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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 01:45 Edited at: 25th Aug 2004 02:10
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does anybody know if any of the magazines are carrying SP2 in the UK?, windoze has been at it for nearly a week and just slipped back to 36%, at this rate it will be 3004 before it gets installed via slowdem, any mags carrying it? , I have seen commercial PC`s advertiseing as supplied with XPsp2 but it seems a bit extreme to buy a new PC to get SP2

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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 01:51
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I think they took it out. A freind said they were downloading when M$ took it away to fix a massive sequity hole orsomething.


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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 03:32
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If your desperate, download the commercial SP2 at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en


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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 03:37 Edited at: 25th Aug 2004 03:38
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272.4 MB grrrr i hate 56k on a fualty phone line
20 hours and counting =/
Im going need a CD too.

Good thing everyone here is a figment of my imagination.

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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 03:39 Edited at: 25th Aug 2004 03:39
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As for being on a coverdisk - I dont know. You'll soon find out next month!

And as for the security holes that were left out - apparently they are rather minor. Microsoft are looking at them anyway.


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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 05:08
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I should think it will be on a mag. I got SP1 on the official Windows XP mag when it came out and so assume it will come out with that mag in next couple of months.


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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 05:09
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There's no reason it shouldn't be really.


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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 05:19
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Or you can just call MS and ask for a cd... they'll pay for shipping and everything...
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But then you'll have a wait a week or so...


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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 06:25
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Last I checked MS said that SP2 won't be available in any other format other than Windows Update for a while, might've changed since then though.
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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 07:14
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The one that is downloadable now is mainly for people with loads of PC's. However, there is another download (via auto updates) that is far smaller and is optimised for use on single PC's.

On that note, has anyone downloaded the optimised one via uto-updates yet? I've had them on for some time now and it hsan't said that it's downloaded anything.


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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 07:14 Edited at: 25th Aug 2004 07:17
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thats what I meant, it`s only on autoupdate for the mo, but there must be a version out there if people are selling new PeeCees with SP2 pre-installed for the lucky owners, so I can only hope that the mags carry the install for it (at the size it is it`s likley to be the DVD edition as well)

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@EMP..I don`t know whats going on but my update has just dropped from 44% earlier on this afternoon to 40%, this is getting annoying, monday it was at 54%

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my brother got sp2 and if you don't want 50 confirimation messages for downloading a picture then don't get it also if you host your own website don't get it cause it won't let anybbody connect to your pc directly and you must have confirmation for any program that uses the internet such as any messangers or media player playing streaming audio

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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 10:46
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1010011... Those aren't true. I have SP2 on my server and everything works just fine.
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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 10:52
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xp home or pro
and that is what i heard from my brother did you have to do any configuration
even with winxp pro sp1 i had to do some port access configuration cause of a built in firewall on my dsl modem

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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 10:56
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Of course you have to do port configuration, it defaults with firewall on.
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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 13:35
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binary, that's just for the new updated firewall... You have to do that with all firewalls.

And to allow conection for people to access your site, if you host your own, then all you have to do is allow access to a specific port, and, voila!

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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 19:05
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after seeing the article on the news this morning I have disabled auto-update , some firms are in a total mess with sp2, they can`t get half their software to work, files are disapearing all over the place etc, methinks I`ll pass untill the dust settles.

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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 19:41
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I've had no trouble with any software no working, and certainly no files missing...


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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 21:25
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I've installed SP2 on 3 machines now - 2 home and 1 Pro.

No problems touch wood.

It's a great upgrade.

As for things 'not working' just unblock on yuor firewall. It's dead simple.

And if you're running a pc as a server without a firewall tehn you're in trouble.

The media will only publish horror stories and rumour.

'It worked fine for me' is not a headline

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