Patch: Programs Run Slower After You Install Windows XP SP-1
Posted by: [PM] on: 03/22/2003 12:30 PM [ Print | 12 comment(s) ] · 37411 views
We reported earlier about this newly announced hotfix for Windows XP here. This update is applicable to Windows XP Home Edition or Professional, both with Service Pack 1 installed. We can now offer you to download this hotfix. However we want you to understand that you should consider this hotfix as beta as it might receive further testing from Microsoft.
Symptoms: After you install Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), your programs may take as much as ten times as long to start. Cause: This problem may occur if the programs you run frequently allocate and deallocate large blocks of memory. Changes in Windows XP SP1 in the memory management system have caused this operation to take significantly longer than with pre-SP1 Windows XP. A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this fix. The file offers a valid digital signature by Microsoft Corp. The hotfix will update a core system file ntdll.dll from SP1 version 5.1.2600.1106 to 5.1.2600.1177. We will not include this into our Post SP1 hotfix chart until it is officially available by Microsoft. Update! Microsoft has released a new hotfix for ntdll.dll. Download and learn more: New ntdll.dll update View: Q815411 Knowledge Base Article
Symptoms: After you install Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), your programs may take as much as ten times as long to start. Cause: This problem may occur if the programs you run frequently allocate and deallocate large blocks of memory. Changes in Windows XP SP1 in the memory management system have caused this operation to take significantly longer than with pre-SP1 Windows XP. A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this fix. The file offers a valid digital signature by Microsoft Corp. The hotfix will update a core system file ntdll.dll from SP1 version 5.1.2600.1106 to 5.1.2600.1177. We will not include this into our Post SP1 hotfix chart until it is officially available by Microsoft. Update! Microsoft has released a new hotfix for ntdll.dll. Download and learn more: New ntdll.dll update View: Q815411 Knowledge Base Article
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intellimoo Unregistered |
#42368 Posted on: 03/22/2003 01:10 PM
I think xp's own explorer.exe process has this problem! LOL Hopefully this helps.. |
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mr_tob Unregistered |
#42374 Posted on: 03/22/2003 01:30 PM
is this patch available for the german version of xp as well ? greez mr_tob |
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Rancho* Unregistered Posts: 37 Joined: 2003-03-21 |
#42375 Posted on: 03/22/2003 02:01 PM
Not yet. |
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Veky Unregistered Posts: 6 Joined: 2003-01-01 |
#42376 Posted on: 03/22/2003 02:35 PM
Has anyone tried it? I have definately noticed some programs being slower after SP1. |
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Rancho* Unregistered Posts: 37 Joined: 2003-03-21 |
#42379 Posted on: 03/22/2003 02:59 PM
I am currently using it. I must admit that on overall you will not notice much of a difference. However ICQ Lite seems to load up a bit faster. |
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GlowWorm Unregistered |
#42380 Posted on: 03/22/2003 03:07 PM
I'm using the patch, and i havent really noticed any difference. Zone Alarm and NAV 2003 do apper to load much quicker at startup though! |
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MagamiAKO Unregistered |
#42382 Posted on: 03/22/2003 04:24 PM
Technically it is officially available  It's just that you have to call them to get it....the idea is that they want people to be 'public testers' in a way, to open case numbers..so when u call back with an issue they know what the cause was.. |
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MadMac Unregistered |
#42387 Posted on: 03/22/2003 05:50 PM
I tried this so called patch and this fu**in thing trashed my Windows.....do not try it! |
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MagamiAKO Unregistered |
#42389 Posted on: 03/22/2003 06:41 PM
When I first got the hotfix, it did not damage my system. It has not damaged systems of probably many people that downloaded it. But hey man, it's a beta patch..if something goes wrong, you cannot say nobody warned you. That's your fault. |
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WubZee Unregistered |
#42394 Posted on: 03/22/2003 08:48 PM
I agree with intellimoo. On one of my systems with XP SP1, explorer.exe consumes up to 80% of physically memory over a period of two hours or so. This has been drivin me nuts. Other systems, different hardware, but exactly the same OS, updates, and software do not experience this issue. I will apply to my problem system in hopes in resolves at least a bit of the memory consumption. |
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GlowWorm Unregistered |
#42397 Posted on: 03/22/2003 09:21 PM
And in big red letters with the post it says... "Download and install at your own risk" Installed on my rig with no probs whatsoever |
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Riggs Unregistered |
#42911 Posted on: 04/08/2003 07:56 AM
Any word on a patch for 'Brazilian Portuguese" XP? I'm looking for those, since I work a lot with video (DivX and stuff) and the memory meter in taskmanager just goes wild. It never gets below 200M after a while (and I have 192M phisical memory). If anyone can help I'd appreciate! Thanks. |
