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| Thread ID: 48817 | 2004-09-02 02:51:00 | XP SP2 - whats in it for me? | Eorr (2788) | Press F1 |
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| 268195 | 2004-09-02 02:51:00 | OK, I can't find any reasons on this site for me to install SP2 - despite searching for an hour through past threads. I use third party firewalls, and pop-up blockers, and don't like the idea of my PC downloading anything from any site, let alone MS, by itself. I'd rather know what's going on - so if I want to reinstall I know the steps to take to get back to where I was. So is there anything else in SP2 worth having? Sounds like a waste of time for me. Am I right? |
Eorr (2788) | ||
| 268196 | 2004-09-02 02:57:00 | well it does put a nice little applet into the control panel to automate setting up a wireless network ........ | drcspy (146) | ||
| 268197 | 2004-09-02 03:04:00 | COOL! I'd like one of those, and one or more devices to connect. Maybe xmas.... next year. I wonder if a jetstream connection could be shared through a neighbourhood that way to spread the cost? | Eorr (2788) | ||
| 268198 | 2004-09-02 03:04:00 | Having just removed SP2 from my system my advice is to leave it alone for a while. SP2 originally looked like it was working fine, however it decided to muck up the downloading of bank statements into an accounting package. Which is rather important when you are running a business. So I've ditched it until I have the time to sort out how to make it work 100%. As others have said, take your time if it ain't broke don't fix it. Meh I sould have know better. ;-) |
Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 268199 | 2004-09-02 03:08:00 | >I wonder if a jetstream connection could be shared through a neighbourhood that way to spread the cost? It sure can. Don't know if it is legal tho. You don't need SP2 to do this either. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 268200 | 2004-09-02 03:12:00 | > So is there anything else in SP2 worth having? Sounds > like a waste of time for me. Am I right? SP2 = Service Pack 2. It is a service pack - a big patch - not a fancy application to show off to your friends. Most of it should work in the background so you can't even tell its there. Its designed to fix bugs, security holes, and the like. Yes, SP2 is worth having, and shouldn't be considered a waste of time, even if you can't tell its there after you've installed it. That's how a service pack should be. It might well be worth waiting a few weeks to see if there are any fixes to problems that have arisen since its release, as many people have reported having issues since installing it (mostly to do with third party applications). But I would hazard a guess as to say that most people out there will have no problems installing it at all. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 268201 | 2004-09-02 03:17:00 | What bugs? And what is 'the like'? | Eorr (2788) | ||
| 268202 | 2004-09-02 03:21:00 | > What bugs? And what is 'the like'? I posted a link a few days ago that listed everything that SP2 fixed. and 'the like' are updates to XP software such as the Windows Firewall, Wireless networking, native support for Bluetooth devices etc. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 268203 | 2004-09-02 03:26:00 | Thanks Mike, thats what I'm looking for. Cheers. | Eorr (2788) | ||
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