[Zarax]

Compatibility mode to Win2k or 98 fixes almost everything...

[IceFire]

Not as long as I expected actually...should be alright.

[Setekh]

This is getting annoying, now. Windows Update is shouting at me, telling me to install SP2, but I'm afraid of it screwing over everything.

Originally posted by MatthewPapa
LOL. That list is SO long! Nearly all of the games that I play are on it. I am not going to be installing SP2 any time soon...

Really? I only spotted two games on that list...

[Fury]

Just get on with it. Its not like it will magically fix itself even if you wait a month or two if there will be a problem, MS will not release a new build of SP2.

[Setekh]

Yeah, good point. I can't shake the reluctance, though... even IBM Global Services Australia (where my brother works) is refusing to put it onto their networks.

[Zarax]

I've tested it since the early betas... Aside from some LAN problems it works like a charm...

[Fury]

Setekh, its the way of all companies who care about their business critical apps and systems working like they should. They will install SP2 eventually but not until they have 99% it does not screw up anything.

End-users and companies are different thing.

[Setekh]

Yeah. I followed your advice, but to my surprise the Windows Update requests have just gone. No downloading started. Very strange. *shrugs* I'm sure I'll be fine.

[Fury]

MS is still cycling IP address ranges to prevent download servers from getting hammered.

Download  SP2 and either burn it to a CD or make a slipstream.

[Vertigo1]

Originally posted by MatthewPapa


LOL. That list is SO long! Nearly all of the games that I play are on it. I am not going to be installing SP2 any time soon...

You might want to re-read the title.   MAY behave differently != will behave differently.  That just means that they're going to run a little different.  That does not mean that anything on that list will not run properly.  Stop being so damned paranoid and install the damn service pack already.  Several programs that I use are on that list, and I have yet to see them crash.


btw, there is a known issue concerning windows update v5.  On some systems, SP2 b0rks the scanning engine by unregistering msxml3.dll.  This is a very simple fix by going to your run prompt and typing in the following:

regsvr32 msxml3.dll

That will re-register the DLL and windows update will function normally.