Yea..........use windows update.Originally Posted by cool skill
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Yea..........use windows update.
Post Whore
i stick with SP1, been using it for a while and no harm has come to my computer so don't see a reason to change.
I think I tried that like last year, and regretted it. I forgot what SP2 does, but I remember my computer got pretty messed up.Yea..........use windows update.
Chew E. Bakke
I doubt that SP2 would be the cause of any computer getting 'messed up'.I think I tried that like last year, and regretted it. I forgot what SP2 does, but I remember my computer got pretty messed up.Yea..........use windows update.
It has a feature unpopular with a lot of the P2P community but a fix is readily available, and that's pretty much all its downsides.
On the other hand, some unnecessary services (uPNP, messenger) previously enabled are disabled by the update and security flaws are addressed.
On the whole, I haven't heard a good reason to not install it.
There isn't a bargepole long enough for me to work on [a Sony Viao] - clocker 2008
Dexter's Apprentice.
sp2,onlyhad the problem chewie metioned which was easily sorted
All spelling mistakes and grammatical errors in my post's are intentional.
knob jockey
sp2 as well. Anyone that says it broke there xp must have had plenty of malware on their system already and probably did us all a favour breaking it.
he 25/50 half open connections limit was a pain and the removal of raw sockets might be as well but it was all to fight worms so im happy with microsofts decision.
The best part of SP2 is the IE enhancements like the popup blocker and activex control. Sometimes the extra prompts get annoying but it is a small step forward.
The security center will bug you about the firewall, antivirus and windows update. I disabled all the warnings.
The Connections limit can be changed.
The worst for me was that it installed WMP9 which also updated the WMP activex control in IE. I liked the simpler and easier 6.4 based activex control.
Some programs may have problems with SP2 dew to different settings, possibly because of the firewall being on by default and the connection limit.
Mostly a decent upgrade.
I ordered the free SP2 CD online so I don't need to waste time downloading and waiting.
Poster
First thing after installing SP2 was to disable the Firewall, Anti-Virus Updater and the other third thing. You have to make it yellow so it doesn't bother you when you disable something.
Lefty
i use Sp1 , i had sp2 once it messed up my pc bad and was killer of my resources and such. so i got rid of ti and keep the pc up to date with sp1
also i heard theres a sp3 ? or something like that?
Chew E. Bakke
That's two people that have blamed SP2 for major computer problems, without actually detailing what the problems were.
Any chance of anyone letting us in on exactly what happened?
There isn't a bargepole long enough for me to work on [a Sony Viao] - clocker 2008
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