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Will not install XP-2

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by wjstz

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After two disasters with upgrading XP-2 I have reinstalled XP and have no plans to use XP-2.
Will not having XP-2 create any future problems.

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by zenyo

What Kind of problems? I have installed SP2 on a couple of machines and after some tweeking (and aside from minor wireless issues) everything works great... What kind of problems are you having?

by antuck

If you did a fresh install of XP SP2 will be much easier to install. What problems did you have? I know if a system had virus or spyware SP2 would also most always crash. Ws the system clean? I've installed SP2 on numerous computers without problems. There have been some that have given problems but usually a sirus or spyware caused it.

by mark_f51

This is Microsoft. Problems are inherent with it, so while Windows XP is much sturdier, but has security holes you can crawl into. Otherwise, it is now doing the job it was intended to do. If you previously used a third party firewall, you may want to choose to stay with it. If so, disable the Windows FW. I think you will be happy with it, ultimately.

by jhuffman

I have installed SP2 on at least 20 PCs without any problem. I did however read about how to install it and what precautions to take. If the PC has no virus or spyware, there should be no issues with SP2 other than taking a little time to get used to it. The best way to install SP2 is on a fresh install of XP using a slipstreamed XP disk. Slipstreaming is very easy using Nlite and follow the guides.

by skipapotamus

I support a hospitality industry point of sale application as a consultant for around 50 customers. The base POS app runs fine on anything from NT4.0 to XP PRO SP2. However, my customers who also use a related inventory app written to interface with the point-of-sale system have had issues with SP2. In those cases I've had to remove the service pack & they are running fine on SP1. I've heard similar anecdotal stories from it folks who support other vertical market and specialty applications in other industries. It's definitely a greater risk to have these SP1 machines on the internet and our network from a security standpoint, but it's not an option to break a mission-critical application. I'll just have to wait on the supplier to release a patch or upgrade before getting these folks on SP2.

by jdclyde

as they will all require SP2 to be loaded first.

Hope you have a great firewall and AntiVirus or at least a good ghost image so you can slap a new image down once a month because that system is going to be toast if you go on-line.

by dwade504

I have had numerous issues with SP2 and refuse to use it until I am forced.
Most recently I upgraded a machine to SP2 after which it would not complete any software installations which use the windows installer. Microsoft was not able to offer a fix and re-installing MDAC and Installer didnt fix the problem. Once SP2 was removed - voila! the problem was gone.

by jdclyde

Windows is classified as a virus. It fits the definition of a virus to a "T".

I have only had this about one in twenty systems, but when I had the problem it always took a bare metal install to "fix" the system that worked just fine until the SP2 "fix" was installed.

Like MS says, back up your data before installing SP2. No kidding....

by jerry~beans&bytes

besides, if your system is compromised because you don't do the SP2 security patches, you are going to be restoring from backup, anyway.

at least if you do the patch, you can be sure that the b/u happens right before the event, so you don't have to waste time redoing work that happened between the infection and the time it was caught.

by aa7800

I had lot's of trouble with it--reformatted my disk a couple of times. I'm not loading it now--will load it after all the rest of you have worked the kinks out (6 to 9 months).

by freakoutski

My story is i had brand new system with a brand new installation of xp.I did everything right and after SP2 nothing but trouble.I couldn't even get back on the net.After 2 formats,reinstalls,SP2 attempts,burned 3 windows activations and still nothing.I would shut down any open programs as recommended and it would fail and hang each time.My final attempt i updated without shutting off anything not even antivirus and it worked perfectly and still works after 3 weeks.My hunch is that all the product testing was done with systems running fully loaded programs.It worked for me.

by wjstz

I decided to start over, format HD, reinstall XP-2 and all other programs. Works fine.
Thanks for all your suggestions.

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