Chems Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 We purcased a top of the range laptop recently which came with SP2, and it caused many problems, so I uninstalled windows and put on my version of XP with out the service pack. Everything went fine But consitently my Windows Update wants me to install SP2, but I really dont want to. What you all think, Ive heard all these stories about what it does, but what are the pros cons of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 well for me i just got a whole new rig and put in the new sp2 its been geat for me. what kinda problems was it giving you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightCrawler Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I've put it on several PC's and haven't had a problem. But they are all gaming PC's and not used for anything except gaming and posting on a few forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampi Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I'm one of those who believes SP2 creates more problems than what it solves. The main problem is caused by the excessive usage of memory and resources. I prefered to install all the security updates by myself. PS: on my lovely laptop also SP1 is not present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef-Scott Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Most of the people whom have had problems with SP2 are those whom have already had problems with SP1 and their computer in general. I run SP2 on my computer without nary a problem and less resource usage than SP1. I just built a new computer for my wife for christmas and installed XP w/SP2 and it also runs just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pz3 Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 iuv only had a slight problem with sp2/nvidia/and amd but only with unreal engine based games.... other then that i havnt gotten any problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightCrawler Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 The main problem is caused by the excessive usage of memory and resources. I've never seen those problems on any of the systems I've put it on, matter of fact just the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRP 56 Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 No problem with SP2 here although I waited till just the other day to install it. I was waiting to see if the HP PC's had any issues with it like they had with SP1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 SP2 isn't worth the upgrade. The performance gains aren't worth the possibility of putting up with the cons, such as driver issues, firewall issues, gaming issues, etc. Now granted, let me make this clear: NOT EVERYONE HAS HAD THESE ISSUES. But they have been reported by many people, including myself. I installed it, and once I did, I reformatted and dumped it, going back to SP1a. There are a couple threads in here talking about some of the issues. Feel free to try it. You may be one of the lucky ones with no issues. But realistically, the gains aren't worth the possible hassles. THey didn't really do alot to improve performance. It is mostly fixed security issues, that most people never had a problem with or even knew about in the first place. My advice: Skip it. You know SP1a works. Stick with it, and turn off the Auto-Update feature. then you won't get that annoying message. Just because you turn it off, doesn't mean you can't update, doesn't mean you can't do it manually, which is better anyway, because you can pick which updates you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly2442 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Works fine for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swartsz Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 The only problem i have with SP2 and the main reason why i am not installing it is because Discreet is warning Max users of crashes and other problems with using SP2 and 3ds max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chems Posted January 13, 2005 Author Share Posted January 13, 2005 SP2 isn't worth the upgrade. The performance gains aren't worth the possibility of putting up with the cons, such as driver issues, firewall issues, gaming issues, etc. Now granted, let me make this clear: NOT EVERYONE HAS HAD THESE ISSUES. But they have been reported by many people, including myself. I installed it, and once I did, I reformatted and dumped it, going back to SP1a. There are a couple threads in here talking about some of the issues. Feel free to try it. You may be one of the lucky ones with no issues. But realistically, the gains aren't worth the possible hassles. THey didn't really do alot to improve performance. It is mostly fixed security issues, that most people never had a problem with or even knew about in the first place. My advice: Skip it. You know SP1a works. Stick with it, and turn off the Auto-Update feature. then you won't get that annoying message. Just because you turn it off, doesn't mean you can't update, doesn't mean you can't do it manually, which is better anyway, because you can pick which updates you want. ← The only problem i have with SP2 and the main reason why i am not installing it is because Discreet is warning Max users of crashes and other problems with using SP2 and 3ds max. ← Definatly not installing it then, thanks for all the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowFella Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Heck...do like me Chems and boycot XP on a whole! Been running win2k since a mate of mine brought over a copy of Win2k Beta3 and installed it on my old rig, way back in 1999. Got the full version now though. Hardly any hickups and the computer runs like a charm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swartsz Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Heck...do like me Chems and boycot XP on a whole! Been running win2k since a mate of mine brought over a copy of Win2k Beta3 and installed it on my old rig, way back in 1999. Got the full version now though. Hardly any hickups and the computer runs like a charm! ← i never had any major problems since i upgraded my OS from Win98SE to XP, but to be sure i am sticking to SP1a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pz3 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 dunno what u guys r worried about.... i never had a problem with firewalls, games , or 3dsm crashing all 3 versions that i own even my enighbors pc works fine with sp2, fixed her stupid printer wich didnt work with sp1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zantar45 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Installed it last night. I haven't really noticed any problems yet, except it takes a little bit longer to start up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 (edited) dunno what u guys r worried about.... i never had a problem with firewalls, games , or 3dsm crashing all 3 versions that i own even my enighbors pc works fine with sp2, fixed her stupid printer wich didnt work with sp1 ← Just because you don't have issues with it, doesn't mean others don't. There are alot of others that have had big trouble with it. Remember: You are only one user with a unique PC. Edited January 17, 2005 by PhantmSniper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker_Zero Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 (edited) Well dudes, I'm still building my new pc. I am taking my time too cause I have run into a few slight problems. I'm taking it one day at a time. Last night I loaded windows and the updates including service pack 1 and 2. Just waiting on the video card in the mail. Also waitin on a thermalright heatsink/fan for the athlon 64 4000+ cpu. No major run ins with driver issues and whatnot. I'll let u know if my new expensive rig goes into self destruct mode cause of sp2. Edited January 17, 2005 by Stalker_Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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