Slow Boot and Sound Chopping After Sp2 Updates

System Specs:
Intel Pentium 4 3.0ghz - 800fsb
512MB DDR Ram
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Platinum
Asus v9520 128mb GeforceFX
Asus P4P800SE Motherboard (onboard LAN Marvell... Onboard sound disabled)
Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM HD
Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM HD
WindowsXP Professional (with SP2 WebUpdates)
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Now here is my problem, My system just freezes every now and then, no errors are visable or anything, just halts on me.... Also My boot time has increased dramatically... and my programs take longer to load, and my sound is chopping....

I have defraged, reinstalled sound drivers (updated ones), ran Hijackthis, ran registry mechanic, have scanned for viruses... and still nothing has fixed it..... can someone PLEASE help me... I dont want to have had wasted all this money on this computer.....

 

Are you positive that these issues are caused by sp2 updates?
If you really have tried everything and you are sure there is no virus infection (not sypware something more powerful and covert like Trojan or worm), then try upinstalling one update at a time and reboot after each uninstall to see if your system goes back to normal.
Generally you should do all Scandisk, defrag, virus check steps before installing any programs or system updates to minimize the chance of running in to any issues like this.

Others might give different suggestions but with this much info this is all I can say...

 

After installing sp1 and 2 and all the web updates i definately noticed slower boot times,I noticed it more because I did it all at once with a clean install,it definately added a few seconds most likely because of the firewall,security centre and all the other extra crap you dont really need.

the lockups could be anything,but most probably driver related due to the install of sp2,If you want to you could uninstall it and try this version from Guru3d.com you can download it and keep it on harddisk so you can have a load of attempts without having to start the download proccess all over again from microsoft,I used it and it hasn't interfeared with security updates from microsoft---

http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?id=14

 

It's a shot in the dark, but try updating the system BIOS to the latest version, and make sure all the settings are at system default (except for onboard audio and video).
http://www.asus.com/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4P800 SE

Also, make sure you are using the latest chipset drivers from Intel.
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scr...SFullName=Windows*+XP+Professional&submit=Go!

 

there are many many people who complain about SP2... system slowdowns, system freezing, program crashing etc. you will find lots and lots more about the possible problems here:
http://www.download.com/Windows-XP-Service-Pack-2/3640-2098_4-10308947.html?sb=3&v=0

i still have it on my system even tho it does slow it down a bit... just not 100% sure that SP2 is responsible for it and therefore still use it even tho i dont really see the up side to using it.

 

have the exact same problem with my laptop pentium4 I also tried playing music from deferent programs but with no results

HELP!!!