XP SP2 and WU v5

[SwampGas]

I went to Windows Update v5 with my laptop and installed all the new stuff...in turn, that upgraded me to SP2 RC2.

I like the new interface of v5, but I dislike how it's less detailed in the individual updates.

SP2 RC2 has a new security center which checks to make sure the built in firewall is on, there's virus protection active and automatic updates are on. I disabled McAfee to do some things and Windows popped up saying McAfee was deactivated...it wanted to reenable it for me. Neat.

Another thing I noticed about SP2 RC2 is that the "home" part of the XP Home loading logo is gone. I guess they're dropping the home/professional?

With the recent swarm of updates from MS came a new program called BITS that it installs. The only machine here in the building with a pirated key (a temp machine we setup for interns) did NOT have that in the install list....I guess as soon as SP2 is final that machine won't update.

All in all, I like the way MS is doing things. They're making progress. Now the trick is to get everyone to install SP2...the last update they ever have to manually do in their life.

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[Cornellius]

I'm interested in trying the SP 2 but I have some questions.

After installing an RC, is it easy to uninstall it and install the final version ?

Is the RC release is full of bugs ?

If my Win XP is in French, can I try SP 2 ?

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[SwampGas]

> After installing an RC, is it easy to uninstall it and
> install the final version ?

No idea...I didn't intentionally install it.

> Is the RC release is full of bugs ?

Not that I've seen.

> If my Win XP is in French, can I try SP 2 ?

I have no idea.

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[metbot]

is any of this stuff available to ms-ME

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[Canar]

I tried installing SP2 but it said it couldn't update my atapi.sys. I've tried screwing around with my computer to make that work, but I just ended up screwing over some critical drivers and sending my computer into fuckup land.

You wouldn't happen to know where I can spout this off to MS, would you? It's really frustrating.
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[SwampGas]

> You wouldn't happen to know where I can spout this off to
> MS, would you? It's really frustrating.

SP2 RC2 put an icon on my desktop called "File A Bug". I assume you double click on that <img src=smilies/magbiggrin.gif>

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[Canar]

> SP2 RC2 put an icon on my desktop called "File A Bug". I
> assume you double click on that

If I could get it to install in the first place, yeah. <img src=smilies/magbiggrin.gif>

I was probably unclear though; the SP2 install quits at the installer level before anything gets updated. I've tried Windows Update, the 250MB SP2 package, everything. None of it will go to completion.

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