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SP2 trips over itself
Talkback I've installed SP2 on four machines so far, and two of them refused to boot up afterwards. One of them bluescreened reporting an error with WINSVR.DLL. Safe Mode also failed - and just did a hard reset - so did all of the other options on the F8...
[August 24, 2004, 14:12]
SP2 trips over itself
Talkback I guess the same happened to me. Then I got an SP2 version of Windows XP and guess what? The Windows Update program wanted to download the SP2 again. I canceled the operation and disabled the application!
[October 30, 2004, 16:58]
SP2 clashes with more than 40 programs
Talkback After installation of SP2, auto-update on Norton System Works 2003 (incl NAV 2004), refused to install the subscription and virus signature updates. Also the 512mb broadband connection started to go slow, and several web pages refused to work...
[August 31, 2004, 13:57]
SP2 trips over itself
Talkback Downloaded SP2 and when I went to reboot nothing, tried to reboot using saf mode etc, and still nothing ended up having to reinstall XP Home and then downloaded SP ( no other choice) and it worked but I spend all day installing software and drives
[August 31, 2004, 19:45]
SP2's data execution protection cracked
News A Russian security company claims it found a way to beat a security measure in Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2. The SP2 measure, known as Data Execution Protection, is intended to prevent would-be attackers from inserting rogue code into a PC...
[January 31, 2005, 8:30]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback To the people who have had trouble installing SP2 on their Mesh AMD 64 computers. I had this trouble. Neither Mesh nor Microsoft knew why it was happening and had no solution to offer. My system crashed as soon as I rebooted after installation.
[March 3, 2005, 13:25]
SP2 plays havoc with online banking
Talkback Given the amount of forewarning that was given about SP2 coming and that it would contain pop-up blocking, I am suprised that the banks have waited until now to start testing (or waiting until customer complain that they can't log on).
[September 3, 2004, 10:47]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback Chances are if Longhorn requires SP2 not many of us will be sticking with Microsoft.
[March 1, 2005, 7:43]
SP2 to be forced out
News Microsoft is alerting customers that it will soon start delivering Windows XP Service Pack 2 to all customers using Automatic Update, whether they want it or not. In response to requests from businesses, Microsoft last year released a tool that...
[February 28, 2005, 8:50]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback I also have a mesh amd64 system and after a number of attempts to install sp2 (doing all the suggested edits to the registry etc.all that happened was a total system failure requiring me to spend a day re-installing XP.
[February 28, 2005, 13:43]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback All downloading and installing SP2 will do is paralyse my internet connection. Being dial-up that is speed I can't afford to lose.
[February 28, 2005, 12:23]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback SP2 is not compatable with my Mesh AMD64 system. I hope I am not affected by this as my system will become totaly unusable.
[February 28, 2005, 11:32]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback I had SP2 installed and it crashed my whole system, I had to pay lots of money to get my computer back working. The tech told me it was due to SP2 as soon as he took it off my system it started working properly again.
[March 6, 2005, 2:25]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback Mcrosoft still have that arrogant action that they have ALL the answers. Why remove SP2 ? I and so many others have had no problems with it. Why issue it in the first place, if they have NO confidence in their own products.
[February 28, 2005, 10:46]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback Yes I've also got a Mesh Matrix AMD64 system and SP2 will not run on my machine. After SP2 has installed the machine will only start in safe mode and I have to use a pre SP2 restore point to get it running properly again.
[April 11, 2006, 13:21]
SP2 trips over itself
Talkback Had to re-build my pc from scratch altough it had been working ok with SP2 for ages. Of course i had to start with fist release of XP Home, then re-install SP2. Problem - although SP2 worked on my original build, as soon as I load SP2 now, the...
[February 1, 2005, 21:24]
SP2's firewall is not good enough
Talkback Am I to understand that if you have Zone Alarm installed, that the Windows XP SP2, like a gentleman, just lets ZA do the job?
[January 28, 2005, 21:24]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback In response to Peter Mitchell's comments about microsoft SP2. I also have a Mesh AMD64 PC and will be effected. Howeer was told around september last year Microsoft was aware of the problem and dealing with it.
[March 14, 2005, 18:04]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback i installed sp2 and it froze my computer up .i couldnt use any programs so it cost me to get it straight.microsoft should pay for thier bad sp2 installs which i was told by the tech thats what caused it!
[March 5, 2005, 15:10]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback I installed SP2 for XP. It locked up my computer and costed me $60 to get it fixed.
[March 5, 2005, 15:09]
