Microsoft is giving free (toll free also) support for xp issues
Ok Microsoft has made a toll free number for persons with service pack 2 having os issues...
Also service pack 1 is being supported as well.. ((( FOR FREE )))
TECH SUPPORT!!!
Seems They are eating crow and admitting they
have serious problems with service pack 2 and are giving
out free support!
1-888-772-4357
M-F 7am-11pm
Saturdays 8am-5pm
Windows XP - Complete Hotfix List, plus pre-SP3 patches
I found this site to be very useful, not only does it contain all the links to pretty much every hotfix/update for WindowsXP, its also keeping tracking of post SP2/pre SP3 patches
Link
SP2's DEP issue on an Athlon64 PCI Express system with Goback or other applications
SP2's DEP issue on an Athlon64 PCI Express system with Goback 3 or Goback 4 (or other "incompatible" applications/programs) can be resolved easily by adding the following after the default Boot in Boot.ini
/noexecute=alwaysoff /NOPAE
so that it reads something like
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINXPH="Micros oft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /noexecute=alwaysoff /NOPAE
instead of
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINXPH="Micros oft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
System Restore ONLY works if Windows will boot .... If you delete your Windows folder or rename it and empty the recycle bin system restore is useless ... if you delete all your fonts and try to use system restore ... it is useless .... Goback can fix all those and more .... I disable the useless System Restore (patterned after Second Chance from Powerqueswt [which is discontinued software,] and use Goback