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 Sep 5 2004, 09:19 PM
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O-CuK Elite  Group: O-CuK Members Posts: 1,977 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Guisborough - Teesside Member No.: 518  |
okay seen as the second service pack has been out for a number of weeks it time to see what results we've got.
please post any comments, problems, complaints, fixes, install methods etc. -------------------- e8400 @4050 - BFG 680i - 6gb Patriot 6400 - BFG 8800GTX OC2 SLI - 1tb boot - 2tb storage - Galaxy 1kw
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Sep 5 2004, 10:32 PM
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Cheeky Fingers Dave !  Group: ADMIN:O-CuK Administrators Posts: 6,882 Joined: 11-June 02 From: Hampshire, England Member No.: 394 |
No problems, had to enable Auto-Updates for Windows Update to work though. Ditched my Google Toolbar pop-up blocker as SP2 has it integrated now. ActiveX IE blocker a tad annoying, but in the name of security its fine by me.
I have seen no side effects of slowness or long boot up times as some have suggested/noticed/seen. OH, Nero said it might not work - although it did. New Nero released to fix it, so only a download. --------------------  Intel Core i7 860 2.8Ghz - nVidia GeForce GTX 275 - 4GB Corsair XMS3 PC12800 - 150GB WD Raptor - BeQuiet! 1000W PSU - SilverStone SG01S-W Evolution Case 3DMark 01 SE (54805) : 3DMark 06 (17964) Updated 22.02.2010 |
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Sep 5 2004, 10:46 PM
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O-CuK DemonSpawn Group: O-CuK Members Posts: 911 Joined: 23-January 04 Member No.: 482 |
I've had exactly the same experience as dave, all positive so far. The ActiveX blocker is very irritating, but i'll live with it, and boot times/general seed are exactly the same as before. Have'nt had any programs messed up by it either.
Looks like they did a very good job to me. -------------------- A64 3200+ @ 2.4 (240x10 - 2.5,2,2,8), 1gb Ballistix PC4000, Asus A8V Deluxe v2, HIS Radeon 9800pro, 120gb & 80gb Maxtor's, Lite On SOHW 832S, WinXP Sp2, Iiyama VM Pro 454
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Sep 6 2004, 08:14 AM
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Ride it like you stole it... Group: O-CuK Members Posts: 2,201 Joined: 23-October 02 From: Surrey, UK Member No.: 596 |
I read that the SP2 firewall has security issues (already!!!), I don't use IE (I have Mozilla and Firefox installed). Firewall annoyingly protected my LAN connections and had to be disabled.
Apart from that the main benefit is a smaller list of fixes in Add/Remove Programs -------------------- Intel Q6600, D-Tek Fuzion Cooled, ASUS Formula Maximus, 4Gb OCZ PC8500 Reaper, OCZ Powerstream 520W, nVidia 8800GT , 1*750Gb Samsung F1, 1*320Gb Western Digital, 1*300GB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 , Samsung Super Writemaster DVD, Vista Ultimate (64-bit), Mountain Mods UFO U2 - Polished Black with Red LED Fans
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Sep 6 2004, 08:47 AM
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Ass, Its all about the ASS!! Group: O-CuK Members Posts: 1,431 Joined: 4-May 04 From: Sunbury On Thames Member No.: 1,138 |
No probs so far either, except when I tried to install it on a Windows installation with lots of stuff on. Probably not the best thing to do. Formatted and installed SP2 first! (I format and re-install Windows every few weeks anyway so it didn't bother me)
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Sep 6 2004, 09:42 AM
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O-CuK Elite Group: O-CuK Members Posts: 1,721 Joined: 22-April 03 Member No.: 12 |
No problems here, had to disable security centre & windows firewall through services because the sheild got on my nerves every time I wanted to disable Anti-virus/3rd party firewall (for benching etc)
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Sep 6 2004, 11:48 AM
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O-CuK Loiterer Group: O-CuK Members Posts: 106 Joined: 21-July 04 Member No.: 1,279 |
I had one problem....when i booted my computer a few days after installation ALL my services were stopped...this occured a few times
but when i unistalled SP2 it was fine im assuming it was SP2 by the way there was no virus or anything wrong with my PC 
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Sep 10 2004, 05:29 PM
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O-CuK DemonSpawn Group: O-CuK Members Posts: 1,150 Joined: 28-July 04 From: Shrewsbury Member No.: 1,304 |
sp2 is best installed slipstreamed, which to any one who doesn't know is basically creating a boot disc using your existing xp disc plus putting sp2 on it so it installs that at the same time
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Sep 14 2004, 09:05 AM
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O-CuK DemonSpawn Group: O-CuK Members Posts: 1,150 Joined: 28-July 04 From: Shrewsbury Member No.: 1,304 |
i just run installed it and no probs although that flippin firewall it starting to get on my nerves!!!
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Sep 14 2004, 09:07 AM
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O-CuK Elite Group: O-CuK Members Posts: 1,721 Joined: 22-April 03 Member No.: 12 |
phil have you got a 3rd party firewall? If so then tell the security control thingy you have one and it wont bother you
 I've also heard that a 3rd party one is better than the sp2 one. I use Kerio home edition (free!! )
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Sep 14 2004, 09:49 AM
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Punking Electronically Group: O-CuK Members Posts: 1,186 Joined: 4-May 03 From: Stonehenge Member No.: 687 |
MS sent me the slipstreamed copy the other day. I would like to run it, but I need to make a damn copy that works with my damn SATA drives or find a way to install without giving myself a heart attack... wasted 20 cds last time I tried to do an SP2 slipstream -- there just weren't any drivers that would do it.
Look at the /servicepackfiles/ in the windows directory ... it's nearly 500 megs of wasted space! --------------------  |
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