SP-2 CD

Has anyone installed SP-2 from the CD furnished by Microsoft? Mine arrived
in the mail yesterday-still very reluctant to attempt installation after
reading the multitude of problems listed earlier.

"Alan" <> wrote

> Has anyone installed SP-2 from the CD furnished by Microsoft? Mine
arrived
> in the mail yesterday-still very reluctant to attempt installation after
> reading the multitude of problems listed earlier.

Read and print this first:

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

Make sure you do a back up, preferably a clone. For that, check out
http://www.acronis.com They have a 30 trial period.

Alias

Alan wrote:
> Has anyone installed SP-2 from the CD furnished by Microsoft? Mine
> arrived in the mail yesterday-still very reluctant to attempt
> installation after reading the multitude of problems listed earlier.

I installed SP2 (10-12 days ago) from the download available for Network
Administrators which should be the same as the CD [I received my CD in the
mail wednesday]. No significant problems other than the normal learning
process common to such extensive program security upgrades.
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Gene K

On Sat, 4 Sep 2004 06:21:01 -0700, "Alan"
<> wrote:

>Has anyone installed SP-2 from the CD furnished by Microsoft? Mine arrived
>in the mail yesterday-still very reluctant to attempt installation after
>reading the multitude of problems listed earlier.

Yep. SP2 installed from CD and XP is working with no problems at all.


Steve
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I downloaded the network version and installed SP2 without a hitch when it
first became available. It's on 5 desktops and a laptop and functioning
without issue.

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Regards,

Curt,
'May the best of your past be the worst of your future'
"Alan" <> wrote in message
news:BA05AAEC-8151-46F2-B6D7-...
> Has anyone installed SP-2 from the CD furnished by Microsoft? Mine
> arrived
> in the mail yesterday-still very reluctant to attempt installation after
> reading the multitude of problems listed earlier.

Alan wrote:
> Has anyone installed SP-2 from the CD furnished by Microsoft? Mine
arrived
> in the mail yesterday-still very reluctant to attempt installation after
> reading the multitude of problems listed earlier.


Be aware that:

1) "The U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT), the
federally-funded security clearinghouse and alert center, put its two cents
in this week and recommended that every Windows XP user install the Service
Pack 2 update...."
US-CERT Urges All To Install XP SP2 2004-09-02
http://www.internetweek.com/breaking...cleID=46200889

2) I read that future updates would be built on the assumption that SP2 had
been installed.

Bee.
--
[I have found my Shangri-La in ntlworld.]

I received my CD in a little over a week. I just installed it, and it
took about one-half hour. I declined the automatic updates, firewall and
antivirus, because I have my favorites. And I like to do my own updates.

I was surprised that it took so little time to install. I guess I have
it because the system shows it is installed. No problems, so far.
Madeline

"Curt" <no-> wrote in message
news:%...
>I downloaded the network version and installed SP2 without a hitch when
>it first became available. It's on 5 desktops and a laptop and
>functioning without issue.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Curt,
> 'May the best of your past be the worst of your future'
> "Alan" <> wrote in message
> news:BA05AAEC-8151-46F2-B6D7-...
>> Has anyone installed SP-2 from the CD furnished by Microsoft? Mine
>> arrived
>> in the mail yesterday-still very reluctant to attempt installation
>> after
>> reading the multitude of problems listed earlier.
>
>

Bee wrote:
> 2) I read that future updates would be built on the assumption that SP2
> had been installed.


This is my 3rd attempt. My previous messages sent have not appeared.

2) info is incorrect. Torgeir corrected me in a response to a similar
message at 2127GMT. SP1 will be supported till at least August, 2006.

Bee.
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[I have found my Shangri-La in ntlworld.]