Danny B

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
If anyone can't wait until it reaches Windows update...

what would scooby do

I'll wait until at least a million people have installed it, just in case it borks my pc

boxst

Hello

Any, erm, problems with activation and banning of certain keys?

Steve.

zhastaph

RC2 did exactly that to my notebook , lucky for me it created a restore point.

I'm gonna be a little more wary of this one

Taff107

I'd be interested in finding this out too - purely out of interest

boxst, have a go and let me know the result (If the Microsoft Gestappo haven't got to you first!)

Figment

Yes and yes

boxst

Hello

Well, I just installed it, and it worked fine for me.

No problems at all.

Steve.

_Meridian_

iTrader: (1)

So it's goodbye to all you dial-up users.....


M

zhastaph

Daft ole Z only went an installed it again, you'd think I'd know better after last time.

And what happens, as it loads you get a typical NT style "you really think you're gonna access this file system matey?" style BSOD containing a humourless message about how I should install updated motherboard drivers (cos obviously this has nothing whatsoever to do with the MS update I've just installed ) and then a reboot before going through the witless BSOD yet again ........

Hi ho, happy dayz

Mogsi

Installed last night and at the moment everything seems to work fine.. The built in Popup blocker is a nice addition ( about bl00dy time )

James Neill

iTrader: (1)

You mean no and no surely?

http://www.msfn.org/comments.php?shownews=9214

angrynorth

That would be uncharacteristically noble of Microsoft, but very gracious and a wise move. I hope they do this.

messiah

bugger it - I'm on the works computer so the sooner it goes t!ts up the better!

HankScorpio

RC2 screwed my TOCA 2 so gonna be careful with this one.
All started OK but would pause for 5-10 secs every minute or so. Uninstall RC2 and all is fine again, re-install... back in a fooked state. Uninstall and all is good again

Pop up blocker is good but firewall a bit too "Fisher Price" for me...

mike1210

lucky for me my uni connection is fast. got it in 2 minutes 8 secs and saved to the hard drive in that time

mynickers

Oh dear, agents with sunglases will be at your front door shortly, watch out neo!

I'll wait too till they release it proper and I am convinced it won't be a pain!

chiark

What do you mean "release it proper"?

It *is* released proper!

Iain Young

Apparently they're releasing a "home" version of the service pack which is only an 80Mb download and will be available via windows update. I wonder what they're leaving out

Installed the 278Mb version on one of my work pcs today, and have had no problems so far....

_Meridian_

iTrader: (1)

I would assume all the networking stuff, IIS, etc.


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mark_h

Also, the version available via Windows Update will vary in size depending on how up-to-date you are with critical updates etc. The 280 MB version just includes everything instead.

mynickers

I left it installing last night, woke up today, and it needed to be rebooted. Have done that, all new windows security up and running, and everything seems to be okay. I havent got much software on here though, which helps, just office, and photoshop at the mo...

Nicks VR4

Looks like the Home Edition is available now ???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3576124.stm

Home users get key Windows update


The XP update conflicts with some games
From today home users will be able to get hold of Microsoft's long-awaited update for Windows XP.
The version of the SP2 security update for the Home Edition of XP has become available via its auto-update service.

However, users of XP Professional Edition must wait until 25 August to get a version intended for them.

Users who prefer to get a CD of the key update may have to wait a few weeks because the software was only recently released to disc manufacturers.

Update conflict

With the SP2 update, Microsoft is hoping to make it much more difficult for virus writers and malicious hackers to compromise the operating system.

stevem2k

Have they removed IE then ?

Daz34

Nothing on windows update so far