XP Service Pack 2 is out.

[Chris]

And has been final for nearly 24 hours now.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

Highly recommended.

Read if you have SiS onboard graphics: If your display seems to mess up after installing SP2, you'll need to reinstall the IGP drivers. You can get them from SiS' site (http://download.sis.com).

Thanks to kainashi for bringing the final release of SP2 to my attention late last night. :)

[HavoX]

Modem users be forewarned that SP2 weighs just over 266MB.

People who do not want to download a 266MB file (like me, for instance... I don't use a modem however) will have the option soon (it isn’t currently available) to get to Windows Update Avenue and receive a much smaller, more optimized download.

[RedStarWarrior]

Damn updates always make me restart my computer. I try to keep it up all the time. Anyway, the 266MB file didn't take too long on my cable modem.

[kainashi]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

you can order for free on cd starting on the 25th with the english version, with the other languages following in the coming weeks. here's a list:


English
August 25, 2004

German
September 1, 2004

Japanese
September 1, 2004

French
September 1, 2004

Chinese (Simplified)
September 8, 2004

Spanish
September 8, 2004

Korean
September 8, 2004

Chinese (Traditional)
September 8, 2004

Chinese (Hong Kong)
September 8, 2004

Italian
September 8, 2004

Brazilian
September 8, 2004

Russian
September 8, 2004

Dutch
September 8, 2004

Swedish
September 8, 2004

Danish
September 8, 2004

Czech
September 8, 2004

Polish
September 8, 2004

Norwegian
September 8, 2004

Turkish
September 8, 2004

Hungarian
September 8, 2004

Portuguese
September 15, 2004

Arabic
September 15, 2004

Hebrew
September 15, 2004

Greek
September 15, 2004

Finnish
September 15, 2004

been running sp2 since the 6th. no problems thus far. just a tiny one where the security center doesn't notice when i update my antivirus but after a while, it fixes itself. :)

[Razola]

The firewall isn't bad. Asks you what programs you want blocked when you load them. Good for gaming.

[phaedrus]

The firewall isn't bad. Asks you what programs you want blocked when you load them. Good for gaming.

Especially for those who like to use Kazaa and play Diablo II: Lord of Destruction or Starcraft at the same time.

[kainashi]

Especially for those who like to use Kazaa and play Diablo II: Lord of Destruction or Starcraft at the same time.only retards do that. don't need any lag. 8)

[kainashi]

http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/xpsp2-express_2bb70ca1c5503d32f9ab7a15d69c147e24208bde.e xe

express installer for dialup users and the like. 8)

[nick]

is it worth the time loss in irpg

[Chris]

is it worth the time loss in irpg

Definitely.

[Water Pokemon Master]

When you download it, does it save as a setup icon or does it automatically update the system when it's finished? I could go to my friends house and use his cable to burn it to CD if it does save as an icon.

[Roarkiller]

It says those who will only be updating one PC should wait for their Auto Update to get the smaller, more appropriate version.

Think i should do that?

[Yoh Asakura]

When you download it, does it save as a setup icon or does it automatically update the system when it's finished? I could go to my friends house and use his cable to burn it to CD if it does save as an icon.


Well it's a executable, which means it usually gives you an icon to start it off.

[Chris]

Re: "Icon" or not:
It's an executable, as yami yugi said. So yes, it'd be better to download on a fast connection and burn to CD, then take it home and install.

Re: Express Install vs Advanced Install:
If you're on a fast connection it's far more beneficial to just download the Advanced Install executable. It only took an hour for me, and I'm on a relatively slow 512k line. The Express Install isn't really smaller anyway, it just means that the SP2 files will be downloaded during the install process rather than before it.