Hi,

I'm A SMALL Microsoft OEM And Am Have Had The Same Problem. Here Is The Solution 
That Has Worked For Me. It's Time Consuming And VERY Exacting, But It Has Worked 
For Me Several Times Now,

Step 1: After A Fresh Install Of Windows XP, Open Windows Explorer, Go To The Following 
Folders And Delete ALL Files And Folders. An Easy Way Is to Highlight The Folder(s) 
In Question, Click On Edit, Then "Select All", Then Hit The Delete Button On The 
Keyboard. Then Empty The Recycle Bin. The Folders Are: "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP", AND "C:\Documents 
and Settings\(Your User Name)\Local Settings\Temp".

Step 2: Go To The Windows Update Site And Download ONLY The "Windows XP Updates", 
Being SURE To Remove ALL Of The "Critical Updates" EACH Time!. Do The Windows XP 
Updates ONE AT A TIME, Starting At The BOTTOM Of The List, Add The One You Want And 
Install Per Screen Instructions. Restart Your Machine After Each Update, EVEN If 
The Update DOESN'T Require It.

Step 3: After Completing This, Open Windows Explorer, Go To The Following Folders 
And Delete ALL Files And Folders. An Easy Way Is to Highlight The Folder(s) In Question, 
Click On Edit, Then "Select All", Then Hit The Delete Button On The Keyboard. Then 
Empty The Recycle Bin. The Folders Are: "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP", AND "C:\Documents and 
Settings\(Your User Name)\Local Settings\Temp".

Step 4: Go Back To The Microsoft Windows Update Site And Download Any "Driver Updates" 
That Are Available To You, AGAIN, Doing Them ONE AT A TIME Starting At The BOTTOM 
Of The List, And AGAIN Being SURE To Remove ALL Of The "Critical Updates" EACH Time! 
Add The One You Want And Install Per Screen Instructions. When ALL Are Completed, 
Go Back And Repeat Step 3.

Step 5: Go Back To The Microsoft Windows Update Site And Download The Critical Updates, 
AGAIN, Doing Them ONE AT A TIME Starting At The BOTTOM Of The List. Restart Your 
Machine After Each Update, EVEN If The Update DOESN'T Require It. IMPORTANT!!!! Skip 
The Update Called "811493: Security Update (Windows XP)", Download Size: 3.2MB . 
NEVER Install It. When Completed, Go Back And Repeat Step 3. Your Machine Should 
Now Be As Up To Date As Possible, And Still Be Stable (Unless You Have A Hardware 
Problem). WATCH OUT Because These Updates MUST Be ALL Be "Removed" Except The One 
That You Want, NOT Added Like The Other Catagories.

Everyone Please Let Me Know If This works Because If It Does For Several More People, 
Then I Can "Jump Down Microsoft's Throat" About That Particular Update That Causes 
Machines To "Lockup", OK? I Know This Sounds Like A LOT Of trouble, But It Has Been 
Proven to Work Here On Several Installations Of "Windows XP Home Edition, With Service 
Pack 1".

I Suggest Printing this Out So That You can Follow It More Easily.





On Saturday, June 1, 2002 at 1:10 am, Steve wrote:
>I have a question about Downloading 
>Windows Updates:

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>I believe that by inadvertantly downloading and installing any and all windows updates 
>that I have compromised my computer's speed. If anyone can guide me through how 
to 
>delete/uninstall windows updates it would be greatly appreciated- thank you.

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