Windows XP SP2

[Guest]

I have not begun to download SP2. Has it really been released? I have gone to
windows update and it only will let you get SP2 using auto-update (which I
have turned on already).

 

[Guest]

I am not sure if sp2 for home edition is out yet, I received the update
notification but when i click accept to download and install, nothing
happen.

 

[Guest]

Windows XP SP2 for home edition has been released. You can get it two ways:

a) Turn on the automatic update.
b) Directly download from microsoft web site

Here are the links and their information:

a) Download the full install from her
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

b) Follow the instructions provided here:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/updates.aspx

c) Let Website do it for you:
http://protect.microsoft.com/security/protect/WSA/en/default.asp

 

[root]

I have not begun to download SP2. Has it really been released? I have gone to
windows update and it only will let you get SP2 using auto-update (which I
have turned on already).

So download the 266MB SP2 here and just do it:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help. I do have auto-update turned on. MS problem? Also, I did
try to download from the website but it told me I could only do it through
auto-update. Will try the link though.

 

[Frank]

I have not begun to download SP2. Has it really been released? I have
gone to
windows update and it only will let you get SP2 using auto-update
(which I
have turned on already).

Does anybody bother to read. Or do people just like to type.
<http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm>
The link has been posted on this newsgroup and others
many times.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your constructive criticism, but I did follow directions.
Auto-update WAS turned on. For some reason it was not attempting the
download. Been online during on and off peak hours. Looks like they may be
having problems there. I just downloaded it from MS and installed it. So far
no problems. Prolly have to tweak it a bit, since I now have 2 firewalls
running (until I turn off the MS version).

 

[root]

Thanks for your constructive criticism, but I did follow directions.
Auto-update WAS turned on. For some reason it was not attempting the
download. Been online during on and off peak hours. Looks like they may be
having problems there. I just downloaded it from MS and installed it. So far
no problems. Prolly have to tweak it a bit, since I now have 2 firewalls
running (until I turn off the MS version).

No, keep MS SP2's firewall and lose the other. That reduces maintenance
and improves overall reliability.

 

[Guest]

XP SP2 only blocks incoming requests. If they are configured correctly, there
aren't any problems. I have both running behind a wireless router. And my
Apache server is working now too. Redundancy is not necessarily a bad
thing......especially given MS's track record.

 

[root]

XP SP2 only blocks incoming requests.

With a good virus and adware checker, that's sufficient. The advantage of
using an intrinsic firewall in the OS far outweighs any of the other issues.

 

[Sunny]

With a good virus and adware checker, that's sufficient. The advantage of
using an intrinsic firewall in the OS far outweighs any of the other

issues.

Could you re-broadcast your statement to all the lazy sods (mainly business)
PC users, who send virus e-mails out to all and sundry. A firewall that
notifies the user, that something in his/her PC is trying to contact the
outside world, is definitely an "other issue" that needs attending to. IMHO

 

[Harvey]

Like many others on this forum I was very cautious about installing
SP2 on my machine. I have an extra PC and decided to upgrade this
machine as my test case. It ran Windows 98 and I went to XP Pro (legal
copy) with SP2. The only two problems I had were with one program I
use for my Ham Radio operations, and an update to this program
resolved that issue. The second problem was with an old sound board,
non-brand, that I could not get new drivers for. Went to an old Sound
Blaster 16 I had on the shelve and that installed without any problem.
After a few days I'll try my main PC.