Warning do not install xp sp2

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Warning do not install xp sp2 if you have Norton SystemWorks 2004.They are not compatible with each other errors and they are no fixes at the moment.Errors may include right click on a text file desktop crashes and you will not be able to restall windows xp to manufacture setting when you first brought your pc as windows instation disc will not find your hard drive tried to fix this with microsoft and dell but could not find a way around this.Luckly had a ghost img backup and restored that.

Message Edited by totalwar on 09-05-2004 03:51 PM

5fc5e52801914a6 · Answer

Hopefully Nortons SystemWorks 2005 coming out now will address the issue, but I would hold my breath on that one..Will wait until some lucky or unlucky person trys the new Nortons 2005.

boppo · Answer

well I did and I have NSW 2004 with no problems what so ever. you need to do some more research.

Oditius · Answer

Maybe yes, maybe no? When I installed Sp2 on my laptop, Nortons 2003 played heck with it, so I desided to reinstall the XP from scratch and use AVI as my antivirus. But my daughters computer is already on Sp2 and has had no problems with Nortons. Go figure, maybe because my daughters computer isn't a Dell?

totalwar · Answer

well  two of you have a lap top I have a desktop and maybe it is because they are Dell Pc's.

boppo · Answer

Just my little research on this problem.

On NTFS format this reg setting will eat your lunch if it is not set to 0.

First, you have to run regedit. Then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /

SYSTEM / Current Control Set / Control / File system. Click on File System and

that will get you to a listing of Default, ContigFileAllocSize, and the one

you want: NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation.

Right click on NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation and select modify. Then change

the Hexadecimal value data from 1 to 0. Then hit OK. Then exit the registry

editor.

totalwar · Answer

ok sorted it out hard drive found now when reinstalling windows xp it was a setting in the bios because i have a sata drive not an idle hard drive and took off Norton SystemWorks 2004 and put in Norton Internet Security Professional 2003 and everything working ok now no errors at the moment.

Garriffic · Answer

I don't believe it is a Dell related problem, nor is it between Norton SystemWorks and SP2 alone.  The catalyst (no pun intended) is the X800 XT.  I had SystemWorks 2004 and XP SP2 running for weeks, and then I got an X800 XT.  Since then, I had to uninstall Norton to increase my frame rates in games to the levels expected.  I know that it is a combination of these three things because I got an 'internal error' which said I needed to uninstall all Symantec products and I did not get the error until the day I installed my X800 XT.  I then reinstalled and received the same error.  I decided to leave it off until someone finally came up with a fix (whether it be Microsoft, ATI, or Symantec).  Also, I cannot run the installer for Java developement tools, such as Netbeans and jGrasp and I have to choose a setting for jGrasp which turns off direct draw (part of DirectX) so that I can even use jGrasp (I cannot use Netbeans).  It is frustrating to me that there is a conflict between the X800 XT and SP2 that causes problems in other programs (I installed Netbeans after SP2  and it worked great until I got my X800 XT).  I was running a 9600 XT before with no problems in SP2 and everything else.  Once again, the only change is my graphics card.  Hopefully somebody will finally recognize the connections and fix these problems.

totalwar · Answer

Ya you was right it was not sp2 that was my problem it was dr.divx and my x800xt card came with my pc everthing ok now that I have update that dr.divx to ver 1.06.

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