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WebWiz-Bruce 
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 Posted: 12 August 2004 at 4:38am |
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I've just downloaded SP2 over night and will give it a go today if I
get some time spare when I don't need to use the PC as I imagine it
will take sometime to install.
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Mart
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Posted: 12 August 2004 at 5:28am |
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didn't take that long actually, most of the time was spent extracting files, after that it was just 20-30 mins installing
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Posted: 12 August 2004 at 9:27am |
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Kinda stinks that they don'y give you the chance anymore, not to backup old files. On a fresh system I really don't care and would rather skip the backup process.
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dpyers
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Posted: 12 August 2004 at 11:00am |
I recall seeing something on one of the pages off of the initial ms link about integrating sp2 with a new install. Might have been talking about things that were "comming" though. Didn't apply to me, so I skipped it.
Only problem I found post-install is that windows update wants me to upgrade to their Radeon drivers that are older than the ones I have.
Gotta agree with Borg about making sure you've got plenty of time - based upon past experience installing MS OS's.
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Posted: 16 August 2004 at 11:42am |
I'm gunna wait. Check this out
Microsoft has issued a list of nearly 50 software applications and games that may encounter problems with its Windows XP Service Pack 2 update.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5311280.html?tag=zdfd.newsf eed
These include SQL, Visual Studio .NET, Unreal, Norton, CuteFTP, and a ton others...
I don't feel like being a guinea pig =)
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Mart
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Posted: 16 August 2004 at 11:52am |
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VS.NET, SQL Server, Norton and unreal work fine with SP2 on my PC
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Posted: 16 August 2004 at 11:56am |
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I think If you check out the page, that most of those problems are fixed by opening a port in the MS firewall which is now turned on by default. You probably already did that for your existing firewall.
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Posted: 16 August 2004 at 12:01pm |
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I am using the MS Firewall, I might not have noticed because I don't use VS.NET or SQL Server over the internet
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