SP2 - Warning

I installed SP2 last night on my Windows XP Pro PC and boy did it crap out. During the final steps of the install it started giving me errors. Then it asked for a reboot. Upon doing so, the shell wouldn't load. I tried manually launching explorer with no luck. I did a safe start and a system restore to the previous day. Still, no explorer. I booted off the windows xp cd and did a repair. It failed too. I ended up reinstalling windows over my current installation, grabbing all my data files (.pst, my docs, etc...) and then formatting and starting over. I though perhaps my download of sp2 was bad, but after a clean install of windows I tried sp2 again and it went it smoothly.

I strongly recommend that you back up your critical files before running sp2 just in case you run into the same scenario as me.

Oh, and after all that I see that my website got hacked. Great.

I'm not planning on going to SP2 at all.

I'm with Bribo.. it's not touching my PC until it's been widely tested and patched.

LMAO, Did you really think it was going to work bwahahahahahaha :D

Sorry Nuts, I couldn't resist.

Microsoft Windows, The only OS sold in alpha form and beta tested by paying customers :devil:

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I couldn't help myself. All the guys at work were doing it & laughing at me.

Peer Pressure: the #1 mistake.

I have download but I need to a full backup of my system before. I can;t keep myself from being on the bleeding edge. If i have the lastest video drivers why not go to SP2!... (Ok i;m just kidding, I think i'm waiting based on Nuts's post...

Maybe!

OK server is now at SP2 and no issues so far. (smile) everything seems to be working and it should be a good test for my AMD64 system(Main game machinge). Now on the kids PC's. I will let you know!

SP2 now on my main game Machine, So far, so good, but the issue I have seen on all PC's I have put sp2 on, is that it doesn;t reboot correctly the first time. I have to turnoff system and reboot to complete installation...

Strange i had no issues installing and running it to speak of. Sorry u had issues Nuts.

Well I took the plunge tonight and loaded SP2 on my primary system and my WinXP FTP server.

So far no real problems to speak of. Rebooted without a problem, did a defrag, and started up a bunch of applications. Set permissions, etc.

The only "problem" I've encountered so far is my Norton Anti-Virus 2002 doesn't get monitored. I've downloaded everything off from live update but it doesn't work. 2004 works fine on my primary system though.

Had the same issue with AV2003, but everything is still running great.

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Originally Posted by [AK]Rocks

Had the same issue with AV2003, but everything is still running great.

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Yeah, let me reiterate that AV2002 IS working just fine, but it's not being monitored is all. Not a big deal.

I probably have a spare license for 2004 sitting around here somewhere so I should probably install that anyways.

1 out of every 10 computers have problems with xp sp2.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09...litches_study/

Good article Fight.
SP2 has been fine on my machine. It just twitches every now and then but that's about it.

I had LOTS of problems with SP2 on my last motherboard - an MSI board with a VIA PT880 chipset. It would cause random reboots while browsing the Internet. I used the downloaded network install of SP2 on that machine.

When I built my new system the other night, I updated to SP2 immediately using Windows Update. So far, no problems at all. It's running smooth.

Just updated from stock(no updates at all) to SP2.. only took about 6 hours.

All in all I'm impressed right now, running smoothly and no problems. *knocks on wood* :tongue:

edit: been running smoothly, in fact I think much faster, for over an hour.. SP2 gets my approval and my Laptop is now being updated to it.

Ever since I downloaded it, about 3 days ago, whenever I load a map of BF it crashes to desktop. Any suggestions on what it is?

I'd blame that on SP2.. :tongue:

Actually, I have no idea..

This is the time that I wish I actually knew something about computers.... :confused:

I have the crash to desktop issue in Battlefield as well. It does not happen all the time, but enough to be annoying.

Why in the world are you people continuing to subject yourself to the madness of SP2? What is the pressing need to apply it?

Just wondering... happily at SP1 with no problems.

Well ... when I rebuilt my system, Windows Update went straight to SP2. It has no option to install Service Pack 1.

Gotcha. You had no choice. I have a choice and I'm doing what Nancy Reagan suggested - "Just Say No". :)

It is giving me NO problems when installed with a fresh install of Windows. I would not upgrade to SP2 from an older install.

I haven't had a single problem with SP2, so I really don't get what people are complaining about. /shrug