September 10, 200421 yr I've installed it on my computer at work and at home, both computers are working perfectly...
September 10, 200421 yr Hi,I have installed sp2 on 6 computers including my own, no trouble with any of them and all programs work fine.Dakota SunRunner
September 10, 200421 yr I'd say SP2 is great.Although that already-huge list of poll options needs the option of "good" (for those who think its just about OK/good).SP2 breathes some fresh air into XP, and gives it a acceptable minimum functionality/security/stability. Surely, MS didn't waste 2 years of delayed releases to make a bad service pack! And all those new features.....Also, I normally just move on to some other app to replace any app that won't work properly on SP2. In most cases there's a patch or upgrade available. If something doesn't work on XPSP2, it means that the app-maker is at fault (yes, some MS-apps have compatibility problems with SP2 as well, and they admit they were at fault and have newer updates/upgrades). If it won't run on XPSP2, then I know that it doesn't deserve me using it, not that MS was bad in making SP2 incompatible with it.So, in conclusion, yeah:All apps work fine for me, and its good.
September 10, 200421 yr I'd say SP2 is great.Although that already-huge list of poll options needs the option of "good" (for those who thing its just about OK/good).SP2 breathes somew fresh air into XP, and gives it a acceptable minimum functionality/security/stability. Surely, MS didn't waste 2 years of delayed releases to make a bad service pack! And all those new features.....Also, I normally just move on to some other app to replace any app that won't work properly on SP2. In most cases there's a patch or upgrade available. If something doesn't work on XPSP2, it means that the app-maker is at fault (yes, some MS-apps have compatibility problems with SP2 as well, and they admit they were at fault and have newer updates/upgrades). If it won't run on XPSP2, then I know that it doesn't deserve me using it, not that MS was bad in making SP2 incompatible with it.So, in conclusion, yeah:All apps work fine for me, and its good.Hi guys,Very well said prathapml and I agree with you totally. In my estimation, this is the best thing Microsoft has done in many years. No one can complain, at least not the software makers, for they were warned over a year ago of coming changes.I think this service pack is the best thing that could have happened. Dakota SunRunner
September 10, 200421 yr So, in conclusion, yeah:All apps work fine for me, and its good.yeah umm ditto It's pretty good and the improved (not flawless) security features are appreciated as it will have a considerable effect on vast amounts of spyware/trojans affecting uninformed pc users.PSYes I know nothing's flawless.
September 10, 200421 yr i've voted "avarage", why?sp2 includes a lot of new technologies to enhance XP inet experience but... i hate that tcpip.sys file that prevents me to open many connections: this is the way m$ wants to prevent vulnerabilities? minimizing/slowing connections?the enhanced firewall it's a very good idea but... i hate that security center. the common user don't need it if he's not connected to the inet and also it's annoying that tray icon, if it's not enough, it saves a lot of vital information about your vulnerabilities like the AV installed in the registry. now it isn't exploited by any1 but "a malicious user blah blah" perhaps some day...the worst thing, what about the apps list that sp2 hangs/blocks/don't work/need to reinstall and so on...?and finally my best pro: it includes all the WU patches released to date.
September 10, 200421 yr hello guys!!just installed in italian finally and it works everything, every every apps....unbelievable!!! it slows a bit windows on startup but in general it's........GREAT!! SEE YOU SOON.......your 'magic'
September 10, 200421 yr The only negative thing I have to say about SP2 is that it has slowed down my browser (Firefox) and my email client (Thunderbird) start ups!Can anyone help me with this?Thanks.
September 10, 200421 yr headachy for me.Sure, my apps work and it's pretty good, but the "security" features in IE (read: yellow bar) is annoying enough to give me a headache.Yellow bar to headache conversion chart:5 Yellow bars in an hour: irritated10: very irritated15: I'm banging on the desk.........I basically turned the yellow bars to a minimum (no Mr.Yellow for popups)
September 10, 200421 yr The only negative thing I have to say about SP2 is that it has slowed down my browser (Firefox) and my email client (Thunderbird) start ups!Can anyone help me with this?Thanks.Use an optimized build for your cpu might help. Search the MozillaZine Forums (they actually have a build section for this kind of stuff) There should be both FF and TB custom builds available
September 11, 200421 yr I am running Windows XP SP2 on VMWare, it is good to use...but I am tesing on unattended xp cd and fixing the bugs and problems... Tonight it can be done.
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