WAit a second, there's a problem with SP2 and AMD 64 processors?
Going to get a whole newsystem tommorrow that includes a AMD Athlon 64....any way to get around said problem with SP2?

An article I read not too long ago about SP2 and its encounters with dell computers. Here is the link:

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39165428,00.htm

For those that don't really want to read it, its basically telss you how people with dell computers (mainly laptops) have had performance decreases. I have noticed on my computer too, it being at 2.8Ghz (800FSB, 1MB L2 Cache) was running alower then my PII 450Mhz. Hopefully this is of some assistance to some.

Rather on the same note, since it may be a Dell laptop issue - I have a Dell Inspiron 5150, I was doing a complete re-install of the OS the other day, and patched everything up before bothering to install other software. Microsoft Office 2003 could not complete installlation with SP2 applied :eek: - it asked if the (default) install folder was had permission/was there, checked and everything fine. ReInstalled OS and all software then patched, works fine now ;)

I heard that SP2 has problems with your already installed firewall like mcaffe or whatever!That SP2 goes head to head with your firewall & had to uninstall the service pack b/c of it!Have u heard of any problems like this?

Just gave this a good read through, and it seems to me that the most helpful piece of advice of all hasn't been posted in the topic!

Service Pack 2 should be taken seriously. It's virtually an OS upgrade, after all. The service pack replaces just about all of your Windows installation core files.

If your system has problems before you install it, it's most likely they'll be magnified afterwards, not fixed. That's the case with any Windows upgrade, and it holds true for problems and corruptions in your Windows install that you haven't even noticed the symptoms of yet. There's no point to blaming the Service Pack if that happens, because the problem was there to start with.

The best way of all to approach updating to the Service Pack is to format, install fresh, and start over with SP2 installed and working. And if you find conflicts when you reinstall some software program or other, then you know where the blame lies, don't you?

Incase no one found this problem with SP1 and SP2 Figure I would post it here. You can reffer to my previous post if you are having problems with a LinkSys NC100 Network Card and have upgraded to SP1 or SP2

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread15603.html

For more Tech Help you can go to http://sourceport.gotdns.com

I recently installed sp2 on 30 computers on our network...in general it slowed the performance down quite a bit on nearly all the cpus unless they were very beefy systems up front...I was very disappointed in sp2! Just my 2cents worth!

Well. If you are installing SP2 another thing to watch out for is it will completely screw up your wireless settings. I still haven't found a solution to this. I now have to use my laptop with the cable in the back. If anyone has a solution post it.

Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP is a recommended upgrade that fixes many issues (mainly security related). It includes all of the critical updates that have been issued since Windows XP was released, which should simplify new installations as well as reinstallations.

First, make sure you meet the system requirements: At least a 233MHz processor At least 64MB of RAM At least 1.8GB of free hard disk space; SP2 is about 75MB, but apparently needs that much disk space to install. Must be using one of these Operating Systems: Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows XP Media Center Edition Windows XP Tablet PC Edition NOT for Windows XP 64-bit version

Once you make sure you meet these requirements, go to this link for a list of known conflicts with SP2:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2

If you are using any of these programs, you need to decide if you want to go ahead and deal with any problems, remove the conflicting programs, or wait for patches to come out before installing SP2.

For instance, I use three programs that are on the list; BlackIce, Norton System Works 2004, and Yahoo Instant Messenger. I’ve decided to uninstall BlackIce until a patch is available; uninstall Norton 2004 and install Norton 2002 in its place – again, until a patch comes out; leave Yahoo IM to see if it is affected, if it is, I will uninstall it until there is a fix.

Once you have decided to upgrade to SP2, there are two options:

1.) Download, which, due to its 75MB size, will take awhile, even with DSL. -- Click on Start and look for Windows Update near the top of the list or; -- Go to www.microsoft.com and search for the SP2 update or; -- Turn on Automatic Update by going to the Control Panel, select System Utility, click on the Automatic Update tab.

2.) Request a CD from Microsoft at: www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/winxpsp2.mspx Of course, this means waiting for delivery by snail-mail, but installation will be much quicker and you’ll have it if you ever need to reinstall Windows XP. Also, if you have dial-up, you won’t keep your line tied up for hours or have to worry about being disconnected (not that that ever happens, right?).

Hope this information will help someone.

doesnt XP need at least 128MB to even run?

where can i download windows movie maker 2 now, without having to dl SP2?