Re: Q811493 et al - borks my BIOS??

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 04/21/03 

From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:34:24 -0600

This is a patch within Windows and can do nothing to slow down the
BIOS sectionb of the boot.
Something else may have come up at that time.

What File System? FAT 32 or NTFS?
The issue seems to be a conflict with Windows Update 811493 and
antivirus applications.
Similar issues reported with McAfee, Norton, EZ Trust and possibly
others.
Here are a few basic ideas (some seem to have solved the issue for
some people)
Uninstall 811493 from Control Panel Add/Remove Programs.
Is performance back to normal?
Update antivirus
Reboot.
Disable everything especially antivirus before installing (SOP for
installations).
Ensure AV Autoprotect is disabled.
Reinstall 811493.
Reboot.
Try computer again.

Microsoft has stated they are working on the cause, so hopefully we
will get some definitive solution real soon. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones
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"nooneyouknow" <nukeEmDano@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:ZQSoa.47294$gd5.31659@fe03.atl2.webusenet.com...
> Did the update, and discovered that upon booting the PC, immediately
things
> come to a near-halt in slowness. We can barely enter BIOS setup, and
when we
> can, pressing a key we end up waiting on screen redraw before the
keystroke
> is recognized. Talk about SLOW. Something is clearly borked here,
because
> all this starts immediate upon boot up and long before XP even
begins to
> load.
> Using a Gateway GP7-800 (P3/800), IDE drives, XP Pro - all patched
up.
>
> Things we have done:
> Removed all 3 of those patches - no change
> Defragmented the HD, no change
> Turned off Norton AV Pro, reinstalled - no change
> Uninstalled - no change
> Defragmented again - still no change.
> Next step? Reformat HD and reinstall XP Pro...
>
> Would sure like to avoide reformating/installing XP and the various
Apps.
>
> Seems this latest patch installs more than just the 3 patches - I am
 curious
> what changes or files got installed that would affect the initial
boot up
> and bork the BIOS???
>
> Hopefully M/Soft will have a fix ASAP -
>
> Any suggestions, appreciated.

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