Windows XP SP2

[Guest]

I have a couple of questions.

1. I have a small home wireless network do I install the network version. I
have a Dlink DWL 900 ap+ connected to an intel pro network card and have
three notebooks linked via pc cards and one internal. I also share broadband
via ICS- how will this be affected after SP2.

2. Can you use system restore to revert if problems with SP2 are found.

Thanks
robb

 

[Guest]

I have a couple of questions.

1. I have a small home wireless network do I install the network version. I
have a Dlink DWL 900 ap+ connected to an intel pro network card and have
three notebooks linked via pc cards and one internal. I also share broadband
via ICS- how will this be affected after SP2.

2. Can you use system restore to revert if problems with SP2 are found.

Thanks
robb

Indeed you can make a restore point before u install sp2 or make a backup!!

 

[...D.]

I have a couple of questions.
1. I have a small home wireless network do I install the network version. I
have a Dlink DWL 900 ap+ connected to an intel pro network card and have
three notebooks linked via pc cards and one internal. I also share broadband
via ICS- how will this be affected after SP2.
2. Can you use system restore to revert if problems with SP2 are found.

I installed SP2 onto my main computer on a 3 computer home network
(Netgear router) , one computer is wireless. The two other computers are
a P2 & a p3 running win 98 though. Still works the same way. Fine. I
didn't even know there was a network version. However, my previous home
network was for Internet access only. I created the ability to share
files only after the SP2 upgrade.

...D.

 

[Rock]

I have a couple of questions.

1. I have a small home wireless network do I install the network version. I
have a Dlink DWL 900 ap+ connected to an intel pro network card and have
three notebooks linked via pc cards and one internal. I also share broadband
via ICS- how will this be affected after SP2.

2. Can you use system restore to revert if problems with SP2 are found.

Thanks
robb

There is only one version of SP2. The network version doesn't mean it's
for networks -- that's the name given to the full 266mb download, and
it's the same version on the CD. It can be used on XP Home, Pro, MCE
and tablet whether stand alone or in a network.

You should definitely have a full backup. Don't rely on system restore
for that. The best course is to have a complete disk image saved
somewhere on external media -- such as can be done by Norton Ghost,
Drive Image, Acronis True Image or BootitNG. Yes under normal
circumstances system restore can be used to uninstall SP2 but there are
other ways besides SR to uninstall it. And sometimes system restore
gets corrupted.

 

[Alex Nichol]

1. I have a small home wireless network do I install the network version. I
have a Dlink DWL 900 ap+ connected to an intel pro network card and have
three notebooks linked via pc cards and one internal. I also share broadband
via ICS- how will this be affected after SP2.

'Network version' has nothing really to do with whether you want network
facilities updated; they will be anyway. It is a way of describing the
version provided for corporate admins to install over their networks
(and BTW SP2 does a lot for easier WiFi networking)

But I would advise anyone to get that full version, now it is around on
a free CD

2. Can you use system restore to revert if problems with SP2 are found.

In principle, but better to use the install that it adds to Add/Remove
programs. Restore is a fall back if it should manage to make the
restore point and then foul up later. Provided you prepare carefully,
with nothing nasty getting in the way that should not arise. See
Installing SP2 section at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=45