensive inspections
Scan the system thoroughly, defragment the disk, check the disk error with the chkdsk command; check the system time and locale settings correctly, run the msconfig command to disable all self-starting programs (especially Is a virtual CD-ROM software such as Daemon Tools; log in with the administrator Administrator account and close all the way in the "Control Panel & Rarr; User Account & Rarr; Change User Login or Logout Mode" in the "Fast User Switch" Programs (especially firewalls and anti-virus software).
Seventh: You don't have to uninstall SP2 in the early beta version. If you have previously installed Beta or RC version of SP2, you don't have to uninstall and reinstall it. Just run Regedit command to open “Registry Editor”, The CSDVersion and CurrentBuildNumber keys under the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion] branch are completely deleted, and the upgrade can be installed on this version.