After an automatic Windows Update on 03/12 my XP Home SP2 system slowed to a crawl, and now it’s almost impossible to get anything done. When this first happened I used System Restore to take it back to before the update and it ran normally. Unfortunately I neglected to turn off the automatic update feature, so it soon did it again when I wasn’t looking. After that happened I got the bright idea of removing the updates via the Add/Remove programs feature instead of System Restore. Big Mistake. It didn’t solve the problem, and now when I attempt to run System Restore it is unsuccessful. I’ve tried numerous times, including after I have run Windows Update and installed all the latest updates again, and it still fails. So now I’m stuck with a snail for a computer. Any ideas on how I can correct this problem? Thanks.
