Windows Service Pack 2

[PC Man Brian]

Okay the auto updates want me to install Service Pack 2. From what I hear is screws with you're system. Is this true? Should I install it? Someone help me out here.

 

[PC Man Brian]

Again in English please.

 

[office politics]

ive installed xp sp2 on at least 20 or so machines. never had a problem. of course i turn off xp firewall, those damn securty alerts, and the popup blocker.

 

[Dan DeVille]

I installed it when it first came out on my other computer, no problem. Installed it again after a reformat, no problems at all.

 

[PC Man Brian]

That whole slipstream and such thing is BS then?

 

[macdude425]

No, not necessarily. SP2 has been known to crash or screw up your computer if you install it a ways down the road.

Dan, you are a very lucky man. Or you know something we don't.

 

[PC Man Brian]

Yeah someone like clue me in here. I keep hearing different stuff. I just want to know my best option and I'm hearing a lot of those.

 

[Tyler1989]

In average terms yes update to SP2 right away via microsoft update. SP2 does not screw up your system in any way never have I had trouble with it installing it on 38 seperate lab machines, and 3 home computers of my own.

 

[Osiris]

Here, clean your system of spyware, cookies, tif's any junk you dont need, backup,etc, update your system with sp2. If it screws your pc up, then do a fresh install. The best way and fastest way is to slipstream it. I have never had a problem doing either.

 

[Tyler1989]

I have my XP disc but I need to install SP2 and all updates it doesn't even have SP1 installed on it origanally so how can I slip stream the XP OS with all the updates on a PC that already has many programs installed on it?