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Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by DJeX on 11-04-2004 at 01:53 AM
I've seen and heard alot of bad news about the SP2 for XP. So I come to conclude that SP2 is crap. Who agrees?
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by .blade// on 11-04-2004 at 02:07 AM
Service pack 2 is basically like "There's my rusty old 1982 Horizon with a 98 horsepower engine and it gets 15 mpg....I think I'll give it a spoiler! 
"
IMHO it's tottally useless,a nd I can't stand the fucking "You have no firewall enabled" & "An anti-virus was detected but was unable to communicate with WSC" shit 
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by Hank on 11-04-2004 at 03:04 AM
quote:
Originally posted by DJeX
So I come to conclude that SP2 is crap. Who agrees?
agree, its Crapp, i'd use the SP2 CD for a Frisby
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by bach_m on 11-04-2004 at 03:06 AM
if u want security, buy a Mac 
if u wnat games, buy an XBox.
if u wnat a headache, buy a PC
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by Concord Dawn on 11-04-2004 at 03:09 AM
quote:
Originally posted by bach_m
if u want security, buy a Mac
if u wnat games, buy an XBox.
if u wnat a headache, buy a PC
If you want to be able to do anything other than watch your computer turn on, buy a PC. Games, and most other programs are designed specifically for Windows. I know that quite a few programs I use are designed for Windows only. Therefore, it is more advantageous to have at least one Windows system in your house. When I get a better computer, I'm going to dual-boot it with Linux.
Linux > *
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by Hank on 11-04-2004 at 03:10 AM
quote:
Originally posted by bach_m
if u want security, buy a Mac
Security in a Mac? *cough Cough*
quote:
Originally posted by Chaotic_Shield
If you want to be able to do anything other than watch your computer turn on, buy a PC. Games, and most other programs are designed specifically for Windows. I know that quite a few programs I use are designed for Windows only. Therefore, it is more advantageous to have at least one Windows system in your house. When I get a better computer, I'm going to dual-boot it with Linux
why not learn now? whats stopping you?
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by gnownoskcid on 11-04-2004 at 03:16 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Demandred
quote:
Originally posted by Chaotic_Shield
If you want to be able to do anything other than watch your computer turn on, buy a PC. Games, and most other programs are designed specifically for Windows. I know that quite a few programs I use are designed for Windows only. Therefore, it is more advantageous to have at least one Windows system in your house. When I get a better computer, I'm going to dual-boot it with Linux
why not learn now? whats stopping you?
not "get better at computer"
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by k776 on 11-04-2004 at 03:37 AM
actually, its quite good in the respect that it offers IE a plugin manager and built in pop-up blocker, but the rest of the stuff isn't really that great.
The security centre is basicly a place to monitor already installed software. Who needs it. I only used it once and that was to turn auto updates on.
Anyway, if you ask me, it is worth it if you are worried about security. For eg: Neowin mentioned 2 bugs in windows that affected people without SP2. So I think its a lot more stable.
However, it does add to the load time on my computer which is a shame 
Rating: 6/10 (mainly for IE's new features).
If you do upgrade, make a restore point first. And make sure you dont have any registry checkers (that ask you for permission to add stuff to the reg) such as TeaTimer.exe in SpybotS&D.
And after its installed, its good to give it a scan disk and defrag too.
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by gnownoskcid on 11-04-2004 at 03:55 AM
quote:since i don't use IE and i use firefox. i give 0/10
Originally posted by k776
Rating: 6/10 (mainly for IE's new features).
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by Pr0xY on 11-04-2004 at 05:07 AM
I would strongly advise NOT getting it. Its nothing but a waste of money and time.
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by ddunk on 11-04-2004 at 05:18 AM
quote:
Originally posted by pr0xy
I would strongly advise NOT getting it. Its nothing but a waste of money and time.
It's free
SP2 works perfectly fine for me, I've never had a problem for it except that I had to patch uxtheme.dll
RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by WDZ on 11-04-2004 at 05:27 AM
SP2 works perfectly for me too... the only time "wasted" was while I was downloading and installing it. And as Ddunk said, it's free... how could it be a waste of money? 
I'm surprised that so many people here don't like it, because my experience with it has been a good one.
RE: RE: Service Pack 2, is it worth it? by .Roy on 11-04-2004 at 06:48 AM
quote:Never heard of the saying time is money?? -_- Well i never have any problems using it.. I dont even know what it does or anything like that.. But i dont really carfe i just download it because it says more security and thats good -_- Just download it while going to the bathroom or doing homework so you dont waste time and you dont waste money.. Lol Time is money
Originally posted by WDZ
SP2 works perfectly for me too... the only time "wasted" was while I was downloading and installing it. And as Ddunk said, it's free... how could it be a waste of money?