Merged: Windows XP SP2 - discuss it here!

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by greencreeper

They'll be opening a shrine next

What do you mean OPENING....

I already have one - but I don't charge to sit on it

[greencreeper]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

What do you mean OPENING....

I already have one - but I don't charge to sit on it

Ever since I thought of "shrine" in connection with "Gates", I've had this image of a shrine like the one for Momma in Little Shop of Horrors. It's good when you can amuse yourself

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

My fileserver has an SiS gfx card in it and it just fine.

Yeh but that isn't used for games. I updated my drivers from Windows Update, then SP2, then found out the Microsoft drivers for my card didn't support stuff that my card did (so = lack of performance) so I put it back to the ones I got from the SiS website (which support everything for my card) then every time I restart my PC I got the BSOD. Only safemode would work, had to go back to the MICROSOFT drivers, and behold, it worked. I thought stuff it, removed SP2, went back to other drivers, and it WORKED. Ironic, don't you think?

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

Yeh but that isn't used for games.

Isn't it? - Just because it's a fileserver doesn't mean I don't play games on it... I play some games on it and it's also my TV/HDD recorder up here in the computer room.

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

I updated my drivers from Windows Update, then SP2, then found out the Microsoft drivers for my card didn't support stuff that my card did (so = lack of performance) so I put it back to the ones I got from the SiS website (which support everything for my card) then every time I restart my PC I got the BSOD. Only safemode would work, had to go back to the MICROSOFT drivers, and behold, it worked. I thought stuff it, removed SP2, went back to other drivers, and it WORKED. Ironic, don't you think?

Not really - but I'm glad you got it sorted out anyway.

[Tricky]

Need a new vote option:
I was but I've now removed it!!!

In the process of doing this !!! - Machine is running like a dog with it installed, will try a clean build at somepoint but IE and Outlook are dying on me!

Here's hoping that the good "Add remove programs" knows what it's doing!

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

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I . . . removed SP2 . . .

Is SP2 readily and fully removable in all cases? To be honest, I'd feel happier installing SP2 if I knew that I could turn the clock back if it all went pear shaped. On past experience of Windows updates, I've got a strong suspicion that my Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 will play up under SP2. There are also acknowledged problems with Adobe products (the Help system according to the Adobe site) and as I have Photoshop Elements 2.0 . . .

[Bifta]

Hmm .. well, I installed SP2 around a week ago, it worked and IS working flawlessly.

[Paul K]

I installed a BETA release of SP2 and then clean installed the release version of it afterwards, not had a problem with it yet. The second PC here had it installed on a 18 month(ish) old Windows XP install that had patches and tweaks and skinning software in use and that one is running well too. Not had any problems with the Adobe software that I'm running here

[Tricky]

Originally Posted by Theodoric

Is SP2 readily and fully removable in all cases? To be honest, I'd feel happier installing SP2 if I knew that I could turn the clock back if it all went pear shaped. On past experience of Windows updates, I've got a strong suspicion that my Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 will play up under SP2. There are also acknowledged problems with Adobe products (the Help system according to the Adobe site) and as I have Photoshop Elements 2.0 . . .

Add, remove programs - Selected SP2 clicked remove and away it went
Rebooted and all is A OK - Machine running like a dream once again!
Cannot promise this would happen for everyone but it worked for me...
Going to install on a development box now and do some testing!

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by Paul

I installed a BETA release of SP2 and then clean installed the release version of it afterwards, not had a problem with it yet. The second PC here had it installed on a 18 month(ish) old Windows XP install that had patches and tweaks and skinning software in use and that one is running well too. Not had any problems with the Adobe software that I'm running here

Here's the Adobe article on problems with SP2.

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by Tricky

Add, remove programs - Selected SP2 clicked remove and away it went
Rebooted and all is A OK - Machine running like a dream once again!
Cannot promise this would happen for everyone but it worked for me...
Going to install on a development box now and do some testing!

Thanks. I promise not to sue if it should fail for me (assuming that I should ever need to uninstall it).

[Theodoric]

I understand that the new SP2 firewall is much superior to the rather primitive present XP firewall. So, two questions.

1) Should users of, say, Zone Alarm and Sygate abandon them and move to the SP2 firewall?

2) I understand that the SP2 firewall is on by default. If I intend to continue using my present Sygate firewall, should I switch off the SP2 firewall as soon as SP2 is installed (and how is this done)?

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

If any one here has an SiS card and is thinking of updating to SP2, don't bother is all I say, it will lead you to problems.

Thank you for telling me.As if I didn't have problems enough thus far. I'll wait until you can tell me it's safe to use.

Incog.

I decided to re-format my PC last night, having had sp2 installed previously, I went to download it again but got this message................

Automatic Updates is the only way to download SP2 from Windows Update at this time. Other methods to install SP2 will be available soon.

So I have got to wait now it seems

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

Thank you for telling me.As if I didn't have problems enough thus far. I'll wait until you can tell me it's safe to use.

Incog.

Thats what I'm gonna do