Shoutbox

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Originally posted by DJeX
I haven't installed SP2 ever and my computer is still running great.
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You don't need SP2 or OnCare to survive.

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yeah, including all the major security bugs and what not... (and if you fixed them by downloading the fixes, you practically do have SP2)...

Microsoft releases service packs for some reason. It isn't release to annoy users, it is released to fix security leaks and bugs.

And service packs also include other bug fixes for "normal" programs. Not installing a service packs is ermmm... dumb (sorry for the word, but... it is :/). A service pack isn't "crap" (well maybe some specific default settings are, but that is why there are configuration panels)

PS: installing a service pack doesn't mean you need to install things like OneCare or what not and it doesn't mean you need to keep the default settings. With SP2 for example, you can configure a lot of stuff...

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Originally posted by chris4
The only thing I can find is this:



Maybe if I unticked it?

Firewall is set to Auto [reccomended]

Can't see anything else which would help..

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As I said, I have SP2, including windows firewall running, etc.... only I don't have OneCare, (but neither do I have this "blocking" problem)... Anyways, what can you configure if you click on "AntiVirus Exclusions", or what do you see when opening the tab "Tune-up", etc, etc...