Xp Sp2
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Maybe it's best to ask MS to send you the whole megillah on CD (which they do for free).
I did and it only took 2 weeks to arrive in Darkest Africa.........wedged in a cleft stick
I did and it only took 2 weeks to arrive in Darkest Africa.........wedged in a cleft stick
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Captain Sensible: As far as I can see, you've got to get the damn thing done or else you don't get any further Updates and therefore no future protection.
I have been declining SP2, but in the last couple of days I have been offered (and have accepted) "Security Update for Windows XP" (KB833987) and "Update for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)" (KB883357) through the Windows automatic updater.
I'd be unhappy to be forced to take SP2 at this stage merely to keep all the other bugs out of XP as and when they're published.
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But..................I am left with programmes taking longer to load, boot-up taking longer and I have two involuntary shutdowns. Those I can do without
Dunno about the shutdowns
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Thanks for that ausatco, lo and behold this morning the icons re-drew better and the whole startup was a little better. I reckon you have a point so I will put off my un-installation.
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I have had it installed for a few weeks now, as others said a little slow at first while it sorts itself out, but now GREAT.........
Just make sure you are set to be notified of any updates, and instal them.
Just make sure you are set to be notified of any updates, and instal them.
I installed XP Home(SP1) from an OEM disc 2 weeks ago on a new build computer. Yesterday I tentativly installed SP2 from a disc supplied by Micro$oft.
Suprise, suprise all went well with one minor niggle. XP now tells me that my firewall is not turned on - but it is and working well. I turned off the firewall that came with XP and use Black Ice instead.
As for starting up and shutting down - no problems at all (touching wood). All said and done SP2 seems to be working OK for me.
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Suprise, suprise all went well with one minor niggle. XP now tells me that my firewall is not turned on - but it is and working well. I turned off the firewall that came with XP and use Black Ice instead.
As for starting up and shutting down - no problems at all (touching wood). All said and done SP2 seems to be working OK for me.
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Loaded SP2 a couple of weeks ago. Seemed to work well at first. Problem not recognising Sygate firewall.
Main problems concerned functionality of CD and DVD drives.
Decided to remove SP2. Surprisingly easy and ensure update of various programmes such as Spybot etc
Main problems concerned functionality of CD and DVD drives.
Decided to remove SP2. Surprisingly easy and ensure update of various programmes such as Spybot etc
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Compass Call, you can turn off that nag.
Control Panel, Security Centre (the shield). In the Firewall section, click the Recommendations button. In the Recommendation window that opens, tick the box next to "I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself" then OK.
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Control Panel, Security Centre (the shield). In the Firewall section, click the Recommendations button. In the Recommendation window that opens, tick the box next to "I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself" then OK.
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".....Microsoft has responded to customer requests for another extension before Windows XP SP2 is automatically delivered to computers as a critical update.
TechNet Flash readers may recall the August release of an SP2 Blocker tool to help IT pros better manage the update by setting a Windows registry key that instructs the system to skip downloading and installing SP2 for 120 days while still allowing other critical updates. Last week, the Microsoft SP2 team announced that it has doubled that period to 240 days. The blocking mechanism will prevent Automatic Updates and Windows Update from delivering SP2 to Windows-based computers until 12 April 2005."
Blocker tool available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
TechNet Flash readers may recall the August release of an SP2 Blocker tool to help IT pros better manage the update by setting a Windows registry key that instructs the system to skip downloading and installing SP2 for 120 days while still allowing other critical updates. Last week, the Microsoft SP2 team announced that it has doubled that period to 240 days. The blocking mechanism will prevent Automatic Updates and Windows Update from delivering SP2 to Windows-based computers until 12 April 2005."
Blocker tool available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
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For anyone tired of being nagged by the Security Center:
Go into the Security Center. In there click on:
Then just remove the check marks you do not want to be alerted for.
Take Care,
Richard
Go into the Security Center. In there click on:
Change the way Security Center Alerts me.
Take Care,
Richard
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Just had a call from my son, who, having installed SP2 is now in an endless loop.
He has a Dell Inspirion 2610 laptop, 256 k ram, P4 1.6, and XP home.
Having installed SP2 the machine said it was rebooting, after it had done so it said "unable to find/locate WINSRV"
From this situation the only alternatives he has are to reboot or reset, and doing either only results in a repeat of the above message.
Anyone got any suggestions ?
He has a Dell Inspirion 2610 laptop, 256 k ram, P4 1.6, and XP home.
Having installed SP2 the machine said it was rebooting, after it had done so it said "unable to find/locate WINSRV"
From this situation the only alternatives he has are to reboot or reset, and doing either only results in a repeat of the above message.
Anyone got any suggestions ?
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
MS Knowledge Base answer reference WINSRV.
Diver, reference Wavefinder. It is a known issue with no solution. The only way to get it to work is to uninstall SP2, even then most people have had to reformat and reinstall XP. With all the hassle to date with it and XP I doubt if there is anyone working on fixing it.
Diver, reference Wavefinder. It is a known issue with no solution. The only way to get it to work is to uninstall SP2, even then most people have had to reformat and reinstall XP. With all the hassle to date with it and XP I doubt if there is anyone working on fixing it.
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Captain Sensible: As far as I can see, you've got to get the damn thing done or else you don't get any further Updates and therefore no future protection.
So it looks like MS will still carry on patching XP SP1 if SP2 isn't installed.