dissipate 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2004 i have had SP2 installed for a couple of weeks now and no problems with it. i think it's pretty neat that MS hands out and delivers SP2 CDs for free, especially since i don't want to re-download it each time i re-format my computer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwijibow 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2004 yeah...i like all those new toys too...and yes the firewall does block out things I prefer it not to... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Okay... there seems alot of confusion on this site about what a firewall is !a firewall is a basically a set of rules which decides what IS and whats IS NOT allowed to pass through your Network Connections. With Normal firewalls, You start off with a Firewall that lets nothing through, then you Add ALLOW rules... for example my firewall rules for input are as follows... ACCEPT all ipv4 packets on interface LOOPBACK ACCEPT tcp packets that are part of pre accepted ESTABLISHED or RELATED connections. ACCEPT tcp packets to port 80 ACCEPT tcp and udp packets to port 1214 DROP everything else. this rule will allow me to run any client i wish, but only servers on port 80 and 1214 (webservers and FastTrack servers) The Reason your frewall is blocking things you dont want to it to , is because you have not set it to allow them ! you have just gone overkill and accepted all packets everywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chino 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2004 I recommend, before install SP2, create a restauration point. Sometimes cannot uninstall, and is horrible. The security of SP2 is for babies. What day Microsoft will improve the installation programs? innove innove and... PLAY, hehehe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
currahee 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2004 Actually you know what? you guys should head over to Paul thurrott's website and read his article on how to slipstream Windows XP service Pack 2 onto your Windows XP CD so you will not need to reinstall Windows XP service Pack 2 evertime you reinstall XP or wait a long time for XP SP2 to finish installing.Actually I highly recommend slipstreaming, its more convenient and the OS runs much better if its slipstreamed in the first place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helix1405241470 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2004 Can you allow pop ups by pressing shift or something? I use the google toolbar which blocks most popups and am happy with that. I think I'm going to turn off the new popup blocker as it's annoying me.Also, now Nero 6 doesn't work anymore so I'll have to get an update. They better not charge me for it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chronogamer28 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2004 I've installed SP2 in the past, but then it blocked some of my programs like ZoneAlarm and McAffe VirusScan. I hated it and redid my computer after that. I'm probably going to say away from SP2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lheea 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2004 Microsoft admitted the weakness of it's SP2, and they've released updates to fix it.Just try it now, better than ever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marijnnn 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2004 i have windows xp with no service pack installed. i don't even download the automatic updates. it sucks. it makes your computer slower.the big problem with xp and security is that they use internet explorer to browse the internet as well as to browse your files (try typing "c:/" in your internet browser :-)) ie is to much integrated i think. my hint for you all:-install xp, 'cause it's pretty good and very user-friendly-get a decent firewall & virus scanner. zonealarm, sygate for firewall and kaspersky for AV. or take panda internet security, it does both and is really good in staying up to date!!! i liked it a lot, but now i chose for kaspersky & sygate.-get spybot search and destroy to keep spyware of your computer-get http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/; it's better & faster than IE, has a built in pop up blocker and blocks most of the spyware. you can choose to open a pop up anyway by clicking the mini-frame in the top of your window that appears when a pop up is blocked. you can add sites to your white list, so pop ups always appear on that site. it's just so much better than ie! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 I already ordered WinXP SP2 Free CD (backup purpose) and got it last week even though I already downloaded it (I'm still 56K).I have two computers and installed on both of them. One computer runs fine but the other goes awry. Internet connection becomes very slow on the other computer.I don't know what's wrong. So I just removed SP2 and I'll wait until SP2a will be released. All in all, SP2 is better especially the overall IE and firewall security improvements. Also numerous bug fixes. Remember, SP2 is over 2 and a half year updates before SP1.I recommend you upgrade, if it goes wrong then remove it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prolifik 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 I've been using Windows SP2 for quite awhile now and so far i dont have any problems. SP2 has been known to conflict with some programs that you've already installed so think before you download & install SP2. Also, it's advised that you back up any important files and data before installing Windows SP2. And if you're using a pirated version of Windows XP, better not download or install SP2 coz you wont be able to download anymore updates from Microsoft. =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lxcid 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2004 Ok... i got a laptop and a pc... my laptop is obvious more powerful in term of performance... and i install sp2 in it... no problem and loving it... i haven install sp2 in my pc becuz i heard 256 ram user will suffer in performance when installing sp2... so i would like to ask for advice... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted October 12, 2004 Well i couldnt tell you, my lowest ram on my laptop is 384. I have sp2 installed onto that and it works just fine. My other computers have more and they also work fine. I would suggest trying it out and just see what happens. The worst it could do is blow up in your hands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lxcid 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2004 ya... since i get no actually result of of this post... i guess its time to test it out myself... after all... seeing is believing... i was hoping its work just fine... becuz i really love sp2... they did a good job improving it... tks... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacewaste1405241471 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2004 if you install sp2 into a computer with less then system requirements you could suffer...but you won't if you know how to configure it...I suggest buying more ram...or once you install it turn off the advanced virus protection settings...it really eats up proccessess Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacewaste1405241471 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2004 just hold control if you wanna temporarily turn off the pop up blocker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
