to install or not.

Noxide · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:11 am Post subject: to install or not.

Should install service pack 2 for windows xp home? will it cause problem for gaming? I'll be doing alittle web surfing thats all.

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gmoney · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:19 am Post subject:

install it on a fresh install of windows... i did on 2 of my comps and it runs really well... but from the horror stories that i have heard of ppl running their computer for awhile; possibly having spyware/etc., it gave them instabilities...

it shouldnt cause prob's for gaming mite increase windows performance.. uhm and browssing the web will be safer too.. with the new fire wall updates.. etc..

just make sure u run a decent a-virus like avg... and run s'b s&d, and ad aware and ur $h!t whill be legit....
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Xal · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:23 am Post subject:

Yeah, ^^ thats pretty much what I said but your other thread was deleted b4 I finished posting

Good advice g$.
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PUTALE · SirTweaksabit Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 361

Definitely should. Sp2 has been out for awhile, not only it has new security feature it also fixes a lot of critical stuff in windows, you should install it.

JayDubya · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:16 am Post subject:

Make sure its installed on a fresh installation of XP. If you do that, you SHOULD be doing great. There are even some stories of it improving performance and gaming!
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Xal · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:22 am Post subject:

^^Yeah I think Wease has more on that....
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dene · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:54 am Post subject:

Yes definatly install, Very crucial windows updates including all security updates you shouldent be on theinternet without sp2
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

fresh install meaning......install sp1 then go to the update site and install sp2?

or go buy sp2 XP?
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racing87stang · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:30 pm Post subject:

or you could get your free copy of SP2 from microsoft. I got mine in 3 days. And dont have to worry about anything . And I believe any XP without SP1 wont be covered after april 12th So SP1 And SP2 Are still going to be covered, from what I got from their update site.
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Noxide · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:06 pm Post subject:

cool. thanx guys! my comp is ok so far!

ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

that DOES appear pretty easy.....NOW only if my burner worked.....
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Zero_Fresh · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:56 am Post subject:

LOL 2o. Y aknow, there is such a thing as using mine, instead of stealing it.

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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

HA HA HA HA HA...... i actually used his last night to burn it..... but hmmmmm.....you might be onto something here.....=D
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FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject:

ya i would install SP2, we installed it on my freinds comp last night and well all that stupid security crap kept poping up but i finally figured out how to turn it all off thank god.

comdak · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:41 pm Post subject:

The horror stories that are SP2 have ended for the most part, I wouldnt worry about it damaging anything or ruining performance. I will suggest that you run a good full virus scan, and a full scan with ad-aware (or equivalent) before doing it though.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

hmmm...bootdisk didnt seem to work..... im making floppies now...and im assuming im making floppies based on an SP2 instill...as opposed to SP1, which my original xp disk is.....
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

well that didnt work..... time to make some SP1 boot disks.....
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2old2care · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:00 pm Post subject:

TH....

http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/

more than you ever wanted to know.

Extracting the boot sectors from a windows cd is a bit different....use bart's method.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

yeah ok i got it..... i forgot to change something..... human error as usual....lol
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

Um, I suppose better late than never......

If you have a Windows XP cd with SP1 already installed, or an OEM disk for, say, a Dell, you won't be able to slipstream SP2 into that CD. You can only slipstream a non-patched, plain-jane retail XP cd.

Anyway, even if you install your SP1 cd, then install SP2 over it, before doing ANYTHING else, then you should be fine. That's common sense, anyway. You want all the security patches and firewall installed long before you hook up to the net.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

i seemed to slimstream it into a sp1 install disk fine......
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