SP2 problems

[joe7dust]

I have an Albatron KX600 PRO motherboard with onboard LAN
and it has always had a small packet loss problem (1-4%)
Its perfectly fine, I only notice it on pings and a
couple of online games. My downloads and favorite online
game (starcraft) isn't affected.

After installing SP2 this goes up to 10% and I have to
wait forever for downloads and loading webpages.

Yes I have gone in and disabled the automatic firewall
stuff that comes with SP2. This doesn't change
anything. This terrible lag cripples my internet,
meaning lots of frustration and I can't even play
starcraft anymore.

I have removed SP2 and things work fine once again (too
bad I didn't try this the first time before reformatting -
..-) If anyone knows whats causing this, or knows if its
still safe to run SP1 as long as I use antivirus software
and a good firewall like ZoneAlarm Pro please let me
know, thx.

 

[Guest]

XP Service Pack 2 to conflict with games

New built-in firewall software to automatically block
access of some popular games to the internet.

The impending release of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP
has prompted Microsoft to reveal a list of programs that
may experience problems with the massive update. Included
on the rather extensive list are a quite a few games,
including such popular titles as Warcraft III and Star
Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

Microsoft stated that most of the problems are associated
with the new built-in Windows Firewall, where users must
approve programs that attempt to make Internet
connections. However, some programs use data pages that
the firewall automatically blocks, as they are common
attack routes for hackers. A workaround is built into the
firewall software, as well as the ability for advanced
users to simply turn it off.

The games affected by Service Pack 2 are as follows:


Age of Empires II: Age of Kings
Chess Advantage III: Lego Chess
Combat Flight Simulator 3
Command & Conquer: Generals
Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Conflict: Desert Storm
Dead Man's Hand
Earth & Beyond
Elite Forces Vietnam: Special Assignment 2
Freedom Force
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Medieval Total War
Midnight Outlaw: Illegal Street Drag
MotoRacer
NASCAR Racing 2003
NBA Live 2000
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Roller Coaster Factory
Scrabble
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
SimCity 4
Star Trek StarFleet Command III
Star Wars: Knights: of the Old Republic
StarCraft
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Tribes 2
Unreal II
Unreal Tournament 2003
Unreal Tournament Game of the Year Edition
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Collector's Edition

 

[Guest]

Nice of you to spam and try to help, but please READ my post. I have
disabled the firewalls and its affecting simple things like loading webpages.
I'm doing fine without SP2 right now and would like to know if AV software a
and personal firewall are enough to protect me from the security flaws I'm
running on atm. (lack of critical updates)