If you have Windows XP, did the upgrade to SP2 work for you?
 

The latest service pack for Microsoft's Windows XP operating system does a little more then just patch some security holes; With its build-in firewall & other restrictive settings it can cause quite a lot of problems.

I can not get in installed on my A64 box without experiencing one blue screen after the other.

Did SP2 work for you? Or have you not tried it yet?

It works just fine for me on my P4 system. Haven't had any problem with it.

Didn't give it a try yet.

A friend of mine followed up on the beta SP2's and was very pleased with it so I wanted to get it too when it got out but when it finally did, reports of numerous problems, bugs and security holes kept me from installing it provided my cd key is accepted

I don't want to try it :D

Probably my pc goes kaboom after installing it :(

I don't trust windows updates since my fathers computer did a spontanious format after a windows update.

Works with AXP pretty good.
Sandra slows to boot afterward only on P4, strange.

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Zone Alarm
Norton System Works
Office XP
Auto Cad
Invector 5
Photoshop 7
Roxio
Garmin GPS

A Okay with the above. Installed in 2 AXP and 2 P4; remaing 3 systems will wait as stand-by if anything goes wrong.:D

installed it on a Virtual Machine, first time it crashed due to hd space problems :rolleyes: (4 GB partition, with Win XP SP1, Norton Antivir 2004 and ZoneAlarm).

After a retry the Virtual Machine became very slow, Norton and ZoneAlarm don't load anymore.

I going to wait some time before installing it on my systems.

WinXP SP2 causes the scanning software, of the "Agfa Snapscan e52" USB scanner, to generate a hidden error message.
You're stuck from there. :rolleyes:

Yes, without problems!

is there a list with the services i can disable?

start>> run>> "msconfig" ?

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm for xp

NEVER disable services that way, go through the MMC console and click on "services"

ah, and why not? :-)

Why can't I use msconfig to change my services?

The reason is because with msconfig and Hardware Profiles, you can disable services that may be vital to boot your system. With the management console (services.msc) you cannot. Also, msconfig, while unchecking the box, is disabling the service.

The "Disable All" button also scares me. It should not even be there as no reason exists to justify disabling "everything."

Not "allowing" people to use msconfig reduces the flames and technical support questions in my inbox from people that fail to read the descriptions I offer with each service and the warnings I attach to them.

(except for the "i'm a dumb user and should stay away form advanced configuration ****")

Kristos replied for me :)

thanks

@Duron: there is nothing "advanced" about it if you follow black viper's guide.

Still not answered my question. There is no other reason other then
"Not "allowing" people to use msconfig reduces the flames and technical support questions in my inbox from people that fail to read the descriptions I offer with each service and the warnings I attach to them"
which means nothing to me.
msconfig does exactly the same, and it is shorter to type :-)

ffs read Kristos' reply, he GAVE the reason

The reason is because with msconfig and Hardware Profiles, you can disable services that may be vital to boot your system

:*

and no, I do not live in Wetteren

If it's the effort you're worried about:

start-->control pannel-->administrative tools-->services :)

more mouseclicking but you don't have to waste energy trying to reach your keyboard :p

Right click my computer -> Manage -> Services

:)

So it can **** up your sytem boot. Most tweaks can do that. There is no specific reason to use services.msc over msconfig, unless you are not certain what to disable and what not. And in that case, you better stay away from both of them, because you could **** up other less vital things, like your network connections etc.
(and I find typing easier :) )

So you're not in the conspiracy huh? Watch out, the wetteren folks are everywhere :)

DURON, using services is fail-saf(er) then msconfig, please try to insert that in your brain :p

I did, I did :)
My point is that if you start doing such things, you should know what you are doing, and then it doesn't matter which one you use, because they do the same.
And since you (should) know what you are doing, you can't really **** up your system boot, can you?

We're talking windows here; you could die in just a split seccond not because you make the wrong decision but because windows feels like killin' ya :grin:

Start > Run > 'services.msc' gives the same, and indeed, msconfig is dangerous, especially voor noobies....

that was already mentioned in earlier posts ;)

but thanks nonetheless for the refresh :)

welcome aboard :hello:

it worked, only my pc is slower then before.

even slower?
damn, that's gotta be slow! :^D

eeew don't want to