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Sep 10, 2004, 12:42 AM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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Do you really need SP2 for xp?
I have Sp1 on my xp pro from what I read M$ is going to take down the free downloading site for sp2 should I get it before it's taken down?  |
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Sep 10, 2004, 02:14 AM
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Delete Me
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 14,676
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i would get it, yes
but disable the firewall and security center as they are a steamign pile of poo...
...the rest si a very ncie improvement though  |
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Sep 10, 2004, 03:13 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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if you are referring to the full network install file of the SP2 (266MB), i'd say yes,... D/L and keep the file, install at anytime you want, or use it to create a new XP setup CD that includes this SP for using on your next reformat.
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Sep 10, 2004, 09:41 AM
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Working away at ATI
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I downloaded it and slipstreamed it into an install cd for myself. Also I ordered the free cd, took less than 2 weeks to get, may come in handy. Although they cheaped out on this one, the security CD they gave away for Feb/04 was a lot nicer, included a standalone firewall and AV program.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
Link to order the CD version, always good to have on hand. |
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Sep 10, 2004, 11:59 AM
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ein Krieger
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Clemson Uni
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i would definitely clean install a slipstreamed copy....its safer, and it runs better |
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Sep 12, 2004, 03:45 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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i have not done a clean XP SP2 setup yet, still testing on a few betas and on trail softwares, HDD and partitions imaging and file/ data backup softwares, Office related works, some printer scanner devices drivers , AV, PFW etc etc..
i've setup a new partition and restore an win XP SP1 image file into it, this is a clean XP SP1 with no 3rd party softwares but devices drivers, and it's all default windows settings... then i applied the SP2...
from the point on i've been using the same copy of this XP SP2, never make a new setup..
been replacing a few hardwares, 3/ 56K modems, 2/ video cards, 2/ lan cards and all of its softwares,
and also been installing and removing alot of softwares and they are (up to now)..
3 Antivirus programs, 2 firewall (softwares), 4 Disks/Partitions backup and restore programs,
2 MS Offices, 3 others office suites, 2 Partitioning managers and explorers programs, 2 Email programs,
and more. lol. not yet seen any problem in XP SP2.
But i have read on the topics and subjects lines of many newsgroups which's relating to MS Windows that many many XP users out there have found some kind of a problem "after" applying the SP2, many of the problems that they have are new found problems on both their softwares and hardwares, nothing like these that i've seen on the last SP.
i'm a lucky win XP SP2 user. i guess.
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