WindowsXP SP2 Final Released. To install or not to install ?

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WindowsXP SP2 Final Released. To install or not to install ?

Post by nakamichi »

To install or not to install - that is the question.

I'm OK now with WinXP SP1.I haven't installed any patch until now,not even the necessary MS Blaster-like time-bomb hotfix.
I boosted security through various tweaks,disables and uninstallation of various things from the OS.
I also use a firewall and a powerful antivirus.
Also have Ad-Aware,Spybot S&D,Spyware Blaster and don't use IE at all (Firefox is the king of all browsers).
I don't have a 64-bit CPU to utilize the non-executable bit feature either.

Do I really need the SP2 and will it degrade the performance?
And also,would it mess up my already installed programs?
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Post by Gmc »

Well its up to you at the end, if your happy with your PC as is, leave it.

I'm gonna wait til my broadband comes back on friday (Yay 2mb!), and I'm gonna do a slipstream install, should be nice.
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Post by |darc| »

I installed it and didn't see a performance problem. I was, however, annoyed with the fact that if you don't have an antivirus program, a firewall, and automatic updates on it leaves the red shield icon in your systray. Because windows can't detect all antivirus programs and firewalls, you can, however, tell it that you have your own antivirus and firewall solution and that you don't want Windows to monitor it, and it will stop bugging you about those. You still have to put autoupdates on, though.

I nuked it and put Gentoo on. I'll dual boot later.
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Post by nakamichi »

2 Mbps? That's way too fast :)
I'm struggling with only 384kbps now. It's not too slow,but it's not fast either.
Anyway,better than my old slow 56k modem :)

Just one question: If I don't use a separate firewall,but use the one in WinXP SP1,will the SP2 greatly boost the security of this built-in firewall? Or the old is also good.

I know the built-in firewall sux compared to a stand-alone firewall,or better a HARDWARE firewall,but I'm just asking.
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Post by nakamichi »

Oh,when you'r talking about Linux,can you tell me which distro has the best support for ATi Radeon 8500 graphics cards and Audigy 2 sound card?
Neither of these have drivers for linux from the official sites (Radeon has crap drivers,and Audigy2 has none) :(

I can't run even Knoppix because of this.
It doesn't support Audigy 2 at all. I get no sound.
And the resolution cant be set above 1024x768 and the refresh rate can't be set above 75Hz.
That sux.

I plan on installing Slackware though...
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Post by |darc| »

nakamichi wrote:Just one question: If I don't use a separate firewall,but use the one in WinXP SP1,will the SP2 greatly boost the security of this built-in firewall? Or the old is also good.

I know the built-in firewall sux compared to a stand-alone firewall,or better a HARDWARE firewall,but I'm just asking.
As far as I could see, the built-in firewall is MUCH better than before.
nakamichi wrote:Oh,when you'r talking about Linux,can you tell me which distro has the best support for ATi Radeon 8500 graphics cards and Audigy 2 sound card?
Neither of these have drivers for linux from the official sites (Radeon has crap drivers,and Audigy2 has none) :(

I can't run even Knoppix because of this.
It doesn't support Audigy 2 at all. I get no sound.
And the resolution cant be set above 1024x768 and the refresh rate can't be set above 75Hz.
That sux.

I plan on installing Slackware though...
Why can't the resolution and refresh rate be set higher? Have you tried editing XF86Config or xorg.conf?

And as far as I know, the Audigy2 is supported by the emu10k1 driver built in the kernel under ALSA. I have an Audigy 2 ZS, so once I get my Gentoo up I'll tell you how that's working.
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Post by nakamichi »

The Emu10k1 driver gets detected and loaded,but when you start Knoppix,it says sound card is not configured/installed at all.
I have an Audigy 2 from the first series,which can be upgraded to an Audigy 2 Platinum (so,it's an Audigy 2 Platinum :)
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nakamichi wrote:The Emu10k1 driver gets detected and loaded,but when you start Knoppix,it says sound card is not configured/installed at all.
I have an Audigy 2 from the first series,which can be upgraded to an Audigy 2 Platinum (so,it's an Audigy 2 Platinum :)
Hmm, I'm not too sure what to tell you. I'll try testing my sound out right now and I'll get back to you.
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Post by Lunchbox »

http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_sp2.asp

here's a review PA found, it details all the new features
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Post by compacho »

So are there any speed increase or decrease in windows sp2?
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Post by AmadeusZull »

i'm waiting for the slipstream :)
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Post by |darc| »

AmadeusZull wrote:i'm waiting for the slipstream :)
You can slipstream it the same way as SP1.
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Post by AmadeusZull »

i know but i'm lazy.
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I'm gonna do a slipstream probably tomorrow.
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Post by |darc| »

|darc| wrote:
nakamichi wrote:The Emu10k1 driver gets detected and loaded,but when you start Knoppix,it says sound card is not configured/installed at all.
I have an Audigy 2 from the first series,which can be upgraded to an Audigy 2 Platinum (so,it's an Audigy 2 Platinum :)
Hmm, I'm not too sure what to tell you. I'll try testing my sound out right now and I'll get back to you.
0 config and it worked

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Post by sixteen-bit »

Hmm, XP SP2 infects your computer with WMP 9? No thanks. :|
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sixteen-bit wrote:Hmm, XP SP2 infects your computer with WMP 9? No thanks. :|
Didn't realize that... hmm.. sounds like a personal-security-for-computer-security tradeoff :P
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Post by Specially Cork »

But windows media player rocks!

Winamp is insecure, you need a media player like WMP9 which will look after all your ram and resources.
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sixteen-bit wrote:Hmm, XP SP2 infects your computer with WMP 9? No thanks. :|
What do you have against WMP9? If you have something against Windows in general, I can understand that. But why throw out the whole service pack because of WMP9?

I use WMP, but then I don't play much media on my PC. I mostly use XBMC for video and my Nomad for music,
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Post by AmadeusZull »

wmp9 is a lot better than wmp8. load of porn needs wmp9, i should know.
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