XP Home vs XP Pro

Service Pack 2 applies to both. You should try and install it soon as it will autodownload in April, unless of course you cut it off at the pass.

Doug is perfectly correct SP2 applies to every version of XP and while you may have a few problems with any P4 CPU's you first need to flash the BIOS to the latest version available for your M'Board. Download the BIOS update from either the M';Board maker or the system builder and install it prior to installing SP2. Once you have installed SP 2 you will notice some differences with the way XP loads as you will no longer see the Pro or Home listed on the splash screen as it boots up.

So if you are happy to flash the BIOS to the latest available and even if you do not have a P4 it is always a good idea to perform this procedure you will start getting all of the benefits that SP2 which is really a rewrite of XP rather than a patch brings.

There are a few things to look out for as well if you are using a wireless connection or network printing you will have to tweak these after SP2 is installed as there are known issues with both of these things but there are work around to get things working again.

Hi,

Yes the SP2 Does apply to XP-Pro and I have installed on many machines. So Far So Good,

GL

Steve

Microsoft has never produced any version of anything that doesn't need to be patched for something or everything.

Do your updates or someone named Bugs will own you!

There are things that need to be done before you do SP2.

Check your computer vendors site to see if there are any patches for SP2.

Turn OFF System Restore. Right Click on My Computer and get Properties. Click on the System Restore Tab and check the box to turn it off.

Update your antivirus and do a full system scan.

Go to Start/Run. Now type sfc /scannow and press enter. This will scan and verify all system files. If something is wrong it will replace the corrupted files. It might prompt you for your system cd.

Download, Update and run Ad-Aware. http://tinyurl.com/tek5

Download, Update and run Spybot. http://tinyurl.com/ziar

Download, and Run Stinger. http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger

Download and Run CWShredder. http://tinyurl.com/2bzef

Install all updates from Microsoft that are available Except Service Pack 2. This includes software and hardware.

Download HijackThis. http://mjc.com/mirror/hjt/ This program will scan your computer and provide you with a list of the programs and dll?s that load on startup. Go over this list and anything that is not easy to identify do a google search for the executable or dll. You can remove a questionable line entry by checking the box and clicking on fix.

Run the system defragmenter. Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Defragmenter.

Turn on System Restore. See #1.

Create a Restore Point. Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore

Disable your AntiVirus

Install Service Pack 2.

Re-enable your Antivirus.

Lee