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Geek Culture / XP Service Pack 2 RC1

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Posted: 18th Apr 2004 13:18
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Having installed this on all 5 XP machines that I use (started with my works one, as I needed to make sure all our programs work with it), I'm happy to say it seems very stable.

There is a bug between Windows Firewall and the new security centre, which, when try to inform Microsoft of, it came back with a Server error (wonderful).

However, one important problem did present itself : After installing the SP, the files and/or registry enteries for NAV 2004 became corrupted, and thanks to Symantecs wonderful uninstall routine, meant I couldn't install 2004 again - I had to go back to 2003.

Aside from that I do like this SP2 (and I've also got the firewall on - double protection - its a lot better than the previous version).

I'm pleased to say DBPro still works (as well as VC .Net although I have heard that a debugging part of it no longer does).


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Posted: 18th Apr 2004 13:57
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I heard that after SP2, you can't select "No Automatic Updates". You either have "yes - hit me with all your crap" or "piss me off later"..

or words to that effect anyway...

is this true?

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Posted: 18th Apr 2004 14:14
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That sounds like an anti-Microsoft lie

Of course you can turn off Automatic updates, much like you can turn off the Windows Firewall.


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Yeah, I've installed it on my older system. It's VERY stable and the new features are excellent!

I read on another forum RC2 will be in May and the final possibly in June.

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According to the timetable, it looks from June onwards...
I do like the ad blocker thats in IE now (I've gone back to using IE & Outlook now).
Seems stable enough.
Its a very big download (280Mb), so probably 56K modem users will probably have to wait a bit for it to arrive on a coverdisk or something.
It also takes a while to install too...
The Windows Update system seems a lot harder to use - you cant select indiviual critical updates unfortunately, so if it lists something it shouldn't, it could possibly cause problems.
Oh, and it does check the product key of XP...


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Quote: "That sounds like an anti-Microsoft lie"


TCA: I hope you don't have me pegged as an anti-microsoft fanatic. I realise that given our previous discussions, it may seem like I was pro-linux (which is true) but that doesn't mean I'm anti-microsoft. Besides, I was only paraphrasing what I'd read here:

http://www.theeldergeek.com/service_pack_2.htm

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Posted: 18th Apr 2004 17:18 Edited at: 18th Apr 2004 17:23
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Oh no, I wasn't directly attacking your post - it just sounded like the original source hadn't tried SP2...

One thing I still get with DBPro is the Ever Expanding Buttons problem in Outlook.


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Posted: 18th Apr 2004 23:38
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Wow, I'm excited about the ad-blocker in IE. I've been using Firefox and Thunderbird for months because of the security problems in Outlook Express and IE.

Quote: "One thing I still get with DBPro is the Ever Expanding Buttons problem in Outlook."


Please explain--- sounds like a confusing statement :p

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Posted: 19th Apr 2004 00:15
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With Outlook open, for every compile, the icons along the top get bigger and bigger.


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I get this problem with Outlook Express too - I was wondering what that was..



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Its odd, isn't it ?


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Posted: 19th Apr 2004 17:47
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Quote: "you can't select "No Automatic Updates". You either have "yes - hit me with all your crap" or "piss me off later".."


I have the same problem with MSN Messenger.

No, I don't want to new version.

And I won't be wanting it in 1 day(s) either....

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Why not ?


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Posted: 20th Apr 2004 01:14
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yep, msn does that A LOT...I hate it...maybe I don't want to yet/ever...but it won't listen

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