Attention Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional edition user Service Pack 2

[Yahshua]

Attention Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional edition users Service Pack 2 is out today at August 25, 2004 if you have Automatic Update on please check to see if you are able to get the Service Pack 2 also here is a link before you install the Service Pack 2 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx
And for those are on dial up you can also order the CD free of charge at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

[TheMelodyMaker]

Thanks for the heads up! ^_^ I've been wondering when they were finally going to get that released.

[glitch1501]

you could download load it like 2 weeks ago on their site, they called it the "IT" or "Dev" version, but the only difference is that you couldnt get it throught windows update until now, i like sp2 alot

[Jester]

Something to note, if I recall correctly, Microsoft itself is recommending to it's employees not to install the service pack because it creates software conflicts with other programs. Which programs exactly, I don't really know.

This was heresay, but it may be worth looking into.

[Link Antilles]

Something to note, if I recall correctly, Microsoft itself is recommending to it's employees not to install the service pack because it creates software conflicts with other programs. Which programs exactly, I don't really know.

This was heresay, but it may be worth looking into.

Yeah, there's quite a list of 'em.... including many games.....

Linkage:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2

Although... many people I've talked to haven't experience any problems. I own most of the games on that list... I'll mess around and get back to you guys...

[Vyse]

I downloaded it then uninstalled it because it messed with my network adapter drivers -_-

[glitch1501]

Something to note, if I recall correctly, Microsoft itself is recommending to it's employees not to install the service pack because it creates software conflicts with other programs. Which programs exactly, I don't really know.

This was heresay, but it may be worth looking into.

i dont know about it being microsoft, but i remember IBM saying not to update yet

[ShiroiHikari]

o.O looks to me like it might be worth waiting a while. of course, I guess that's M$ for you...needing patches for their patches o___O

[Slater]

the only program I have on that list is YIM, and that one really doesn't count if you look at the details.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

NOOOO DON'T DOWNLOAD! Windows XP is terribleness. If ya get updates, it won't delete old unused registry keys. And xp sucks anyway

*wishes He had Linux*

[Bobtheduck]

Thank God for Linux... I can leave one enemy without joining the other... Hehehehe

[glitch1501]

i havent had any problems whatsoever in xpsp2

[mechana2015]

It disabled Halo on a friend of mines computer.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

the operating system can't disable halo... it might be some sort of trojan or something

[glitch1501]

there are some compatibilty issues that some people have with sp2, i have not had any, but here is microsofts official list

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2

[mechana2015]

I ment Multiplayer... somthing with the net security.

[Omega Amen]

When I just installed SP2 a few minutes ago, I could not even boot up the OS normally. All I got was a blue screen with the "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" error or something like that. (It quickly automatically reboots once it shows that blue screen.) I had to go into safe mode, and do a system restore back to SP1, which has been flawless so far (latest drivers, no device errors, no viruses, etc.).

I will have to look into what possibly is making my system upset with SP2, but for your information, you can say this SP2 could possibly cause a great deal of trouble with your system, and I am not referring to the firewall, games, or IM clients here.

[ssj2gohan61]

same exact thing happend to me omega.....

[Zedian]

Jeez, not another NEEDED update from these guys...I know they have many users on different spectrums of the world, but if their Software Engineers could just develop an OS without the holes we wouldn't need to patch up their problems from the start.

Also the SP2 takes up major space, Files may appear to be empty with an older redirector and programs will run slower when sharing them on a network share.