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Thread: Service pack 2 for windows xp

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    A friend ordered this off the MSN site and says it has helped a lot with pop-up, spyware, etc. Before I install it on my computer I was wondering if anyone here has used it and, if so, what you think of it?

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    Get it, it is good. You should download the service pack here and slipstream it with your windows xp setup cd, install from scrach..
    Last edited by Ariel_001; 12-02-2004 at 02:33 AM.

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    Money Fist's Avatar Che-Che get the yayo
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    lots of crappy pop up like "make sure this is upto date"
    and i lost framerate in a few games

    so i kept with SP1 and just used antispyware tools intead


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    yes you should get it to keep your computer up to date.

    more info on service pack 2 can be found here.

    If you use Firefox then you wont get any spyware or popups (atleast, not through the internet...you cna get them from programs that are spyware infested though (such as kazaa))
    Last edited by tesco; 12-02-2004 at 02:32 AM.

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    bah
    them alerts are worse then the paperclip in word


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    Quote Originally Posted by Fiber
    bah
    them alerts are worse then the paperclip in word

    You know you can disable those things..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ariel_001
    You know you can disable those things..
    i kno
    by goin thru the services menu

    but i was just talking on the level of a typical user

    anyway
    that never helped my gaming frame rate
    Last edited by Fiber; 12-02-2004 at 02:36 AM.


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    One of the multiple layers of protection is APPLY ALL CRITICAL UPDATES & SERVICE PACKS TO YOUR OS!!!

    Duh.

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    wasnt there a hotfix that restricted the amount of connections outgoing from ur PC?

    it was introduced to slow P2P file sharing
    there is a patch to fix it tho som were


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    Quote Originally Posted by Fiber
    wasnt there a hotfix that restricted the amount of connections outgoing from ur PC?

    it was introduced to slow P2P file sharing
    there is a patch to fix it tho som were

    First, sp2 make no limits on the number of tcp/ip connections and it was not introduced to slow P2P file sharing..

    Second, You can get it at http://www.lvllord.de/

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