M$ SP2 = Not Yet Folks
Best to wait a while, til the bugs are worked out...Quote:According to Microsoft the anticipatedService Pack 2 (SP2) causes problems with more than 40 programs. support.microsoft.com/ has information...
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Hi Raven, love your new banner and sig!The problems seem to be coming from their firewall and I wondered if we have to use that. At the moment I use Zonealarm and have disabled Windows XP Firewall....
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Quote:The problems seem to be coming from their firewallI haven't gone that deep into it, Topsy. I use ZA myself, never thought of turning off XP's version ( where's that option? ).I use a program...
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Hi Raven I did this by going to Network Connections/Network tasks/Change settings for this connection/Advanced and unchecked the tick for windows firewall.I will not be doing anything about SP2 till I...
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Quote:till I am sure that it is not going to cause me lots of problems.That sould be, right about the time SP3 comes out. Thanks for the mini-tut.
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I was checking out that link you posted at the beginning of this thread and it did mention something about SP3! I am going to wait, also. Too many Symantec programs on my end and also I sure don't...
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All of the problems seem to stem from the firewall doing what it is supposed to do. Idealy you want nothing communicating with the outside unless you have specifically authorized it to do so. That is...
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Has anybody installed this yet?If so, any problems? I checked the list of programs again, and the only thing on the list I would use is the win scanner.
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Just installed.If you are running Zone Alarm Pro or any firewall, you will need to go into " programs " and reconfigure your permissions. ( my browser wouldn't connect to the internet until I gave it...
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Had it for about 2 weeks...The only probs I've encountered with SP 2 so far is the popup blocker cuts off when someone posts a link...say, in a chat room...it blocks it and restarts the chat...But...
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I have the SP2 fire wall turned off. I also have Microsoft Messenger turned off (Control Panel>Add Remove Programs>add remove Windows components (clearing the check there removes messenger)). I...
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Quote:remove Windows componentsThat option isn't available in my add/remove. ( XP Home )
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Have the yahoo bar...don't seem to interfere with each other, but will let you know if any probs arise
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The remove components is required by law in SP1 and SP2.Start>Control Panel>Add Remove Programs and on the left hand bar there is a list (in SP2) that has icons reading1 Change or remove...
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Found it, Jim. As many times as I've used the add/remove, I never seen that option.
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Quote:Found it, Jim. As many times as I've used the add/remove, I never seen that optionAnd I guessing that Microsoft designed it that way after much testing.JimL
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