Merged: Windows XP SP2 - discuss it here!

[Russ]

One thing I *have* noticed...when Windows loads up and I used to have the black background with the green dots running across the screen from left to right with the 'Windows XP Home Edition' logo, the dots are now blue (a la XP Pro) and it just says 'Windows XP'

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by Russ D

One thing I *have* noticed...when Windows loads up and I used to have the black background with the green dots running across the screen from left to right with the 'Windows XP Home Edition' logo, the dots are now blue (a la XP Pro) and it just says 'Windows XP'

Yeah its now one loading window for both variants and if you look you will see the copyright info is now gone too.

[Russ]

So what's the point in that then? Or maybe, like all the characters in Bo Selecta wearing glasses, it's one of those things we're just not supposed to understand??

That was in the RC2 version aswell, I don't understand why.

[MadGamer]

There is supposed to be an update released today from Symantec. Any ideas where i can get it off their website instead of Live Update?

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Wayne A

There is supposed to be an update released today from Symantec. Any ideas where i can get it off their website instead of Live Update?

Off-topic anyone??

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by Russ D

Off-topic anyone??

Originally Posted by Symantec

Symantec Norton product update for Windows ® XP Service Pack 2

Situation:
You would like more information regarding the Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 release from Microsoft and whether your Symantec Norton products are compatible with Service Pack 2.

Solution:
Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a major security-focused operating system upgrade that includes an enhanced Windows firewall and a utility (Windows Security Center) that monitors the state of your computer's security.

Symantec will release a product update to provide native support for the Windows Security Center status utility found in SP2. This update will be available worldwide over the coming weeks and will enable Symantec products to communicate their status to the Windows Security Center utility.

Symantec encourages its customers to install the product update prior to installing SP2 in order to avoid incorrect reporting from Windows Security Center. Symantecââ‚à ƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s consumer customers will receive notification from their Norton product when the update is available. Consumers will be able to download the SP2 product update by clicking the LiveUpdate icon found in their Norton security software.

The SP2 product update for English versions of Norton products will be available beginning August 10, 2004. At that time, Symantec will provide detailed information about SP2 and compatibility with Norton products, including frequently asked questions (FAQs) and support documentation. Please check back to http://service.symantec.com/xpinfo on August 10, 2004.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Dave Stones

yeh, its the horrible purple coloured one. its locked in some way to my laptop anyway, could be something to do with the hidden 55mb "utility" partition

anyway it doesnt work on my desktop, so im assuming it is locked. i just stuck 2000 on the desktop instead

The utility partition has some rather naff diagnostic programs on it, if you press F1/F12 on startup it'll offer you the option to boot to the utility partition so you can have a fiddle.

[Dave Stones]

Originally Posted by dellwear

The utility partition has some rather naff diagnostic programs on it, if you press F1/F12 on startup it'll offer you the option to boot to the utility partition so you can have a fiddle.

i know, its great isnt it it actually has an accurate fan speed sensor in tehre too, unlike that crappy i8kfangui that tells me its spinngin at 180krpm...

woddering if theres something in tehre as well though that tells is about activation, or am i completely wrong

[bonzoe]

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

No, any one can download it, but it's for IT Professions etc. It's not really for normal users yet, that's why I'm waiting for it to come out on Windows Update.

Windows update will only download the updates you require, if you have been installing all the critical updates your download will be small, but if you have not updated at all, the download will be large.

The "IT Professions" down load is useful for slipstreaming and to have handy if you have to reinstall from scratch, it is not just for the IT Professions. This one download can be shared by many.

Just who is a normal user?

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Dave Stones

i know, its great isnt it it actually has an accurate fan speed sensor in tehre too, unlike that crappy i8kfangui that tells me its spinngin at 180krpm...

woddering if theres something in tehre as well though that tells is about activation, or am i completely wrong

Possibly, but like I said I've installed my copy on several machines and the only difference I noticed was that on my Dells it doesn't ask you to activate it but on a non-Dell it does - Weird ah?

[MadGamer]

Hmm im wondering wheather i should install SP2 now as ive downloaded it from Microsoft, or wait for the Symantec update which was supposed to be released TODAY!

[Paul K]

You're not losing anything by waiting for the Symantec patch. XP SP2 can wait till then, unless you want to see the nice shiny new icons in the control panel that badly
BTW they probably meant August 10th, when they have finalised it in America. This will probably mean very late this evening at best if not early tomorrow morning IF it releases on time. (Time zones and all that)

[Tezcatlipoca]

I think you may as well wait. It's not really that urgent, as long as you already have all the latest critical updates, & a firewall, etc etc. As others have said, SP2 doesn't really add a great deal.

[Paul K]

You could use this
http://www.markwell.btinternet.co.uk/webmon/
to let you know when that page changes Wayne