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Wes,
Sorry to hear that. I have two SP2 installations here and no problems. Only
problem is that the CA (ezTrust) anti-virus crashed (BSOD) every time after
I installed it. But not sure if it's coz of SP2 or the hardware
configuration.
--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:%23iPVsJOeFHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi Ramesh,
>
> Not any more. :-D
>
> The list is too numerous.
>
> I uninstalled SP2 and *I* fixed most of the things that the uninstall
> didn't.
>
> There isn't one reason listed in the Top 10 Reasons to Install Windows XP
> Service Pack 2 (SP2) that interests me anyway.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:%234nR1lHeFHA.1600@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
> Ramesh, MS-MVP <ramesh@online.mvps.org> hunted and pecked:
>> Wes,
>>
>>>> I don't have XP SP2 anymore (back to SP1)
>>
>> Any problems with SP2 and your PC configuration?
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Windows XP Troubleshooting
>>
http://www.winhelponline.com
>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>> Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx
>>
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:OoRHz61dFHA.1448@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi Ramesh,
>>>
>>> I don't have XP SP2 anymore (back to SP1) so I don't have wscui.cpl (SP2
>>> Security Center). No frown here. ;-)
>>>
>>> No hint on to opening Display Properties @ the Appearance tab?
>>>
>>> Or is it *not* possible?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:%23cTGIl0dFHA.3620@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>>> Ramesh, MS-MVP <ramesh@online.mvps.org> hunted and pecked:
>>>> Reminding that there is a father of all
>>>>
>>>> rundll32 x:\windows\system32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL
>>>> x:\windows\system32\wscui.cpl
>>>> rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL x:\windows\system32\wscui.cpl
>>>>
>>>> ( Same as : CONTROL x:\windows\system32\wscui.cpl )
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ramesh, MS-MVP
>>>> Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> Windows XP Troubleshooting
>>>>
http://www.winhelponline.com
>>>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>>>
>>>> Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
>>>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:ORf6B0zdFHA.584@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Good morning Galen,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the tip. Yes, I am aware of it, but desk.cpl has fewer
>>>>> characters to type. ;-) Just as control desktop has fewer characters
>>>>> than
>>>>> %windir%\System32\control.exe desktop
>>>>>
>>>>> There are any number of combinations that will open Display
>>>>> Properties.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here are a few...
>>>>>
>>>>> control desktop will open Display Properties @ the Themes tab
>>>>> control desk.cpl,1,0 will open Display Properties @ the Desktop tab
>>>>> I can't get it to open Display Properties @ the Appearance tab
>>>>> control desk.cpl,0,2 will open Display Properties @ the Screen Saver
>>>>> tab control desk.cpl,1,4 will open Display Properties @ the Settings
>>>>> tab
>>>>>
>>>>> This creates a shortcut to Display Properties opened @ the Settings
>>>>> tab.
>>>>>
>>>>> Right click the Desktop | New | Shortcut |
>>>>> Paste this in the Location box...
>>>>>
>>>>> control desk.cpl,1,4
>>>>>
>>>>> Click the Next button | Name it whatever you want, like Display
>>>>> Settings
>>>>>> Click the finish button
>>>>>
>>>>> This actually creates a shortcut to...
>>>>>
>>>>> %windir%\System32\control.exe desk.cpl,1,4
>>>>>
>>>>> Any of the above can be used to create shortcuts.
>>>>>
>>>>> Description of Control Panel Files in Windows XP
>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313808
>>>>>
>>>>> Description of Control Panel (.cpl) Files
>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;149648
>>>>>
>>>>> Windows XP Control Panel, Shortcuts and Control.exe
>>>>>
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/control.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> Any of these can also be used to create shortcuts...
>>>>>
>>>>> control Sysdm.cpl,System,1 System Properties @ Computer Name tab
>>>>> control Sysdm.cpl,System,2 System Properties @ Hardware tab
>>>>> control Sysdm.cpl,System,3 System Properties @ Advanced tab
>>>>> control Sysdm.cpl,System,4 System Properties @ System Restore tab
>>>>> control Sysdm.cpl,System,5 System Properties @ Automatic Updates
>>>>> tab
>>>>> control Sysdm.cpl,System,6 System Properties @ Remote tab
>>>>>
>>>>> The environmental variable Pathext controls which extensions do not
>>>>> need to
>>>>> be typed in a Command or Run window. The Path environmental variable
>>>>> and a registry entry, that I can't remember now, control what paths do
>>>>> not have to
>>>>> be typed.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Wes
>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>>
>>>>> In news:Oj$7ZEzdFHA.1600@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
>>>>> Galen <galennews@gmail.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>> In news:OG16HHqdFHA.1136@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
>>>>>> Wesley Vogel <123WVogel955@comcast.net> had this to say:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *yawns* Good morning. <g>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or...
>>>>>>> Start | Run | Type: desk.cpl | OK
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or desk.cpl = control desktop in the run box too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wasn't sure if you knew that or not, heck I'm not even sure if you
>>>>>> wanted to know, but I thought I'd add it to your arsenal. While I
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> no evidence to back this up it would seem logical to me that people
>>>>>> would be more inclined to remember "control *****" instead of the
>>>>>> ***.cpl or so I would think...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I didn't know all of them so I just did a quick search and came up
>>>>>> with this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=180025&sd=RMVP
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <quote/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Syntax Description
>>>>>> Control desktop Launches the Desktop Control Panel subprogram
>>>>>> Control color Launches the Desktop Control Panel subprogram,
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> the Appearance tab preselected
>>>>>> Control date/time Launches the Date/Time Control Panel program
>>>>>> Control international Launches the Regional Settings Control
>>>>>> Panel
>>>>>> subprogram
>>>>>> Control mouse Launches the Mouse Control Panel subprogram
>>>>>> Control keyboard Launches the Keyboard Control Panel
>>>>>> subprogram
>>>>>> Control printers Displays the Printers folder
>>>>>> Control fonts Displays the Fonts folder
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For Windows 2000:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Syntax Description
>>>>>> Control folders Launches the Folder Settings Control Panel
>>>>>> subprogram Control netware Launches the Novell NetWare Control
>>>>>> Panel subprogram (if installed)
>>>>>> Control telephony Launches the Phone and Modem Options Control
>>>>>> Panel subprogram
>>>>>> Control admintools Displays the Administrative Tools folder
>>>>>> Control schedtasks Displays the Scheduled Tasks folder
>>>>>> Control netconnections Displays the Network and Dial-up
>>>>>> Connections
>>>>>> folder
>>>>>> Control infrared Launches the Infrared Control Panel
>>>>>> subprogram
>>>>>> (if
>>>>>> installed)
>>>>>> Control userpasswords Launches the Users and Passwords Control
>>>>>> Panel subprogram
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> </quote>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While they do apply to NT & 2k directly many of them are also valid
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> XP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Galen
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "And that recommendation, with the exaggerated estimate of my ability
>>>>>> with which he prefaced it, was, if you will believe me, Watson, the
>>>>>> very first thing which ever made me feel that a profession might be
>>>>>> made out of what had up to that time been the merest hobby."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sherlock Holmes
>
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