Windows XP SP2

Arch · Post by **Arch** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:26 pm

Here's the official download link:

Click Me, I'm Sexy!

The site is quite speedy:

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:36 pm

2.7 MB/sec, what are you downloading with? o_O Thats gotta be cached.

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:46 pm

Bleh, it doesn't have it in Dutch yet..

Arch · Post by **Arch** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:48 pm

Krom wrote:2.7 MB/sec, what are you downloading with? o_O Thats gotta be cached.

Negative on the cached. I'm riding an empty OC3 pipe. I downloaded it again after I posted that pic and got 3.2meg/sec. Here's another shot of 2.8megs/sec.

I assure you, there is no caching going on.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:50 pm

I pulled it at 1.6mb at work.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:27 pm

This is the final beta version, yes?

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:31 pm

Final period.

Arch · Post by **Arch** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:32 pm

Vindicator wrote:This is the final beta version, yes?

No. This is the full deal, the final version.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:07 pm

Downloading, but only at my connections maximum of 35kb/sec.

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:16 pm

485KB/s here

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:30 pm

I hate you all.

Warlock · Post by **Warlock** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:38 pm

i max out at 6,034k/s

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:13 pm

Going to the site it does not look like SP2 is for home use computors...or am I missing something?

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:35 pm

Arch wrote:Negative on the cached. I'm riding an empty OC3 pipe. ....I assure you, there is no caching going on.

aw man... you suck! gimme gimme gimme.

hehe.. or as the seagulls in "Finding Nemo" ...Mine?! ..Mine?!..Mine?!

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:15 pm

woodchip: This is meant for network admins to have handy incase they have to re-load a system. It'll save them ALOT of update downloading since its a comprehensive service pack (meaning it has all updates upto that point). Microsoft releases two versions of a service pack. A network installer (this one) or a net installer (only downloads what you actually need). Windows Update only has the net installer because the average user wouldn't download a two hundred something MB file vs. a few kB file that installs everything for them.

Trust me, this is the one you want. It doesn't require a net connection to install, which is very good if you're just re-installing XP.

Duper: Is this before, or after they get stuck in the sail?

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:35 pm

mmm slipstream SP2.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 11:26 pm

fliptw wrote:mmm slipstream SP2.

That is the first thing I did after downloading it.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:42 am

Check out AutoStreamer.

Edit: SP2 deployment tools, SP2 support tools, SP2 checked build.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 3:28 pm

Does that autostreamer keep the CD bootible like the method I use?

Edit: yep, seems to indicate that it does.

DarkShadow · Post by **DarkShadow** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 5:29 pm

Krom wrote:Does that autostreamer keep the CD bootible like the method I use?

Edit: yep, seems to indicate that it does.

It did on the cd I just used it on.

KtheC' · Post by **KtheC'** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 3:35 am

Got mine, nice easy install

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:42 pm

For those that use the cracked uxtheme.dll to use themes:

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?cate ... e&id=23207

Using the cracked dll that you used with original release XP or XP SP1 will cause rundll to crash in XP SP2 when applying any themes.

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 5:58 am

MD-2389 wrote:For those that use the cracked uxtheme.dll to use themes:

Hacks!

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 8:02 am

Killed two birds with one stone... installed SP2 and re-installed Windows at the same time!

AutoStreamer is great.

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 8:54 am

1285k/sec

god microsoft has sweet servers.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:50 pm

BUBBALOU wrote:
MD-2389 wrote:For those that use the cracked uxtheme.dll to use themes:

Hacks!

Its legal.

Warlock · Post by **Warlock** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:41 am

onley prob im haveing is i cant get it to kill the damn fire wall. i turn it off but its still running cause nothing will connect.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 2:33 pm

My only beef is that Windows Update v5 is b0rked. It loads just fine, its just that the scanning engine doesn't work. It'll give a bloated version of the 404 error message after a second of scanning my box. Doesn't matter if auto-update is on or off, doesn't matter if Kerio is enabled/disabled/installed/uninstalled. Windows firewall is OFF (because Kerio is far superior in every way). Doesn't matter if I use the custom or express scanning engine. Can't use v4 because it auto-forwards to v5 immediately.

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 2:57 pm

It's added Korean and French as well now... C'mon, it's the Dutch version we need around here

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:06 pm

MD-2389 wrote:My only beef is that Windows Update v5 is b0rked. It loads just fine, its just that the scanning engine doesn't work. It'll give a bloated version of the 404 error message after a second of scanning my box.

Tried adding *.microsoft.com to your trusted sites ? (yeah, I know that's an oximoron..

)

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:49 pm

Grendel wrote:
MD-2389 wrote:My only beef is that Windows Update v5 is b0rked. It loads just fine, its just that the scanning engine doesn't work. It'll give a bloated version of the 404 error message after a second of scanning my box.
Tried adding *.microsoft.com to your trusted sites ? (yeah, I know that's an oximoron.. )

If that were an issue, then it wouldn't load at all.

It loads just fine, its just that the scanning engine doesn't work.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:01 am

I get that too.

it something to do with IP resolution.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:08 am

Maybe the %SystemRoot%\WindowsUpdate.log file has some info ? Try the M$ community (WU).

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:42 pm

It seems that msxml3.dll got un-registered by SP2.

regsvr32 msxml3.dll

That solved the problem.

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:00 am

Anyone else notice that the Windows load screen now just says "Windows XP" (instead of Windows XP Home, Pro, etc.)? So far I've installed this on every version of XP (Home, Pro, Tablet, Media Center) and they all do it.

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:42 am

Flatlander wrote:Anyone else notice that the Windows load screen now just says "Windows XP" (instead of Windows XP Home, Pro, etc.)? So far I've installed this on every version of XP (Home, Pro, Tablet, Media Center) and they all do it.

Ditto.

BTW: I have no problems at all using Windows Update.

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:03 am

Flatlander wrote:Anyone else notice that the Windows load screen now just says "Windows XP" (instead of Windows XP Home, Pro, etc.)? So far I've installed this on every version of XP (Home, Pro, Tablet, Media Center) and they all do it.

Think about this for a moment.... are you done...?

what did you download.. SP2 for a specific version... or a ALL in one IT/DEV version??

I'll let you answer your own question now that the light is ON!

If you are having issues with windows update then it is your configuration of your machine(s) only, check your firewall/antivirus, and or popup blocker, adaware/spybot/bho blocker...some how you are blocking ActiveX and the update of the .dll file from windowsupdate.microsoft.com or go.microsoft.com

FireFox · Post by **FireFox** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:42 am

Ok I have a stupid question for you all.

Do you need to sliptream SP1 first and then SP2 or do you only need to do SP2 if you want a Slipstreamed CD that does the whole works for you when you install it?

I've nevered slipstreamed a cd before but want to do it now - first time right. I'm asking this because of the screenshots of the autostream program said in the CD build part - 5.1.2600.1106 (SP1).

Thanks

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:50 am

if you downloaded the IT version of SP2 then just use that version with your orginal version of your windows XP cd to slipstream

The IT SPK2 has all the patches included since the ORGINAL release of Windows XP

IOW : ALL IN ONE

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:57 am

Slipstreaming works by replacing the CAB files on the CD with updated ones. So whether you use an original XP CD ("XP Gold") or an XP CD with SP1 integrated, it doesn't matter since all the CAB files get replaced anyway.