Windows SP2 Update (Final)
 

I hope this wanst posted already. If it was oh well.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Tnx:thumbsup

i would not bother using it for at least few weeks

I think I'll wait for SP2.1.

What Juicy said.

I definitely be leary of this thing.

Kind of interesting though...I read that Microsoft spent over $1 billion to make SP2!

are you serious? jesus christ, if I only had a billion dollars to make something

just updated to mac os 10.3.5 ... I am lightyears ahead boys.

1 billion? Ouch i still aint touching that shit :Graucho

It sure as hell doesn't work on my machine....:BangBang: Blue screen on startup

I've been running SP2 on 2 of my computers for 3 days now. It seems very stable, and so far the only compatibility issue is with Nero.

You mean behind...

Juicy, I don't think you have anything to worry about with this update. It is nothing but good patches and will not harm any of the precious programs you use. There will not be a 2.1 patch out anytime soon... this is all you are going to get.

If you have pirated copies, however, you *may* get locked out of the OS :glugglug

LOL, that's only one month's NET Profits for Microsoft. They're clearing $12 Bil a year right now.

:feels-hot and I was about to download it...

I'm waiting for the patch that always comes after a big update. :Graucho

Well from this (All I use is nero) and the blue screen on startup post, I won't be installing this. :(

Can Microsoft ever do anything right?
With all of this money they pull in, can't they hire soem decent programmers?:mad:

well i had no problems on 2 of my systems...

yeh i aint touching it for a while yet...

my nic card was put on a "limited status". 10 minutes later after unistalling it is back to good ol' sp1.

installing any new release of MS stuff is wacky as hell...

if you have a computer you don't care about and are bored out of your mind, sure...otherwise, wait for the 2nd release...

the 2 in SP2 indicated it's a "2nd" service pack... :)

IBM Tells Employees To Hold Off WinXP SP2

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5302346.html

I think I will just stick with my linux world.

I hear it's a bit faster, anyone confirm this?

Gonna install it on my laptop first....

russians spent 2 billion on it:Graucho

same here i might put it on a laptop first

so has any1 installed SP2 and lived to tell the story????

lol

It was post already but its ok.

Installed it. No problems yet. Nero works fine for me.

lol, yeh I thought about that after I posted woj...thanks for the symantics catch ;P

I was wondering if anyone would catch it...



I was meaning to say the 2nd release of the SP2...cuz you KNOW it'll happen within a week or 3...I wish there was somewhere to lay a wager on that, would be easy money...


:winkwink: :thumbsup

I like how people get scared like you guys actually use some 1980's IBM banking software that is going to malfunction when you install SP2. There is nothing to worry about with this service pack, there will not be another one anytime soon so "waiting a couple weeks" makes no sense...

I'll take that bet. :glugglug

They didn't rerelease sp1 so why would they with sp2? Also I'm using sp2 right now and it's rock solid.

There are just too many variables for MS to try to achieve 100% success rate with a deployment this big...

The main reason to drag your feet on the install is two fold:

1. The more ppl that install and relate thier story.

2. There are only sooo many support channels, the sheep will be installing it first because of promised security measures. So they in turn will be sucking the life out of existing support channels.

there's nothing in this Service pack that'll print money, so ...unless you HAVE to install it for some reason, I would wait til the hubub dies off a bit.

:2 cents: