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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I installed this update, anything =
that I had
stored in my Outlook Express email folders disappeared on =
me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Norm Barrett</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=741662027@theshusters.org =
href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">Cy
Shuster</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 04, 2004 =
4:47
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> OT Windows XP =
SP2</DIV>
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<DIV><!--StartFragment -->I've just installed XP SP2. Its focus is on
improving security, and it has some nice features. However, it's a =
huge update
(around 50 Meg to download), and overall takes a couple of hours to =
install
(downloading is just the beginning!). Pick a time when you don't need =
the
computer for anything urgent, as there's a chance that you may have to =
fiddle
with it to get some particular program working again (TuneLab Pro's
fine).<BR><BR>If you only have dialup access, you will definitely want =
to
order the CD from Microsoft, rather than attempt downloading. If you =
have
Automatic Updates turned on, you might want to turn them off this =
month, so
Microsoft doesn't download them for you (it's on Control =
Panel).<BR><BR>Here's
an overview of the new features:<BR><A
=
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx">http://www.m=
icrosoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx</A><BR><BR>Before
installing SP2, check your hardware vendor's site for any SP2-specific =
updates
which you may need to apply first:<BR><A
=
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx">http://www.=
microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx</A><BR>If
your PC isn't on this list, go to Control Panel | System and click the =
"Support Information" button.<BR><BR>Also before installing, check =
this list
of software for programs which may be affected (notably old versions =
of
ZoneAlarm). Update them
=
first:<BR>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];xpsp2s=
whw<BR><BR>Lastly,
make sure you have lots of free disk space, and check your file system =
for
errors first (click Start, Help, and search for "repairing disk =
errors").
After installing SP2, run the error check again, and then defragment =
your C:
drive (because of all the updates).<BR><BR>Good =
luck!<BR><BR>--Cy--<BR></DIV>
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