Windows XP Service Pack 2

BGonaSTICK

@ Jimbo

What 'flavour' of key did you have?

jimbo

Sorry Stick...been out. Key?

Jimbo

BGonaSTICK

Do you have a legit key (product ID), or did you generate one when you installed XP?

twofurlongs2go

just a little update to this thread.


ive found out that there is a patch in this pack that contains a huge list of web pages that stops you visiting these web pages,as far as i know this is a list of web sites that have had a huge amount of complaints about and bill gates has given the go ahead to put this in your registery so you can not visit these.
obviously these are maybe places that people dont visit or want to but i dont like the way microsoft is now telling you where you can or not go reguardless of there content without most people even knowing.
next they will be telling you at what time of the day you can visit a web site.

BGonaSTICK

Ooops, 11:22! Gotta go, Bill says I can only stay 'till 11:30...

jimbo

Oh I see..sorry mate. Legit key. The operating system is one where I've always had a legit key. Anything else not too bothered.

Jimbo

bigben

since downloading sp2 i have had problems with my linskys network got in touch with microsoft was advised to uninstall as the downloaded version had bugs in it also told to wait 3 weeks before ordering cd as new version is being released (i have a legit key)

jimbo

That's interesting bigben. Is that a wireless network you have?

Jimbo

net1

Spyware interferes with Service Pack 2

Though Microsoft's new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can't do much about what's already on computers -- and that could pose a problem, CNN reports.

Microsoft is warning users of the Windows XP operating system to check for spyware before downloading the free massive security update, called Service Pack 2.

Barry Goff, a group product manager at Microsoft, said some spyware could cause computers to freeze up upon installation of the update.

Programs such as Ad-Aware and SpySweeper can scour computers for spyware. Microsoft recommends that users clean their PCs of spyware and back up their data before turning on the auto update feature that automatically downloads Service Pack 2, or SP2.

Marts

When will we (they) ever learn

Humour is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
Edward De Bono

Llew

My pointer has been hovering over the 'install' button for a week now.
Spyware, Explorer, firewalls - I'm feeling paranoid. Can you use system restore after installing if things go haywire?

Marts

Nope But if your computer is A OK at present then leave well alone - Wait

Regards - Marts

Humour is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
Edward De Bono

Llew

Cheers Marts. I'll settle for that. Being paranoid I mean.

Marts

Problems with McaFee, problems with Nero, problems with most Firewalls and anyone with a Brother printer BEWARE

Will sort itself - eventually

marts

Humour is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
Edward De Bono

Marts

To anyone contemplating downloading this service pack, might well be a good idea to check this out first http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130

Remember this is a MS site, so may not tell the whole truth

Regards - Marts

Humour is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
Edward De Bono

s*t*a*r*m*a*n

Why dont you just make your hard drive removable? stick a caddy in and away you go. its not that difficult to do if you feel comfortable around the innards of a pc, just make sure you switch it off and unplug it first though . Gives you much more flexibility and if the system goes down then you can just stick in another hard drive and your back online again. HD Caddys only cost about £8 to £10 pounds roughly. Obviously you need a spare slot on the front of your case for it though but most people have this anyway.

PoloMint

Have installed SP2 on three machines and had no problems whatsoever.

Doesn’t really change the feel of windows, it removes the ‘professional’ and ‘home edition’ words from the splash screen. The firewall is terriable, compared to the last one its probably ok, but compared to even the free Zone Alarm it's not worth having.

It also warns you if you don’t have antivirus software, auto updates or a firewall running every time you start windows which can be annoying (especially as it doesn’t detect all anti virus software) but you can disable the warnings.

Networking has changed slightly also, if you are on a network that isn’t set up properly it now tells you that you have ‘limited connectivity’ and the connection might not work and some other things like that, they are stating the obvious, but it’s still more informative than before.

Not had any problems with programs, Zone Alarm 5.something works fine as does Norton Antivirus. You can also uninstall it if you want to.

'All you need is duck tape and WD40; if it moves and it shouldn't, use duck tape - if it should move and it doesn't, use WD40'

john_graydon

Downloaded It but had`nt enough space to put in on. have to delete all my movies. maybe I wont load it. Annoying the icon keeps popping up to tell you to upgrade.

cjgall

I downloaded it but I decided not to install it.

My dad's HAM radio software stopped working after upgrading, and he can no longer run Microsofts(!) Combat Flight Simulator 3, uninstalling SP2 didn't help.

I think I will wait for the first SP2 patch just to be on the safe side. In fact I might skip it altoghether.

mo1965

I have been running for 2 weeks and no problem. I used a cd from a compter magazine though. I also disabled the autoupdate.

BGonaSTICK

Hey fellas, it would be real useful if you could say what key-types you're using (i.e. legit, or thieving-bstard-pirate)...

Still not convinced, but I'll probably be persuaded when something I'm running requires SP2.

HutchTheCrutch

I have XP Pro on 2 machines and Tablet PC on my .... er ....tablet !! All legit keys. I upgraded 1 XP Pro machine and the tablet PC about a month to 6 weeks ago and I've only found 1 problem so far and that's with my webcam re-booting the machine whenever I try and use it.

The tablet edition is superb .... it's far more accurate and translates about 95% of my handwriting with no problem.

I've left all the firewall crap in place and I run Adaware & Norton and it seems to be happy.

I'm certainly no 'Billophile' but I've not been stuffed by Gates since I got rid of that bloody awful NT4 crap and went to XP, (apart from having to download all new drivers of course!)

PaulR

Well, after several weeks of prevarication I finally hit the "update" button in the system tray.

Apart from one minor problem it seems to have been quite painless. The installation proceeded smoothly taking about 1/2 an hour in total. It even recognised my Zone Alarm firewall and didn't switch the integral firewall on.

The one little problem? I run an HP Omnibook 6100 and there are separate volume and mute switches on the side of the case. Before the upgrade these would bring up a volume bar or mute sign on the screen for a few moments when operated. Now,they've gone. I don't suppose I'll ever get them back but it would be nice.

PaulR

BGonaSTICK

Installed SP2 from WU on a test machine the other day, and so far no probs.

It checked my 'independantly-sourced' key at the beginning of the installation, but installed fine.

I'll test it for a month, then move onto one of my other machines.

I turned off SP2 anti-virus monitor, as I know it's running (duh), turned off the new firewall, as I have two others running (duh) and turned off auto-update, as I don't trust the bu99ers (duh), so I'm not sure what exactly it's doing for me, but hey, I don't like to miss out!

I notice that the Norton default for sharing its A-V status to other apps (namely WinXP SP2) is 'No'!

Rob

The one little problem? I run an HP Omnibook 6100 and there are separate volume and mute switches on the side of the case. Before the upgrade these would bring up a volume bar or mute sign on the screen for a few moments when operated. Now,they've gone. I don't suppose I'll ever get them back but it would be nice.

PaulR[/QUOTE]


Hi Paul, I saw something in a computer mag that might help you get them back, will check it tomorrow (left mag at work) and let you know.