View Full Version : XP Service Pack 2 is out.
Chris
10th August 2004, 12:16 PM
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
10th August 2004, 12:40 PM
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
10th August 2004, 01:03 PM
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
10th August 2004, 02:59 PM
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
10th August 2004, 03:16 PM
The firewall isn't bad. Asks you what programs you want blocked when you load them. Good for gaming.
phaedrus
10th August 2004, 04:37 PM
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
10th August 2004, 05:03 PM
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
13th August 2004, 08:58 AM
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
13th August 2004, 09:20 AM
is it worth the time loss in irpg
Chris
13th August 2004, 09:42 AM
is it worth the time loss in irpg
Definitely.
Water Pokemon Master
13th August 2004, 05:18 PM
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
14th August 2004, 02:20 AM
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
14th August 2004, 04:11 AM
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
14th August 2004, 04:22 AM
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.
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