Windows SP2 & BOINC
23 Aug 2005 0:42:50 UTC
Topic 189742
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A question for you experienced computer whizes. I have a desktop and a laptop with WXP. I decided to give in to the hype about the need for Service Pack 2 to patch flaws and downloaded it into the laptop. Immediately I notice that E@H WUs which used to take maybe 10 hours are now hitting 30! SETI used to be 2 1/2 hours and now is approaching 7. What happened? Hardly any other programs are going here, just email right now and BOINC. Is this a recognized problem with Microsoft software 'upgrades'?. I don't see this as an improvement!
Windows SP2 & BOINC
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SP2 installs several new "features". If you already have firewall software disable the MS firewall. I had totally disabled the the scheduled tasks and found that SP2 re-enbable it. I suggest you run the task manager and look for processes that are stealing cycles. Once you identify the theives I am sure someone on this board can tell you which you should and how to shut them down.
Thanks for the suggestion,
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Thanks for the suggestion, but after further problems elsewhere on the laptop I uninstalled the entire SP2. I have enough virus control and firewall already without SP2 slowing it down. And magically, the BOINC accounts all sped up to their previous WU times!
Strange. I run SP2 on my
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Strange. I run SP2 on my Windows Boxes and experienced no noticiable slowdowns with it at all, and definitely not an impact like you saw.
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I doscovered that I had to
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I doscovered that I had to turn of read verification on my anti virus software to get XP SP2 back up to speed.
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