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| Thread ID: 48849 | 2004-09-02 23:10:00 | XP SP2 - experiences thread | Biggles (121) | Press F1 |
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| 268593 | 2004-09-07 22:19:00 | >Does your CD ROM drive auto start a magazine cover CD when inserted >in your drive AFTER the SP2 upgrade? >Both of my computers won't now. Many other brand new installations >show the same fault. However some computers will Auto Start. Any >experience of it by others and any clues as to how to fix the problem? >Mahy Thanks I havn't noticed although I was holding shift down as I was inserting disks as I was re-installing my apps after doing a system restore then sp2 installation (as sp2 originally crashed things). This was because I wanted only to install from OS specific folders/apps. Holding shift normally bypasses autorun and I was in a hurry due to going out of town. |
Krazy Darcy (6001) | ||
| 268594 | 2004-09-07 22:36:00 | Upgraded three PC's with SP2. Smooth installation process. In my assessment it was more seamless than SP1 was. Prior to update disabled Zonealarm. Re-enabled it after update and disabled XP's firewall system - cause I know ZA better thats all. So peer-peer network unaffected, with DSL sharing and printers all OK. 2 PC's are quite simple - AMD 1GHz, 40GB HD, 256MB ram, CD-rom Office 97 and using IE still work properly - don't know if faster, but not slower in any way. Third PC does have issues though - noticed on startup that Nero's InCD seems to pause for some 10 seconds or more - definitely didn't do that before. Haven't sorted it out yet. And it uses a Summagraphics digitizer for AutoCAD work which now doesn't work properly - issue with mapping screen area to tablet area in Windows itself - works OK with AutoCAD still. Manufacturers responded overnight to query and are 'aware of the problem'. This PC has 1GB ram, Barton 2.5, CD-RW with Nero 5.5 and SATA in Raid0 config. 2 out of 3 aint bad?? but 3 would've been better. Home PC can wait ... |
Eorr (2788) | ||
| 268595 | 2004-09-08 06:40:00 | > 2 out of 3 aint bad?? but 3 would've been better. :D I agree, very good odds for Lotto. One hopes that Pilots and Surgeons aim for a slightly higher grade. :( And MS - - What do they aim at ? (Who said wallets ?) Cheers R2 |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 268596 | 2004-09-08 08:35:00 | riscpc: in answer to your query re: auto running of magazine cover CDs, yep, no problem. PCW CDs start just as they did before SP2. | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 268597 | 2004-09-08 08:59:00 | Incidently, and I forgot to mention this, autoplay of CDs can be enabled/disabled using TweakUi in the XP Powertoys package. Powertoys is usually in Essentials on the PCW CD. | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 268598 | 2004-09-08 10:57:00 | Hi Installed sp2 on HP notebook with xp Home from cd bundled with PCWorld. All seems to be ok but security center does not recognise NAV2004. Also a newsgroup I usually log onto which has pop-ups seems to load slow. Could anyone tell me if it is possible to add the newsgroup site as an exception. If yes- how to? Cheers |
hp4200 (4026) | ||
| 268599 | 2004-09-08 21:05:00 | Add it to the pop-up blocker settings. If u have the pop-up blocker turned on. Enter the name of the site under tools/pop-up blocker / popup-blocker setting in Internet Explorer. And click on Add. See if that helps. |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 268600 | 2004-09-08 21:56:00 | Hi Terry, You said in part: >Incidently, and I forgot to mention this, autoplay of CDs can be enabled/disabled using TweakUi in the XP Powertoys package . Powertoys is usually in Essentials on the PCW CD . Yes I have TweakUI installed and the box checked to tell it to auto run the CD . but it doesn't . Now I have seen this happen on newly built computers in a PC Shop after they upgraded Windows XP with SP2 . Yet the very next computer they build they find it works ok; even if that machine is identical to one that it doesn't work properly on . They can't find a solution either . Oh well, I guess it has to be said, It is Microsoft that we are talking about . here . Cheers, John D |
riscpc (5756) | ||
| 268601 | 2004-09-08 22:50:00 | > Upgraded three PC's with SP2 . Smooth installation > process . In my assessment it was more seamless than > SP1 was . I LIED! - ONE OF THESE PC'S LOST ALL IT'S VIDEO SETTINGS AFTER REBOOTING WHEN INSTALLATION WAS COMPLETE - HAD TO GUESS WHAT THE OLD SETTINGS WERE - IT WAS SOMEONE ELSES COMPUTER - GOT IT RIGHT, I THINK, AFTER A FEW GUESSES . (REVERTED TO 800x600 AND LOST FONT SIZE SETTINGS) > > Third PC does have issues though - noticed on startup > that Nero's InCD seems to pause for some 10 seconds > or more - definitely didn't do that before . Haven't > sorted it out yet . > And it uses a Summagraphics digitizer for AutoCAD > work which now doesn't work properly - issue with > mapping screen area to tablet area in Windows itself > - works OK with AutoCAD still . Manufacturers > responded overnight to query and are 'aware of the > problem' . This PC has 1GB ram, Barton 2 . 5, CD-RW with > Nero 5 . 5 and SATA in Raid0 config . > OK, I'M SICK OF THIS NOW - ABOUT TO UNINSTALL SP2 ON THIS MACHINE (IT'S THE ONE I USE) . THIS'LL BE INTERESTING . |
Eorr (2788) | ||
| 268602 | 2004-09-08 22:56:00 | Have you got the latest version of Nero InCD? | Biggles (121) | ||
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