Windows XP Pro SP2

[Felix]

Windows XP Pro SP2
I wonder if the improvements introduced with SP2 should
be forced onto the consumers. With several Desktops and
Laptops working reasonably stable on SP1 and with no
other need but my curiosity to evaluate the so well
advertised SP2, I decided to give it a try.

To my surprised some of the hardware started failing
under SP2, most serious, a set of USB Bluetooth devices,
particularly ones from Sony Vaio. Because of this
instabilities, decided to retract back to SP1 and having
made the choice of "backup", I though it would be a
simple thing to do. When uninstalling SP2, it started
with the information of a large list of programs
(possibly all) on the system that may not work properly
following the removal of SP2. At the end of it all, I had
to restart new installation of most software and
particularly critical device drivers for graphics,
network, chipset and RAID.

From SP2 to SP1 you are left with something in between
and when logging to Microsoft Upgrade link, nothing looks
flexible like before. The contents or improvements on SP2
should have been provided at stand-alone applications or
feature, instead of forcing it to the customers. The way
it is, it's expensive in time consumed to resolve.

Regards,
Felix

 

[titans Fan]

Felix, you were fortunat5e that you could even recover
back to SP1! When I went from SP2 back to SP1 (for a
different reason - see my post about the Bug when using
Word 2003 and SP2), I was not even able to boot up Windows
XP Pro in SAFE mode. After spending 4 hours on the phone
with MS Product Support Services, trying everything from a
repair to ACR, we finally admitted we needed to re-install
Windows XP SP1 from the original CD. Then, like you, I
had to reinstall several pieces of software, including
Roxio Media Creator 7 and others.

Lesson learned? If you go to SP2, you might have some
serious problems going back to SP1. Just be sure you need
SP2 in the first place. With programs like SpyBot and
AdAware and Zone Alarm and Google offering free utilities
for popup blocking, firewalls and watching out for spies
and hijackers, you need to question just how crucial
Windows XP SP2 really is to your happiness.

Stu

 

[root]

Windows XP Pro SP2
I wonder if the improvements introduced with SP2 should
be forced onto the consumers. With several Desktops and
Laptops working reasonably stable on SP1 and with no
other need but my curiosity to evaluate the so well
advertised SP2, I decided to give it a try.

To my surprised some of the hardware started failing
under SP2, most serious, a set of USB Bluetooth devices,
particularly ones from Sony Vaio.

So start debugging those cases rather than running around....

Because of this
instabilities,

You never determined nor reported here the nature of any such instabilities.

 

[SlowJet]

Not to mention the devil made him do it.

(((With several Desktops and
Laptops working reasonably stable on SP1 and with no
other need but my curiosity to evaluate the so well
advertised SP2, I decided to give it a try.)))



SJ