What will XP SP2 break?

[Tjalfe]

Well I found SP2 to break my copy of Xilinx ISE 6.2isp3, the VHDL compiler I use at work. it crashes every time I ask it to compile. Uninstalling SP2 makes it compile again

[William]

I'm very serious about the improvements for Tablets. This is the long awaited "Lonestar" patch; which is officially called Windows XP Tablet PC edition 2005 (no; I don't why 2005 either). Basically, it's a new TIP; with easier correction; and learned more different handwriting styles (it now understands my curly "x"). It's enough change to make you wish that this TIP had been there since day one.

Found a URL

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/evaluation/lonestar/default.mspx

[Byock]

Symantec Corporate Anti Virus 7.5 here, and no problems with SP2...

[cjolley]

It broke Pivot Pro at work.
I am spoiled by having a single 18" FP landscape and 2 19" FP portrate to program on.
The 19s look funny turned back landscape and with all the text I have to look at it's just not as handy.
I'm going to have to think about uninstalling it.
Chuck

[Wombat]

Originally posted by KvHagedorn
If it ain't broke..

...it ain't Windows.

[High_Jumbllama]

There's entries in Windows Update Catalog for various Windows 2000 SP5 flavors. Hmm . . . . . .

Anyone know if the Euro Conversion Tool and Movie Maker 2.0 still apply to XP SP2?

[Fat Tone]

From the BBC:

SP2 KNOWN ISSUES
Conflicts with LaCie Firewire 800 drives
Causes problems with SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft CRM 1.2
Could break net tools that use raw sockets
Microsoft Systems Management Server Remote Tools cannot remotely manage clients running SP2
SP2 firewall disables Client Push Installation
SP2 users must update to Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2.1

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3557952.stm

[VJ]

I read somewhere that it breaks FireWire800, reverting the bus speed to 100 Mbps. Any truth to this claim ?


Jörg

[Fat Tone]

The link above says Lacie have produced a new firmware to fix it, but I doon't know how widespread the problem is.

[Maggi]

SP2 did break Aladdin's HASP drivers for good and scheduled an update for "beginning of september"

[KvHagedorn]

You're listing all the stuff it breaks.. so what does it supposedly FIX? It never fails to amaze me how people go running all excitedly after a Winblows "update" like so many lemmings. Calm down and wait to see if you really need this.

[bERNIE]

Looks like there are serious issues with SP2 & Prescott CPU's combined with machines only having SATA HD's. Guess what combination I have?

Regards,

John.

[Maggi]

Originally posted by KvHagedorn
You're listing all the stuff it breaks.. so what does it supposedly FIX? It never fails to amaze me how people go running all excitedly after a Winblows "update" like so many lemmings. Calm down and wait to see if you really need this.

that's no riddle to me, simply consider the "flakeyness" of Microsoft OSs and that MS "strongly recommends" installing all released patches, fixes and updates

they even suggest to use "automatic windows updates" to avoid any possible delay in updating and/or fixing any vulnerabilities and flaws

unfortunately, none of our major apps are successfully ported to Linux just yet, so I'm stuck between a rock and a really hard place ...

[DGhost]

Originally posted by KvHagedorn
You're listing all the stuff it breaks.. so what does it supposedly FIX? It never fails to amaze me how people go running all excitedly after a Winblows "update" like so many lemmings. Calm down and wait to see if you really need this.

List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 2
Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

[Maggi]

whoa ...

I guess, by the time I finished reading all those notes, SP3 might be close to going gold ...