Windows XP Service Pack 2

[airbumba]

Tried it Bighorn, wasn't it tho. I looked around further and discovered that in the 'log on' part of the 'properties' menu, I had to 'enable application for this hardware profile', just right clicking or setting it from the 'general' tab didn't work.

Guess i'll go download now:)

Thanks for the help .

[2bighorn]

Ahh, cool, glad it works for you

[AWCHKRS]

Hello everyone,
 Up dated to DX 9c , then I updated ZoneAlarm Pro firewall, and also drivers for my BFG 5700 Ultra video card . I
 I then turned on autoupdate and then went to Windows Update page , and did the SP2 update .
 
 Went in with out a problem .  

 AH 2 version 10 runs just fine , at the present time .

  fyi , I have found that Avast AntiVirus (Home Version) works great with SP 2 upgrade .

 AMD 3200+ 64 bit
BFG 5700 Ultra 128 ddr2 ram
 1 GB ddr2 RAM
SB Audgy
 400 watt EnerMax power supply

   Regards
   
    CHECKERS

[phobia]

If anyone's interested you can download, and burn to CD, SP2 at http://www.download.com.  Handy if you have more than one PC to upgrade or if you have a re-format looming in the future.

[Happy1]

I ordered the Windows XP sp2 CD a wk ago from Microsoft & rec'd
it today, I immediately installed it & was very happy w/my upda-
ted Control Panel.

My problems began by my NOT being able to access any websites
on the Internet as I kept receiving the "Internet Explorer.. can not
find Server or DNS Server"  

I tried everything to make it work but to no avail, I finally ended
Windows XP sp2 by restoring my former info on my computer.

Would any1 be knowing as to how I could fix the "Can not find Server or DNS Error"??  I really would like to have sp2 on my com-
puter.

Thx for ur help,

Regards,

Happy1  

[phobia]

Happy1,

My first guess would be the XP built in firewall. It seems a bit more pro-active than the previous version and does not always give you a message stating that it has blocked something.

If you're using another firewall try disabling the XP firewall. I initially had some network problems after installing SP2 and since I use Sygate I just turned off the XP firewall and all is good now.

My two cents,,,

Good luck

[Happy1]

Greetings phobia   ur .02cents was taken to the Trading Floor at
the Pacific Stock Exchange & is paying HUGE dividends in providing
me w/a gd working SP2.

Disabling Windows Firewall did the trick, I'm now able to access the Internet at will.  TY 4 ur assistance

Cheers,

Happy1  

P.S. My other firewall is the free version of Zone Alarm.

[Dux]

Thx for the SP2 download link, Phobia... spared me a day's worth of dial-up download.

cuz I d/l'ed it at work.

[acetnt367th]

Or MICROSOFT will ship XP SP2 CD to you for free : Here is the link :

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx


Acetnt

[acetnt367th]

Originally posted by acetnt367th
Or MICROSOFT will ship XP SP2 CD to you for free : Here is the link :

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx


Acetnt

-Think I will make a seperate post for this

[llama]

I just thought I would mention that I have only had one problem with SP2.

(Of course, I turn off the Firewall, annoying AntiVirus software whining about NAV 2002, and I do manual updates myself).

In order to keep XP from being a worm haven, SP2 limits the number of "half open" TCP/IP connections to 10. Pre-SP2, the value was unlimited.

P2P networks make use of TCP/IP connections that are in many ways similar to those that worms use to spread, so as a result, Kaazaa, Shareaza, and other similar programs will not connect well, and you'll see errors in the System Log. I think the error is 4226.

Anyway, there is an unofficial patch that increases the number of these types of connections from 10 to something like 16 million. I myself set it to around 100 and have had no more problems with P2P networks.

You can read about this issue and how to fix it at:
http://forums.shareaza.com/showthread.php?threadid=25701

and

http://forums.shareaza.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24260

Hope this helps,

Llama

[jetb123]

Um when I get my new computer I will be getting sp2. But I hear it has firewalls. And I want to know How can I disable them so I can play ah2 and surf the ahbb?

[phobia]

Jet,

Under control panel there is an icon labeled "Security Center".
You can disable it thru there.

Good luck