Who is running XP SP2?

danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
edited September 2004 in Science & Tech
I am, and with no problems. BTW, how do I remove the security center icon from the tray?
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  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited August 2004
    i am, u HAVe to turn on all the options for that to go away,

    auto updates, firewall, and .... something else, the 3rd 1
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited August 2004
    no you dont, just need to disable checking for components you have off (go to recommendations), and have the firewall off. it shouldn't be there after that

    btw, i am as well
  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited August 2004
    hmmmm, i just turned them all on so it would go away, and now... OFF WITH UPDATES!
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited August 2004
    Ok, I don't have it monitoring my Antivirus and Firewall (it doesn't recognize ZoneAlarm Pro and Norton AV for some reason), turning on automatic updates got rid of the icon.

    Actually, I turned off Autoupdates, and unckecked Auto Updates from alert settings.
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited August 2004
    So that one that was posted, IS the final one? What's this about m$ saying an 80mb version is coming? Just minus the network stuff?
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited August 2004
    The 80MB one is for those on dialup, and if you're doing one computer.

    The 266MB one is for network adminds, and those who slipstream the service pack into their CD's and patch multiple computers.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Running SP2 here. Nothing appears out of the ordinary at this point.
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited August 2004
    Sooooo, what if I have broadband and still one computer? Is it not meant to work on just one, has extra junk, or do they say that just for the sake of bandwidth?
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited August 2004
    You can no longer do manual updates without windows auto updates enabled if the final is like the beta versions.

    And it broke my nero 6.3. Now nero says its not compatible with this version of windows.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    So far so good, with one minor hitch.

    I've installed it on six computers with only one issue. On my wife's laptop, she has a crappy "A4" brand mouse. Well, SP2 detected it as an "A4 optical mouse" instead of a generic "HID-Compliant Mouse"...... And now whenever I plug the mouse in, I get INSTANT BLUESCREEN.... So I had to delete the microsoft WHQL certified A4 Mouse driver and now everything's peachy. No issues with SP1, it didn't happen until SP2. :grumble:
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited August 2004
    Only issue I had was MySQL stopped working and no longer would accept my passwords but that could have been completely unrelated. Anyway, it was a quick fix so no harm no foul I guess.

    //Edit

    Forgot . . . I have had some display issues (artifacting) but it is intermittent. It's not because of an OC'd video card because the video card isn't OC'd. Even when underclocked it happens. Maybe an updated video driver will fix it, but it doesn't happen all the time so I'm not too bothered by it.
  • JustinJustin Atlanta
    edited August 2004
    I haven't seen any issues yet, still waiting to issue my verdict after some hardware upgrades, everything looks OK though...
  • ZanthianZanthian Mitey Worrier Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    I have installed it on a desktop and a laptop without much fuss. I am still holding my opinion for a bit though.
  • CreepCreep Hell Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Well I would LIKE to run SP 2........
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited August 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    So far so good, with one minor hitch.

    I've installed it on six computers with only one issue. On my wife's laptop, she has a crappy "A4" brand mouse. Well, SP2 detected it as an "A4 optical mouse" instead of a generic "HID-Compliant Mouse"...... And now whenever I plug the mouse in, I get INSTANT BLUESCREEN.... So I had to delete the microsoft WHQL certified A4 Mouse driver and now everything's peachy. No issues with SP1, it didn't happen until SP2. :grumble:

    this sounds like a driver problem and not specifically an sp2 problem. you DID say it started trying to load a diff driver, at least they tried to supply an up to date version
  • JChretienJChretien Vancouver, BC, Canada
    edited August 2004
    I was running the beta for a month or so and didnt have any problems with it.. got the full SP2 yesterday and ahvent had any problems yet
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    TheBaron: It only started when after I installed SP2 and then went to windowsupdate, where it offered the A4 mouse driver as a WHQL-Certified hardware driver update. I never had that offered to me under SP1.

    When I installed the hardware driver from windowsupdate, BLUESCREEN BAMMO
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Safenet VPN client won't work with Windows firewall on.
  • GobblesGobbles Ventura California
    edited August 2004
    running sp2 for sometime...

    Turn off the sec monitor.. goto your services and disable the security center service. thats the only one you need to kill the tray Icon.

    With sec monitor on, some q3 engine games stutter during online play. In particular Enemy Territory. Your frame rates and lag bars will not indicate an issue but your screen will stutter like you are lagging.

    To fix this.. disable security monitor service, windows firewall service, windows icf service. you dont need any of them anyway if you have a properly configured router.

    Gobbles
  • CreepCreep Hell Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    yea....................
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited August 2004
    Odd little thing I noticed with SP2. Did anyone else catch that at bootup it's no longer, "Windows XP Professional", but rather "Windows XP"? Maybe this happens with Home, too, idk. Odd, though.
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited August 2004
    Running SP2 since Tuesday, no problems yet.
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited August 2004
    entr0py wrote:
    Odd little thing I noticed with SP2. Did anyone else catch that at bootup it's no longer, "Windows XP Professional", but rather "Windows XP"? Maybe this happens with Home, too, idk. Odd, though.
    It's like that with Home as well. It's been like that right from the word Beta as far as I'm aware.

    I am curious though as to why Microsoft decided to remove the differential. But don't worry it is supposed to be like that under SP2. For whatever reason. Next time I see Bill and the boys I'll ask him. ;)

    Cheers
  • zellarzellar
    edited August 2004
    Strange little thing with SP2. I now have a local connection icon in my taskbar with a yellow warning sign on it. When you click on the icon it opens a window with the local connection saying there is limited or no connectivity. When I click on repair after a short time it says it can't repair and to contact my ISP. Well I called them and the tech person said my internet is fine and the tests he ran also say it is fine. I have to icons in the internet connection folder. One is the Lan or High Speed (D-Link Ethernet card) and the other is the Broadband connection icon( Modem). I mean everything is working fine and I can surf and receive e-mail but I find it a little annoying to see this yellow warning icon, which I now "Always Hide" instead of looking at it. :Canflag:
  • CreepCreep Hell Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    [sarcasm]
    Well thanks for all the help everyone! With all of your combined help I figured out why I was receving that error and I fixed it, no thanks to the worthless help from the MS Support website
    [/sarcasm]
  • deicistdeicist Manchester, UK
    edited August 2004
    Just installed SP2 on my main rig, and have noticed two problems, one minor & one biggy.

    1) my rig can no longer get an automatic IP address from my router, DHCP doesn't appear to work. It's no big deal though, I just have to configure it manually.

    2) Remote desktop doesn't work. I used to be able to remote desktop from my main rig onto my server, with SP2 on the main rig it doesn't work now. I've got the firewall turned off, so it ain't that.... I casn ping the server, and my file shares on the server are still accessible. My second rig (pre-SP2) still connects fine so the server is still accepting remote desktop connections... I'm stumped and it's really annoying me. Anyone got any ideas?
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited August 2004
    Not me, I'm waiting for the danish version ;D
  • CreepCreep Hell Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    It bogs my computer down, added a bunch of useless crap to the OS, changed the names and places of everyday items....... Typical M$ Crap! One of these days I'll make a commited effort to learing *nix
  • deicistdeicist Manchester, UK
    edited August 2004
    hmmm, installed SP2 on my second rig and it can access the server fine... strange.

    Also, has anyone noticed a drop in temperatures since installing SP2? I've no idea how or why this should happen, but my A64 runs 2-3 degrees cooler with SP2 than without.... and I've tried multiple installs / reinstalls to confirm it....
  • TBonZTBonZ Ottawa, ON Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    deicist wrote:
    Also, has anyone noticed a drop in temperatures since installing SP2? I've no idea how or why this should happen, but my A64 runs 2-3 degrees cooler with SP2 than without.... and I've tried multiple installs / reinstalls to confirm it....

    I haven't noticed this at all.

    It's been 3 or 4 days now since installing SP2, and I must say I'm pleasantly surprised that everything is working great without one single problem.
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