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SP1 Removed, Icon Right click failedby - November 12, 2003
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Cons: After installing SP1 the right click, context menu function failed to function, froze explorer. Had to pull the plug on the PC. Maybe Mac IS the answer.
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Cancelled download, but now cannot open Excel.by - October 4, 2003
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Better than Windows 95, 98, MEby - October 4, 2003
Pros: Slick, colorful interface; doesn't crash as often as 95, 98 or ME; better help features; more customizable
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slows down the computer!!!by - September 18, 2003
Pros: It might be repairing some software problems, I'm not aware of any problems I've had before downloading sp1
Cons: Once you install service pack one, your computer starts slowing down abit~!!!!
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Slows my Gateway Athlon 1.33GHz to a crawlby - June 18, 2003
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Thought I had a virus, tried everything. Then a complete reinstall (lost all saved downloads and settings) applied patches from scratch. and the computer acted like it had a virus. I am using a legal version of XP, and now am running an unsafe (without sp1) computer until it is fixed. Microsoft even announced it has issues, and is no longer a critical update.
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Microsoft got another thing wrong...by - June 18, 2003
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I found the blue screen upon startup after installing SP1. My only option was to boot in Safe Mode and use system restore. Everything is working fine, although windows xp still seems to think that it's using SP1?!? Dont bother upgrading, waste of time. If it's not broken, don't fix it!
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SO SLOWby - May 5, 2003
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After I installed SP1, my laptop slowed down so much. 2.2Ghz, 1GB RAM, 40GB IBM GNX 5400RPM/8Mb. I'm not satisfy with the performance I'm getting. Even my neighbors desktop is faster than mine laptop. Celeron 1.8Ghz, 256MB RAM, 60GB 5400RPM/2MB HD
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Windows XP SP1 is Flawless!by - April 28, 2003
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There are no crashes. Rumors about problems with SP1 have been spread by infidels, whose hard disks will go home in disk-bags. Microsoft is in control. Linux has no corporate acceptance. The MS Helpdesk is helpful. There are no weapons of mass monopoly in Seattle.
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it makes my mind ......by - April 19, 2003
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when i first installed it it was good to the eyes but i shall say it was'nt in the later time caused my computer mal nourished. . .
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can't use system restoreby - April 10, 2003
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i never should of downloaded this but microsoft said it would be needed to patch some holes so i downloaded it at first i had no problems but when i needed to do a system restore it would it would say that it could not and i was abole to restore my system before i installed the service pack 1 so now i have to reinstall my xp that came with my system oh this sucks don't get this it will fool you then either crash your system or you won't be able to use system restore at all
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Unless you have money to burnby - March 12, 2003
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like you got too much of it from the .com boom, why would anyone bother with the XP monster, especially paying retail? I have to deal with it at work, and stay away from it as far as I can at home (ESPECIALLY outlook and passport...yeeeewwww). 1. The license scam is just, how can I put it politely, evil. 2. I won't touch anything from MS less than 3 yrs old. I'm running Win98SE and that's the only OS from MS that I trust. I can do EVERYTHING XP claims to do (the ones I want anyway), with little paid-for software (mostly supplied by hardware vendor) -- wireless home network, firewall, CD/DVD burn/playback, Digicam drive access, DV editing via firewire, TV/video capture, backup. I pay less money, sleep better at night, and have less guilt of patronizing the Evil Empire. But, thanks guys for paving the road for me if you insist so. ;> The M$ Martyrdom Squad, may you find 99 virgins waving Windows flag at you at the Billy Gate. Sorry, couldn't help... Have to mention ONE thing 98se really impressed me, though. I put together a new PC, reusing only the old HD and NIC (well, and a fan). The old installed 98se figured out the new BIOS and all the new devices on the motherboard. That's pretty darn nifty!
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Why does it take > 1hr to installby - February 20, 2003
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I am trying to install SP1 right now over our T1 connection. MS's web site says this will take approximately 1 minute, and it's been running for over 1 hour!!!! And I can't cancel it either at this point. I just hope it's not hosing up my whole system with whatever it's doing....why on earth does MS make you update over the internet rather than just download the files and install whenever I $$!!@@@ please????
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worst service pack i've seenby - February 6, 2003
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i had all kinds of problems with the service pack and had to reformat my system to get it to work as a stable system.my advice, don't do it.
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PROBLEMS??????????by - February 5, 2003
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So Anyway, do any of you who bashed this update know how to run a computer? Obviously not! No problems here!!
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XP update(to be or not 2 b?)by - January 29, 2003
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After days of kicking emails back and forth w/ Microsoft a tech finally suggested a solution to fix the UNSTABLE operating system that they created with that AWFUL, STUPID update. BUT I had already fixed it myself. DO NOT DOWNLOAD UPDATE WHILE ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM IS IN ACTIVE MODE, TURN OFF SCREENSAVERS, STOP ALL NON ESSENTAIL PROCESSES and hopefully you will be fine (hopefully)
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love it over 98 2nd editionby - January 7, 2003
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do not like the restore function, will continue to use (Roxio Go-Back), until i get a fix for the packaged product. Can only get it to restore for previous day.
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bla bla blaby - December 17, 2002
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well after installing xp1 thought thing,s was going great til i installed something did like it i unistalled it it took file out of computer,, i tried system restore ,,,rot ro dont work
nad you cant find anysupport nowhere all garbage no help
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A typical Microsoft productby - December 10, 2002
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Only Microsoft would put a service pack on the street that causes some new HP machines to crash routinely. And the answer from their tech support was that HP hadn't come up with a solution, yet. Just the sort of answer you would expect from a company that is making security job number one. With the number of security alerts they have issued just this year alone, it appears that they will be employed for years to come. I am waiting for SP200.
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Will not install, crashed during download!by - December 4, 2002
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I installed the SP1 on a system that was fully functional. In the middle of the download it crashed and now I can't uninstall or reload. I have to reformat the system and reinstall everything. It is horrible!
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OKAY OSby - November 30, 2002
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Xp Pro is Okay i'm running Windows Xp Prop the one that doesn't need to be regestered, I installed SP1, it didn't install because the cd code wasn't valid so i used a program to get a valid code and ran another program to change tha cd code on my os and ran SP1 it installed without a problem it seems to me microsoft xp pro still has some loop holes for the cd code.
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Seems to work fine with LEGAL installs of XP...by - November 21, 2002
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I use a dial-up at home to access the net, so downloading SP1 or using the updater was not an option. I downloaded the 134Mb SP1 file at work, burned it to a CD, and took it home. After backing up my critical files, I installed SP1 and did not have any problems. I am running a legal (I bought it at a retail store in retail packaging) and activated version of XP Home. Once installed, it did take a couple minutes to reboot the first time. After that is was about the same as before SP1. It is more stable than before and I have not experienced any lock-ups, blue screens, or any other problems as of yet. I was having issues before with shutting down and occasional lock-ups when using my burner or USB devices. Now everything is working great. As always, you are taking a chance loading anything Microsoft, but for me, this time, everything worked fine. If you are having problems with XP and have a legit copy, SP1 is worth the download and risk. If you are not having any issues with your system - be smart, leave it alone - don't let the "upgrade bug" bite you where it hurts...
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I'll go back to DOS!by - November 13, 2002
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I've always hated windows, and now with my XP Pro and SP1 experiences my feelings have been magnified. Windows XP worked ok when I first installed it.I wanted to get all of the patches installed so I put SP1 on. Now I can't get Netscape 7 or any other program to autodial my ISP. It just occurred to me that windows updates are called "patches" to fix "holes"; how many of you would spend $250 for a new tire for your car knowing you would need to put 26 patches on it before it was safe to use?
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Thank god I didn't pay money for it!by - November 8, 2002
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This stopped internet explorer displaying javascript and won't allow me to enable it, stopped me from accessing Help and Support, Change User, System Restore and more. I used to trust MS, now like others, I wait for a Linux replacement compatible with windows software and use Mozilla.
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Installers bewareby - November 6, 2002
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The list of fixes is impressive and there are more than a few updates that are useful in more ways than one. Installing the SP1 to new machine (clean install) resulted in a bunch of blue screens and reinstalling windows.
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This is a killerby - November 6, 2002
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After applying it killed my PC. Only boots when it feels like it. Rebuilt my PC with different disk formats fat32 etc. Thought at first it was a boot virus as I could boot from floppy and fdisk /mbr and it solved the problems for a few reboots but it eventually kills it
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If you like boot failures this is the product for you.by - November 5, 2002
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Works great for a day or so, then you must reintall Windows XP from the beginning if your product key works, mine did not. XP is great SP-1 is a disaster. Microsoft should pull it off line before a class action lawsuit demanding payment for time lose and repair cost insue. Bad move Mr. Ballmer,.Mr. Gates
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Unable to Installby - October 29, 2002
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I was unable to install it. I kept getting the error message that it was unable to validate the update.inf or it would give me the "unable to install the catalog files" error. Oh, I've tried the recommended tricks to rename the catroot and change the log file name, etc, etc. None of it worked. I ended up reinstalling the original OS on a reformatted hard drive and it still won't work. I eventried to download the network verision and install fro the HD which ended in the "file is corrupt" error. Go figure. Well, I certainly can't rate it above a one if I can't install it. Good luck guys.
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JAVA VMby - October 28, 2002
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WHEN I INSTALL THE XP SERVICE PACK 1,MICROSOFT JAVA VM IS NOT WORKING 100% WITH THE IE BROWSER.
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XP Needs Real Fixesby - October 23, 2002
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Includes some important fixes for the myriad security problems in Windows. Supposed to get rid of MS Passport, but guess what? It DOESN'T. Are you surprised?
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WINDOWS XP SP1 UDATEby - October 21, 2002
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DIDNT DO ANYTHING SPECIAL, YOU MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE INSTALLING IF YOU ACCIDENTLY BOUGHT A PIRATED COPY, JUST GO TO KAZAA AND ENTER XPSP1 UDATE AND THEY WILL HAVE A WAY TO CHANGE THE KEY.so you can install sp1 udate
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New viruses ??by - October 20, 2002
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My MSN Explorer got freeze after sign out ,technical support said im corrupt so i reinstall again my msn . After that i still gotta freeze even already back up all my system. With error message (MSN Explorer not responding). In send report i found this files ( acccompat.text document and msn6.exe.mdmp).This files created after you sign out and gotta freeze.You neva found in your hard disk even this files located in your hard disk C
DOCUME~1(your name~1(LOCALS~1(Temp(WER2F.tmp.dir00(msn6.exe.mdmp) and C
DOCUME~1(your name ~1(LOCALS~1(Temp(WER2F.tmp.dir00(appcompat.txt(you can find this files ,if you still connected with dial up connection ).I think this files caused my MSN Explorer freeeze 20 x !!.After unisntalled Window Xp Service Pack 1 my new programs not working properly. Its really wasted my times.When i downloading Windows XP Service Pack 1 ,i gotta message from messenger(AOL) service above box install update ,even my messenger service not sign in. from messenger from AOL.
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Windows XP Service Pack 1 caused my MSN Explorer crashby - October 20, 2002
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After installed Windows XP Service Pack 1 my Msn Eplorer crash freeze and i gotta file when sign in MSN Explorer msn6.exe.dmp and appcompat(text.document).This files created when you wants sign out and you gotta freeze. I always gotta error message MSN Explorer not responding
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An essential, but painful, update.by - October 19, 2002
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It took 3 long hours to download on my PC. But after 1 month of having installed the Services Pack, it crashed only once (Is the dreaded blue screen dead for good? I hope!) More Service Packs will be on the way, but not as large (and painful) than this one.
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Fixed in the next release ???by - October 18, 2002
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Since I applied XP SP1, I can no longer see my network connections, nor can I create a new visible connection. They work, so they must be there, but I can't see or modify them. Its such a mess, it could have been developed by Tony Blair and his Government in the UK.
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Smooth move... NOTby - October 17, 2002
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I have never actually gotten to try SP1 (and after reading all hat I have, I am glad I have not). When I try to install it, it tells me that I have an invalid product key for Windows XP. Ironically, I HAVE activated this version of XP with the product key located right on the side of my computer. I have had no problem with XP up to this point and I don't think I am going to ask for any and install XP.
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Thinking about changing to Apple.by - October 17, 2002
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I have Windows XP Professional. One day, all of a sudden it begins to "crash". I've loaded all of the updates that have come out but it appears to be getting worse as time goes by. I can be in the middle of a project and "CRASH"! Blue Screen - reset- Startup screen, error message,ect. I'm thinking of changing to APPLE. I remember when IT worked and was simpler to use. XP is a nightmare!
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fixing remote access connection manager serviceby - October 16, 2002
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Refer to microsoft knowledge base article Q329441. I went and did the registry changes, now it works fine. Thanks Microsoft!
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worst thing in historyby - October 14, 2002
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SP1 does almost nothing to improve your computer. It installs any patches you have already installed, and because it re-installs them it screws up your computer on the inside. There's no problems, until you have a problem and you need to recover or something. Pavilion users make sure to get the patch from HP if you are going to try this stupid SP at all.
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Saved by Microsoft Install stuff up.by - October 11, 2002
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Well after installing XP PRO on my 2 Year Old IBM APTIVA 550 Mhz with 256 ram and a good 3D ani video card: the Gloria II, I was amazed that everything worked fine right after installation even without dedicated drivers. I still installed the newest XP drivers for each device and then tried to instal SP1. Well the installation of SP1 never completed and failed 12 times after that. I gave up on it but I Installed all the other updates from Microsoft.The system still works great. Looks like I saved myself with that installation hic up. The problems reported here on SP1 are very serious indeed.
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Total Rubbishby - October 11, 2002
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When I first installed XP Home Edition it worked great, and I told everybody it was the best OS Microsoft had released. Well this is the worst Service Pack I have seen. My PC now boots sometimes but mostly throws up Lsass.exe failed... and powers down the system. Usually after about 4 attempts it manages to struggle to the desktop. But it's killed Outlook Express - Won't download msgs from my ISP, IE keeps resetting toolbars, and outlines of windows keep being left on the screen, If you must try this, make sure you take an image backup (Drive Image or Ghost, etc). I shall now be restoring mine. If only Linux ran my applications!
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Skip this puppy!by - October 10, 2002
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After install everything seemed fine. Not appreciable difference in bootup or shutdown. ATI card All in Wonder seemed to be a problem, running TV and QB caused freeze ups. I tried several drivers and options, still froze up after 5 to 20 mins. I uninstalled without a glitch and have not experienced any freeze up. All I can say is if you choose the SP1, save your original files so you can uninstall. This really barks.
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What a farce!by - October 10, 2002
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Disabled our Remote Connection Access Manager! It took my ISP's IT tech support to find out WHAT the problem was, and then FIND a solution. It took several hours! No wonder MS has such a poor reputation. Thank god our ISP's tech person had the patience and know-how to fix our problem. MICROSOFT: GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!
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OK...I guess...no improvement...only patchesby - October 10, 2002
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This service pack is only good for security issues that are MS fault at the beginning. What the patched did do is killed my WinXP Pro and had to re-enter a different product key to get it working again. Pirated software...beware. Of course, mine was legit like the rest of yours.
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Cannot Uninstall...Restore fails!by - October 10, 2002
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One of the sneaky little fixes is Media Player 9, which is forced down your throat. MP9 is a beta version, which doesn't work, tries to report what you play to Microsoft, and can make songs played only good for the computer that they are recorded on. This player CANNOT be removed. Restore seems to work, but nothing changes. You have to reformat your drive and reinstall with your original XP disks, then go get individual security updates. Remember plugins for IE? Just try and add a third party plugin for say, video streaming, in IE 6. Nope. Microsoft will have none of that. You WILL use their software and you WILL use it like they TELL you to. I can't believe MS would take a good OS like XP pro and ruin it like this. Linux never looked so good.
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XP becomes unstable after SP1by - October 9, 2002
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My XP set-up was very stable prior to SP1. Since then I have to re-boot at least once a day due to software 'freeze' problems.
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XP SP 1 is garbageby - October 9, 2002
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I installed SP1 because it was supposed to fix security holes in XP. However, since installing it my computer crashes constantly, then automatically reboots over and over again. It has rendered XP total junk.
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I think it is cheap for microsoft to bundle Java virtual machine whith the service packby - October 9, 2002
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I have had NO luck getting it and I am about to go back to running winBlows 98 This Win xp is and will continue to be a PAIN in the but Thanks
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Just Decentby - October 8, 2002
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This service pack is not as awesome and revolutionary as I hoped it would be, but it's still a worthwhile download because it's a package of all the security patches available right now. But it's pretty disappointing that there is no unique feature newly added.
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Offlineby - October 7, 2002
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Many users (including me) are experiencing issues when accessing to W2K Domain Controller hosting offline files since SP1. WinXP SP1 acts as if servers (DC only) are randomly going offline and popups "Offline" warning. This is not true, network connectivity with the servers is working fine but the sync manager seems to think that the link is lost.
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Power of suggestion- Alive and Well!by - October 7, 2002
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I could package "dung" and say it's the latest and greatest, and their would be the believers following blindly (AOL'ers, etc.) I am alone in a sea of blindness and PC users with very low IQ's.
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All of you that put SP1 are moronsby - October 7, 2002
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If you put this on right out of the gate then you deserve all that you get. When will all of you realize that MS never puts out a product that works. stick with a proven OS like 2000 until XP has time to mature. SP1 is all of the things that XP should have shipped with but they didnt want to wait for. Also did you READ the agreement???? Hope you did... READ it and find out why
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Worth a downloadby - October 5, 2002
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I've increased significant performance while playing games ,also, some major problem involving hardware problem was fixed. But not much have change in it's Explorer.Nothing new...
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Needs More Memoryby - October 4, 2002
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I have a 128MB laptop. Performance was marginal with XP, but after installing SP1 it's unbearable. I'm got to upgrade my memory to keep running XP.
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"Just shows the quality of MS"by - October 4, 2002
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I started with a working system. Then I installed winXP SP1, now my system wont even boot anymore. Indeed, I must say, this new SP has the fastest startup and shutdown time ever. The whole userinterface seems to be taken away (ofcourse, letting the user do something slows down the shutdown procedure), instead the system now decides to shut down itselve. After restarting in safe mode I decided to do one of those system recoveries of Microsoft. Great, after that my system wont even start in safe mode anymore. If this is Microsoft's "service" then people would be better of without service. In short, Windows XP SP1 is the best virus I have ever seen. And it's completely "innocent" because the user installs it himselve.
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The down load time was longer then I expected on Hi speed over 30 minutesby - October 3, 2002
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So far I have found my startup is slower then before and Norton's security screen comes on too much a bloody newsence.
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Dont do itby - October 3, 2002
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The worst thing that could have happen to Windows XP. It raised havoc with the entire system.
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Not a good OS AT ALL!!!by - October 2, 2002
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I have switched my computer over to XP about 4 months ago and have had nothing but problems. Yah it has every driver I needed without using cd's for drivers, but it is as reliable as an 8 track tape player. It crashes on me at least 3-4 times a day depending on how long I put up with it. I play many online internet games and get stuck in them unable to move. In short this OS sux a@#!!!!!! If this is what the future of what Microsoft to offer, then maybe Apple does have a chance LOL!!!!
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To Date The Best Microsoft Have Producedby - October 2, 2002
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I have had XP Home since it came with a New Computer, from day one and I can honestly say that I have had no problems at all, it has been almost a year now and I am still finding things out about the superb system that amaze me every day. John Worley
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Appears to work well, except......by - September 30, 2002
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Roxio Easy CD Creator, Ver. 5.xxx does not work correctly after installing SP-1. It will not write large (greater than about 2 MB) files. Hangs the system up, requiring a hard reboot. However, this is a known issue and for those using ver 5.xx, there is an update patch for Easy CD Creator available @ roxio.com. Applied the patch, and the Easy CD Creator works as before. Other than that, no problems. I have to wonder how many people who are having problems after SP-1 have either upgraded to XP or are using a version with a hacked identifier key?
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2.4 GHz P4 now hangs up constantly on trivial tasksby - September 30, 2002
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A HUGE mistake to download SP1. I should have simply downloaded a couple of missing security patches. My PC now hangs up on trivial tasks, like opening some applications, and on shutdown. Microsoft blew again.
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Dead Laptopby - September 30, 2002
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It froze up my laptop and I had to ultimately reformat the hard drive and reinstall everything to get an operating system working again
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It Crashed MY pcby - September 29, 2002
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the only problem i was haveing before i installed SP1 was dthat i did not have java VM and SP1 was suppose to have it. i installed the sp1 and my pc kept rebooting so i formatted my drive and reinstalled xp. however i will be formatting again because i am switching to redhat 7.3
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Microsoft sucks againby - September 29, 2002
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Once again Microsoft publishes a buggy fix to buggy software. I'm an idiot for trying to install it twice. The first time I ended up reformatting my hard drive because I could not get the system to reboot (even into Safe Mode). I have had XP since it came out and had a lot of software installed so I figured with a clean install I might fair better. WRONG!! I have installed the Serive Pack again and now my system is running like a dog! Thanks for screwing me again Mircosoft! I should send them a bill for all hte hours I have and will waste trying to fix this mess!
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Should not be neadedby - September 29, 2002
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The fact that it fixes 300 holes, ie 300 problems goes to show how weak and operating system XP is. 2K is much better and OS X is many times better - try again MS!
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Save yourself the trouble!by - September 28, 2002
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I've had XP running for nearly a year with no problems. Once I installed SP1, my internet connection ceased to function. Fortunately, I have more than one computer networked and can use a backup PC to write this. If you believe using the Internet is good, stay away from SP1!
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IT DESTROYED MY COMPUTERby - September 28, 2002
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I have a new HP with an XP operating system. Microsoft was praising this as a major asset to an XP system. In fact, it's a Bill Gates created virus that destroys all XP systems (just in case one of them might be bootlegged).
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SP-WHAT "PASS", More Like...by - September 26, 2002
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let's see who is stealing our software and watch them as close as possible. I dowloaded SP1, and didn't notice a thing, except slower PC and internet speeds. Not worth the trouble. Wonder if MS is watching me type this...lol
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Crash... bang!by - September 26, 2002
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My PC has bee crashing ever since I installed SP-1: it worked fine until then. (OK - so why did I touch it if it works...) How on earth do I uninstall it?
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SP1 could create big problemsby - September 25, 2002
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We downloaded the SP1 for XP and it completely crashed our computer. The Microsoft support site has very little information and we found more on the forum area on the Microsoft site. From the CNET site and the Microsoft forum, it is obvious that lots of people are having problems with this download. I had to do a new setup with the original Windows CD to repair the damage. Better to wait and just do the critical security updates.
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Warez users are not likeing this!by - September 25, 2002
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Ya I bet the Warez users are not happy about this! A SP that jacks your system up if you running w/ a cracked version of Xp. I got my Win XP Corp Disk A while back never had any problems and I had been running 2k for about 2 years and I say a real full install of Xp corp + The New SP is just as stable as Win2kSP3. Now I am talking about a fresh format NOT an upgrade. Chew On That :P
User Rating: 9/10
GREAT UPDATE!by - September 25, 2002
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This is a great update if you have Broadband and at least 20gb because you can get loads of security updates and stuff like that in one download! If you use msn explorer or neoplanet instead of internet explorer or quicktime instead of windows media player then you can set them as your default programs which is useful to me because I use msn explorer a lot!
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Risky business for your systemby - September 25, 2002
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Awful system crash upon rebooting led to 16 hours of effort to save data then reinstall XP. The SP1 disabled my Remote Access Connection Manager. Wish I had checked Cnet first!
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NO! STAY AWAY!by - September 24, 2002
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I just downloaded this and install it. My computer DID NOT BOOT AT ALL. I had to go into safe mode and uninstall the packet! I REPEAT, DO NOT GET THIS. IT'S NOT WORTH THE PROBLEMS IT COMES WITH!
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It worked... for meby - September 23, 2002
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My home computer is a 2.0Ghz Dell 8200 with XP Home on it. Having read about the major security hole in XP on www.grc.com, I opted to install SP1 ASAP. Just before retiring for the night I connected to Windows Update and let it do its thing... which, based on the comments here, was probably unwise! (Leave my computer to Microsoft? At night? What was I thinking?) SP1 installed with only a very slight hiccup (a cryptic dialog box when I rebooted - it never appeared again). No changes in performance noted.
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Necessary upgrade for the preferred OSby - September 22, 2002
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For maximum hardware and application compatibility, no other operating system (from Microsoft or anyone else) matches Windows XP. And since no operating system is perfect, you need to keep up with hardware changes, and the inevitable bug fixes. Windows XP (even without Service Pack 1) is incredibly stable. SP1 *adds* to that stability, and, in some situations, increases performance (and even application compatibility). If you run Windows XP, this upgrade (along with IE 6 SP1) is a must-download.
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yet more M$ rubbishby - September 21, 2002
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There's not really much I can say about the low, low quality of SP1 that hasn't already been said. Apparently I'm one of the lucky users (in that it didn't trash my system on re-boot as it has done to some people here) but after almost a week of program crashes, non-responsive programs, and a horrificly slow general process speed I've uninstalled the bloody thing. Do yourself a favour and don't download the pack... just visit windows update as often as possible and download security patches instead.
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Just another attack on Sun's Java!by - September 21, 2002
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After installing all the updates on a regunar basis, Service pack 1 boils down to satisfing the court ruling and providing Java for XP. All versions of Windows are being offered updates to "help Java security problem". After the so called fixes Java stops functioning properly and you start geting error messages and lockups. As far as XP goes the strange but repeatable bugs repeat on all the machines I have seen.
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Destroyed Remote Access Connection Manager serviceby - September 20, 2002
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I downloaded and installed SP1 on a brand-new, just-out-of-the-box Dell PC and everything seemed fine, until I tried to set up my home network and add a dial-up internet connection. After hours and hours on the phone with tech support, getting no useful answers, and troubleshooting on- and offline, I finally traced the root of the problem: the "Remote Access Connection Manager" service (Control Panel-Administrative Options-Services) had been irreparably damaged. The service could not be started, and since ICS, ICF, DUN, etc. all depend on this service, I could not do anything with the system network-wise. Uninstalling the SP did not solve the problem. Performing a System Restore back to the first time I turned the system on did not fix the problem. I ended up having to reformat and reinstall Windows XP on a machine that was less than a week old. Once that was done, I downloaded and installed some of the individual security patches and bug fixes (not all of them), and have had no further difficulties so far. I advised Dell of this issue and recommended they alert their customers. Stay away from this one.
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AFTER INSTALLING SYSTEMS JUST KEEPS REBOOTING BEWAREby - September 20, 2002
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After I installed service pack 1 I rebooted my computer as instructed. The computer would only boot to the welcome screen and then restart. I let it reboot for 30 minutes continusly and then tried to boot into safe mode with no luck. Also tried to boot with old registry would not work. I had to fdisk and totally reinstall xp. I have read the microsoft message boards and many, many people have had the exact same problem.
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typical microsoftby - September 20, 2002
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well what exactly did you expect when you buy something from the devil, oh i mean microsoft....
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Why the Loyalty to PCby - September 20, 2002
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It amazes me how much PC users put up with and how brainwashed they are to remain loyal to Microsoft. Some day people will evolve and possible choose a MAC, lift themselves out of their current business mediocrity and become productive members of society.
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It's Not Worth Itby - September 19, 2002
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If you want stability and to be able to use Corel Software or older Microsoft Software don't bother they won't work after installing the service pack
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Avoid if performance is a priorityby - September 19, 2002
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Reboot and shutdown-slow, slow, slow!!! Applications that used to fly-slow, slow, slow. Watch me uninstall-fast, fast, fast. It has been about a week now and this "update" has had its chance. Bye!
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Service Pack Stinksby - September 19, 2002
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I use Netscape...I prefer it to the hodgepdoge that Microsoft deems a web browser. After the Servicepack, Netscape would not load, IE loaded pages partially, just a mess. Thank God for rollback.
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copyed cd users bewareby - September 19, 2002
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If you have a copy of xp and install this,it will not work anymore. Thats right, your xp will stop working.
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Very worth while.by - September 19, 2002
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I had no problems downloading this and Windows works well. I'm very happy with the results.
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Install caused Crashby - September 19, 2002
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Mid way into install, my computer crashed and was unable to make repair after 2 hours on phone with tech support.
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XP runs noticeably fasterby - September 18, 2002
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Have been running SP1 for a week with no problems at all. Of course, I had no problems with my XP Pro to begin with. Runs significantly faster now. Don't worry, be happy. Just do it.
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Microglitchby - September 18, 2002
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Other than the gaping exploit in Explorer 6 it seems that SP1 is useless the fix for the Explorer 6 exploit can be found at Steve Gibsons site www.grc.com
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NO PROBLEMS HEREby - September 18, 2002
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As usual the doomsayers will complain and the conspiracy theorists will speculate. Bottom line the lamers out their with there store bought junk will have problems but anyboy with any skill or thought processes will have no problems. flame away
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KILLED TWO COMPUTERSby - September 18, 2002
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Install it on two computers and both ended up with the blue screen of death and one would not even open in safe mode. Had to reinstall on both computers. Real Pain.
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System slow as hellby - September 18, 2002
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After installing the lomg awaited SP1, my system froze with just the backgroud. After a ctrl-alt-del i could start programs and after a whole the task bar cam back. Startup went from 1 to 2 minutes to 10 minutes with SP1 !! Removed it, but somehow the system is still not stable..... Have to reinstall EVERYTHING. Thanks M$
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User Beware....by - September 18, 2002
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I have reviewed dozens of message boards and read hundreds of user feedback. (I?m a Systems Analyst for the DOD) and far too many users are getting poor results....or downright failures....after installing SP1. My Outlook express lost all settings, including user profile...no biggy, except it wouldn?t even import previously saved settings, saying the file was invalid. Then Outlook Express, IE6 and even Quicken 2003 would just close inadvertently. And of course I got the infamous ?Windows Fatal Error? message when trying to run a few of my apps, such as TweakXP. After a few hours of this, I decided to remove SP1 using the Uninstall option...BIG MISTAKE...Why should I expect less from MS. Everything went well at first, until I tried to reboot, and of course it wouldn?t reboot...even in SAFE MODE. After a few dozen recovery attempts, I booted into Windows ME (I run Both Systems on my PC) and used that for a day. The next day I attempted to reboot XP in safe mode again, just on the REMOTE chance it would work...and it WORKED...I was then able to restore a last best configuration and it seems to work fine after using it for a couple of days?..Go figure? What I have noticed is that a LARGE number of users with ATI video cards are having issues (I use an ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon with Catalyst 2.3 Driver). This may be one of the problems, but ATI states that the Catalyst was specifically made for XP SP1. I would, however, discourage ATI users from installing SP1 and wait a while to see if ATI discovers problems and releases a fix?.My opinion only. If others are having similar problems please let ATI know. Over all, I would highly recommend WAITING to install this...(wait for M$ to release the UPDATE to SP1...of course we?ll never know since they?ll just sneak it in)...or if you do install it, MAKE A SYSTEM RESORE POINT, Back up all your data and shut down any Firewall, Anti-Virus or other Security applications (Ad-Aware, etc.) before running this. beullar
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The EMPIRE strikes back...by - September 18, 2002
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... with hours of downloading, screens of Death, reboot loops, boot problems, crashes, needs of the XP disk to repair, XP is gone too slow, freezing at shutdown, ghost applications, slow bandwidth, fatal crashes, you must reformatting and reinstalling XP, illegal operations on certain applications, network connections list was empty, no Java VM in download version, lost with the remote access connection manager, deleted files, system tray and NIS alert tracker icons dont react, it takes double the time to boot and shutdown, Microsoft has just assumed the right to surreptitiously install code of its choosing, you will not be offered an opportunity to examine the download or refuse it, security holes, video was very choppy, spywares,the system slowed to a crawl, mysterious updates from the Microsoft organisation, 300+ security updates, automatic checks on your cd-key for you, it treats people like they were all pirates or theves, fake anti-trust lawsuit, plus the Big Brother in EULA is watching... We are at war or something? I used to like XP Pro a lot, but now I realized that there are not good MS bussines men... just fool customers. Stay away from SP1, work with your current version and fight for your rights to be free & anonymous...
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go to hell M$by - September 18, 2002
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Go to hell SP1 and M$. Before I installed the SP1 my computer run smoothly. But after I installed this dammed things my computer keep crashing and reboot itself when i try to play my favourite game. Not only one.. 5 of 7 game i've installed cannot be played. ive tried to download and install new driver but it still the same.. i think i will used linux.
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Slows down some aspects but speeds up others.by - September 17, 2002
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This is interesting... My comp now loads slower, but it shuts down faster. Thankfully, my hardware is much more compatable and my OS directly supports JVM. With all that and the 300 security holes fixed, I would reccomend this download (but make sure you have a good internet connection and you run Ad Aware to get rid of the Alexia spyware it installs. You might want to disallow any access M$ has to your computer as well...)
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Oh dearby - September 17, 2002
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Dont expect everything to work when you update with this service pack! My wireless network card (Buffalo) doesnt anymore....so Ive had to uninstall the SP! You can always try it, but make sure you use the back up option as you do!
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Don't install SP1by - September 17, 2002
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I installed SP1 on my VAIO 1.2GHz with XP Professional that ran pretty fast. Now almost every other time I have problems during rebooting and especially with Internet Explorer. It never hung before, but now I have to kill it very often through "Task Manager" and reboot machine. Otherwise I can not open any website (even I have DSL connection). Even I am "Windows" person I would not recommend to install SP1. I prefer to see small and quick updates with short and detailed explanation.
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No Problems Hereby - September 16, 2002
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I downloaded SP1 a few nights ago and have had no problems at all. It did take awhile even though I have a high speed connection but I do notice somewhat better speed and stability. However, I did image my system before installing SP1 (come on, it's Microsoft were talking about). I did like the ability to uninstall individual components such as media player and messenger, but I never used them anyway. I think if I had a slow (56K) net connection I would just spend the 10 bucks for the disk. To me it is worth it, if only for the security patches.
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Created multiple problems with my PCby - September 16, 2002
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After downloading this service pack, I have had multiple problems with the PC freezing, inability to restart the PC, inability to run any programs. I finally was able to do system restore, but then had the same problems. The only remedy so far has been to uninstall many of the applications on my PC.
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puter wont shut down or restartby - September 16, 2002
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on a dial up it took 3hrs...and I choose not to back up . after initial install and reboot my puter keep freezing at shutdown....so i went back to just the individual security downloads and all is back to fine..........
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Upgrade Your Problems!by - September 16, 2002
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Downloaded SP1 The Day it was released and i cant say im pleased. firstly system tray and NIS alert Tracker icons dont react when they're clicked on and sounds are delayed - why didnt MS test this more thoughroly before it was released. IF MICROSOFT PRODUCTS WERE MORE SECURE MAYBE THERE WOULDNT HAVE TO BE WHOPPING SERVICE PACKS. SOD THE NEXT MICROSOFT OS IM GETTIN LINUX OR MAC OS X CUZ THIS IS DOIN MY HEAD IN!
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This 133 MB should be on original Win XPby - September 16, 2002
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Disappointed AGAIN! Drivers: Need current updates from Miscrosoft and Manufacturers for all products and software.
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Cannot install some softwares/ Reboot Loopsby - September 16, 2002
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AMD XP1800+ /256DDR. Computer goes into reboot loops. When it does manage to show desktop. Explorer will sometimes crash. Cannot install Dreamweaver 4, Acrobat Reader 5.05, and some other software that I had on before. Please e-mail me if you have similar problem.
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Windows XP Service Pack 1 STINKS!!!by - September 16, 2002
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Last night, using Windows Update, I downloaded and installed Microsoft's Windows Service Pack 1. It took over three hours to complete. After rebooting my computer, nothing worked, I was left with just a screen picture. No taskbar, nothing. After manually shutting down and restarting, I finally called Gateway support.... it's a Microsoft problem. A call to Microsoft.... it's a Gateway problem. Gimme a break. I left my computer running for a hour with just that screen picture, finally a taskbar appeared, and I used Roxio's GoBack to restore my computer. Bottom line.... I'm through using Window's Update for Microsoft updates.
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SP-1 Disables Ghost Cloning!by - September 16, 2002
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I have always backed up my hard drive to another identical hard drive using Norton Ghost 2002. Then I installed the SP-1 update. After that, when I tried to back up, I got this weird cryptic error. I tried everything. Backing up my drive enabled me to go back to a previous date, but I had to do a lot of updating. Microsoft: How dare you put disablers in your software updates without telling people? I am through using your "Windows Update" site. Advice: Develope and TEST YOUR SOFTWARE before selling it. You would then not need any of these damaging updates. Linux is starting to look really good to me!
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Slower speed and bad NIC performance.by - September 16, 2002
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Booting takes longer after SP1 install. Also my NIC is hit and miss connecting to the network after the install. Win2K is more stable on my machine.
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Destroy your system. Install XP SPby - September 16, 2002
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After installing XP SP1, Outlook Express no longer existed, except in ServicePackFiles ... which would not execute because of dll dependencies. The Internet Options control panel also no longer existed.
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Lost IIS and ASP.NETby - September 16, 2002
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If you doing ASP and .NET development on XP, stay away of this sp, I did crash my .NET with it. Neither ASP.NET pages running after this, IE doesn't work well and some other problems. Did reinstall XP because of this. Wait until MS release sp for sp, or something else.
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Terrible, took ages, even with the 37Mbit download via dialup!by - September 15, 2002
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I have been having massive problems with XP. It was stable for about 12 weeks & then I have had nothing but trouble. There are still problems even after the update,
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PC May Not Boot After SP1!by - September 15, 2002
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That's what happened to my fairly new but plain-jane PC. Go to the Microsoft newsgroups and see for yourself all the users who are having boot problems after installing SP1. (Start > Help and Support > XP Newsgroups). You owe it to yourself to check out the posts before deciding on this update.
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DSL DRIVER NOT LOADING AFTER INSTALLby - September 15, 2002
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installed the update and after rebooting system wont load speedstream driver now. i have to uninstall and reinstall to get back online everytime. so i uninstalled and now it works fine again. i have basic dsl through sbc in california. speadstream 3060 pci dsl modem
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doesn't do what it promisesby - September 15, 2002
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It was a huge download, and after all the things were installed, i still can't get rid of msn messenger through Microsofts add/remove panel. on top of that, it just seems like a bloated package that just takes up space and nothing else.
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My WinXP still the same.by - September 15, 2002
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Well, what we updated all last fixed Q###### on Windows Update for ? I think there's nothing change even I did install and updated my WinXP with SP1, 10 months waiting !... but my comp still very slow when start/boot and NOT that stable... always hang... wasting time... need to wait for WinXP SE ?
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More of a Downgrade reallyby - September 15, 2002
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First, I downloaded the German version, 4 hours on a T1 line. Then the English version, 10 minutes on a T1 line. Backing up files for de-installation option of the Service Pack was a 30 minutes farce: it did not work ,because it wanted a 20GB storage area (the size of my harddrive). still took an hour to install everything else. Now, with a full install and no deinstall option, I find my laptop slowed down considerably. Seems to me the 300+ bugfixes created 150 new bugs. The guy who said "SP1 turbocharges Windows XP" must have been doing wayyy worse than I did before SP1. Without making use of half my periphery (lots of screens of death with WinXP) I had used with Win98, my laptop actually worked better BEFORE I installed SP1!
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Step By Stepby - September 15, 2002
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1) U should patch Xp with this update 2) Msoft is pushing this long tiome user away with its big brothering. 3) If u dont have the disk space to install it you probably shouldnt be running Xp 4) MS is in BIIIG trouble if more people really know about how sweet Mac Osx is. 5) Never thought i would say that ( refer to line 4) 6) And please linux, come out with a true end users OS! that is all
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Microsoft Just Doesnt Understand The Concept of Testing The Service Packsby - September 15, 2002
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The update installed, after the installation was complete it took about 10 minutes to fully boot back up again. After that, my computer was normal again with minimal changes. I would recommend SP1 to anyone who really is really worried about the security bugs in XP, other than that don't even bother.
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worst update everby - September 15, 2002
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Do not waste your time on this update. SP1 actually slowed down my machine!!! you can just download security patches from windows update and save time.
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XP SP1 deletes your files! Take backup!by - September 15, 2002
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Downloaded SP1, installed or tried to, bang, BSOD. Had to reboot, BSOD, rebooting. Ok, going into Safe mode, reading how-to's with MS Help program. Got it up running, and verifing all my documents with my backup (yeah, I always do backups when I touch MS products), and for some reason (a new "feature"?), some of my images, documents and html files are gonna. I'm gonna look further into this, but be careful and remember to take backup!
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Slow, Printer problems, and too many "serious error has just occurred." I fail to see the advantage.by - September 15, 2002
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Download time took 126 minutes on 56K. Immediately, 'serious error has just occured'windows sprang up. My HP 4050 Laser Jet would not print. New Service Pack kept shutting off my computer if unattended for a short period of time. Outside of irritating a faithful customer, I fail to see the advantage of this Service Pack. I uninstalled, and, bye the bye, checked out Macs for the first time in 17 years.
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Stict with Win 98 SEby - September 15, 2002
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I heard that XP should be the most stable Win OS so far. But no, it still has lots of BSOD, and this time - by default - it just reboots. Well, nothing new here. Besides that, XP is just way too slow, that's why I have reinstalled Win 98 SE, it might be unstable, but at least it has some speed.
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Approach with cautionby - September 15, 2002
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I am running an AMD Duron 800 MHz on a Biostar M7VKD MotherBoard with 256 MB of memory, a 40 GB Maxtor harddrive, Creative SoundBlaster Live MP3, ATI All-In-Wonder video card, Initio SCSI hard drive, HP Scsi RW CD-Rom and Conner Scsci tape drive. The update did not work for me. Even though I choose to have the files backed up, I was unable to back out the sp. Final solution: Install to a new partition on my hard drive (fortunately, I had some unformatted space). Now I'm off to reinstall all my software.
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XP SP 1by - September 15, 2002
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Windows XP Service Pack is outstanding. The OS runs a lot smoother with a lot less errors. The d-load takes awhile (even on cable), but is well worth it
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SP1 corrupted my computer!by - September 15, 2002
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After installing this Sorry Pain, my computer went from working perfectly into Homer Simpson mode! My internet access was inop., NAV2002 became inop., and my printer even started being a smart nose! Still have problems with my inbox in OE.... NEVER will I download another SP again-- critical updates, fine-- never was a problem with those--- service pack? no way!
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not bad for Microsoftby - September 15, 2002
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microsoft did ok with this one considering we all have spent the money already.
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It's all a scam!by - September 15, 2002
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All I can say, is there are 2 reasons for this update. MS makes it look like it's fixing a ton of stuff, but what they really are up to is changing Licence Agreement so that they can have more say, and more control over how you use YOUR operating system. Microsoft is digging a grave deep! All those who are sick of MS, check out this sweet OS called Lycoris Desktop/LX from http://www.lycoris.com
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SP1 Breaks Dialup Networking!by - September 15, 2002
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I lost the remote access connection manager (RAS), and now can't connect to anything that's not plugged into the LAN interface. Apparently a lot of other people have the same problem, judging by the usenet messages posted in the past week. This was an XP Pro upgrade of an XP Home/SP1 system, so there's no service pack to uninstall. Looks like there's no solution, without paying Microsoft for a support phone call.
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Waste of time!by - September 15, 2002
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After downloading this bloated monster I was unable to download mail from my DSL server and unable to print. Don't waste your time with this one! If you MUST download it, check the option to be able to uninstall it later. System is working fine after uninstalling.
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What a waste of timeby - September 15, 2002
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This SP adds nothing. Takes forever to download, and turns back on "features" (Auto Update) that I went to a lot of trouble to disable.
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MS is a big fat lair.....by - September 15, 2002
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When they release xp, they said this system gonna be very secure, but now.... look how many security updates we need to download...
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Reclaimed 1 whole Gig, Nice!!:)by - September 15, 2002
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I have just installed it, and my system is warming up to the install. I welcome the reinstall of the JVM that was uninstalled due to controversy with Sun. The BIG and VERY welcome surprise was that upon restarting SP1 RECLAIMED 1 GIG of my HD space. This is proving to be a HUGE benefit to my protable unit, a two-yr old laptop with only 6 gigs of HD space. I am assuming, at this point, that it cleaned up the previous redundant updates and unnecessary code. So far I am pleased and will repost with additional info in regard to performance increases as I encounter them.
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Slowed Down my compby - September 15, 2002
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My comp was working fine. Then I installed this service pack, took about 20 min to install, on a 2.0 Ghz, 256 MB DDR comp. When I actually began to use my comp, it started to slow down everything. Even the startMenu would take a while to load. Then I uninstalled it (took 13 min) and everyting was working back again..
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SP1 Boasts Faster Bootsby - September 15, 2002
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MS SP1 is a good roll up of many features and patches. this pack shaves about 5 seconds off a cold boot too
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SP1 resets my settings at each reboot...by - September 15, 2002
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SP1 resets my ATI color settings at each reboot. I have a laptop with a ATI Mobility M1 video card and I had the brightness for my display at a lower setting to reduce the stress on my eyes. Now, everytime my laptop loads Windows and as soon as my desktop appears, my fine tuned color and brightness settings reset themselves right before my eyes. Even with new video drivers, SP1 still manages to crawl under my skin with that error. With SP1, I might not get headaches from security holes, but I certainly am getting headaches with this glitch.
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Pls DO NOT get SP1!!by - September 15, 2002
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Okay so the day after I downloaded XP (home ed) SP1 I have been experiencing the following problems with my NEW Dell Dimension 8200 P4/2.26 Ghz/512 RD Ram PC: - Slower Boot up - illegal operations on certain applications - Outlook Express 6.0 does NOT allow switching identities, just freezes up - MSN Messenger insists on connecting and WILL NOT close. - Mouse freezes ( MS wireless ) - Spyware!! (detected by Ad-Aware) For those that are contemplating about SP1... I recommend downloading security patches individually and leave out SP1. My pc was soooo much faster w/o this garbage!!
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Turbo charge your system!by - September 15, 2002
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I downloaded and installed the update with no trouble whatsoever. What I got was a turbo charged video system. It improved my frame rates in my games by 25%. What more can one ask for.
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another fast burnerby - September 15, 2002
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This is the reason that a monopoly doesnt work They turn out products that we pay good money for thaT dont and wont work and you have no support from the company at all.You can stay on the line and listen to a computer hold you off forever though.
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Would not boot after loading SP1by - September 14, 2002
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After downloading SP1 and the Internet Explorer service packs, I could not boot XP. Even the startup option to use the last known good configuration would not work. I had to boot from the original CD and go through a lengthy repair process.
User Rating: 7/10
What A Hogby - September 14, 2002
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If you have been regularly downloading the hotfixes from Microsoft, then this is just a big rexource hog and not even worth the huge amount of time or hard drive space!
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Project Palladium Rolls on Inby - September 14, 2002
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What were the changes made to my Media Player again? Uh Oh now those CDs I bought with MY hard-earned money won't work in MY computer that I purchased with MY hard-earned money in the 52x CD Reader i bought with MY hard-earned money! Oh no! Now Paint won't work because 12 pixels out of 16,million didn't conform
Grrrrr!!!
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WinBlowsby - September 14, 2002
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I see no difference between SP1 and whatever I had before. Thank you Microsoft for wasting my time just so you can stop the piraters....
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much needed fix, finally hereby - September 14, 2002
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Those who know about SP1 know that it is much needed service pack for XP. It stablizes the OS plus fixes many nagging bugs. My experience so far has been excellent. Many little glitches I noticed pre-SP1 days are now gone. Kudos for MS.
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bad bug!!by - September 14, 2002
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after I downloaded and it installed my system would'nt even boot all the way up it just kept going around and around!!
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Be Careful..by - September 14, 2002
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If you have ANY software that does not support this latest build I would thing twice about downloading this update. There are other ways to get the major security problem fixes like looking at the archives at www.thescreensavers.com. After downloading this pack I had software that dislikes this build and then uninstalled the pack. I lost eo.exe and the ability to read some files. Tried to uninstall the pack and it screwed up my system further. I ended up reformatting and reinstalling XP. After that I did the patch before reinstalling other programs and so far everything is working. Just for your information...1.2Ghx AMD Thunderbird, 1G RAM, SB Live! 5.1+MP3, 4600Ti
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mixed bagby - September 14, 2002
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Thumbs up because if you have XP you'd better bloody well install it or you have security problems. But what is this about microsoft assuming the role of police for the music multi-nationals... I still use windows machines, but only for games. I switched to Mac OS X becuase of the command line, but now I am extremely glad I did. Even if XP worked 1000 times faster, what speed is worth the thought police sending unwanted programs to your system? However, XP doesn't work better than OS X. I would say, having used both extensively, that it is more or less a draw on the functionality side. Just look at the Jaguar user reviews... people do a lot less complaining there. Sorry, got away from the topic. I agree with a John Alderman below. You MUST install this if you are a windows user. It probably will cause problems, as MS tries to fix things over a huge variety of platforms (a problem Apple doesn't have) and it is pointedly frightening to have microsoft taking the role of corperate enforcer... i'd say its time to consider switching to another system.
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The ability to do insure all available updates are installed, at one time was worth it.by - September 14, 2002
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Time consuming to install, especially at my slow download speeds, but worthwhile. Even though I had kept my programs as up to date as possible through frequent smaller downloads, the assurance which comes from knowing my programs are current is satisfying
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repairedby - September 14, 2002
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i didn't have virtual machine on my windows xp but after downloading sp1 i was up and running
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Easy but large download!by - September 13, 2002
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The whole operation went very smooth without a hitch. I would recomend putting the backup file on another HD other than your C drive incase you run into trouble.
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It Sucks Big Timeby - September 13, 2002
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I downloaded it with my DSL connection in which took over an hour and it installed leaving me with a computer that would not function without using the SAFE MODE. I then figured out that I didn't need it and removed with the operating system Program Removal. I am now back up and running. XP is another operating system in WORK-IN-PROCESS. It only makes Microsofts bottom line look better.
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System would not bootby - September 13, 2002
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Loaded service pack 1 Express system would not boot had to go to safe mode to do a remove boots up fine. Another well done job by MS.
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Does not to do much except add to problems with XPby - September 13, 2002
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Not appreciably different from original XP which had its continuous on-going problems. This Service Pack has added further to problems already experienced and now I am unable to read any past or present attachments in Outlook Express or Outlook. Another problem to overcome.
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Sp 1 looks ok and does not feel deferent or look deferentby - September 13, 2002
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Sp 1 looks ok and does not feel deferent or look deferent I have just downloaded the Express version from the Microsoft download site and it seems to have made Things a lot quicker in loading The whole download took just under two hours as I use ADSL (576.0 kbps) and have all the latest update from Microsoft there are some nice touches and some not so nice unseen touches but it is worth it just for the security patches if you have broadband how ever this download is not for the faint hearted if you have anything less than a good bandwidth (ADSL) do not attempt this as it could be a expensive nightmare if you use 56k dial up you should stick to the small update patches from the Microsoft site
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I have learned to never buy the home version of any OS from Microsoft.by - September 13, 2002
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After three days with my first computer I sent it back to Gateway and had them reinstall everything with the Pro version of Windows. Ever since I have paid the $99. cost to upgrade to the Pro version of what ever Windows was out at the time. I am running XP Pro and have not had the same problems as of yet. My recommendation is to pay to up grade out of the gate and save yourself a whole world of head aches. It is so sad that a company that large treats it's home users so badly. They don't want to p**s off the deep pocket people who buy 200 copies of a OS.
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Made Outlook 6 run quirkyby - September 13, 2002
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Some features of Outlook, associated with newsgroups has been corrupted. Cannot combine and decode graphic image files
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Piece of garbage.by - September 13, 2002
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After installing the service pack I was greeted by a blank black screen for a desktop. After which my computer needed a reboot, after sitting at the black screen for 15 minutes hoping that it would come out of death. After reboot my XP did start up as normal, but now it takes almost twice as long for my desktop to load. At points during loading it seems to freeze. I do not recommend this download.
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Very large clumsy packageby - September 13, 2002
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The SP wizrad takes forever to look at your system. Especially if you are using a high end system. Failed to load or install all componenets and the end result was that my HD had to be reformatted and XP reinstalled. Which of course I then had to call Microsoft to get the install key. After the reinstall,the update was run without the Wizard and all update packages wree installed without a problem. Microsoft strikes gain !!!!
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Improved performance and stabilityby - September 13, 2002
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If you have Broadband, the web download is worth it... Performance improved a lot and lot of the drivers for components have been upgraded..
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Apple keeps looking better.by - September 13, 2002
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I have both a P4 running XP and a G4 running Apple's new 10.2 (Jaguar). And I have to say honestly thatas much as Apple is trying to win me, MSFT is pushing me away. I've had the same problems with the SP1 as others here. Slowness, Reboot loop, etc. It tells a lot that CNET's own review mark SP1's 'uninstall' selection as the best feature. And I didn't even know about the changes to the EULA that I've read here. MSFT has the right to download programs to my machine? Scary. More and more, I'm spending my time in front of my mac. I hate to sound like an evangalist, but if you're frustrated, talk a look at OS X 10.2. Apple has done a lot of wrong things in the past, but they got this one right.
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Too many MBsby - September 13, 2002
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I have been trying to get help for my new XP PC. Bought only 6 mos. ago. Because it is 6 mos. old, they want me to pay for help. I like XP, but I thought I would get better help. I should have stayed with my IBM, Millenium Windows.
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Blue Screen Of Death, Reboot, Repeatby - September 13, 2002
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Come on Microsoft! How many times have you done this? It used to be that Odd-Numbered service packs were good, did you switch the teams around?
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CNET Are Stupidby - September 12, 2002
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The comment that they wouldn't recommend it despite the 300+ bug fixes becaus it didn't improve performance is one of the dumbest comments I've heard in years! It was never supposed to improve performance, nobody ever said it would improve performance and nobody in their right mind would expect to improve performance. Install it, because it improves security, and it will be the baseline for future security fixes.
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Thank God for Safe Mode!by - September 12, 2002
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It's hard to tell the benefits of a Service Pack when it causes the Blue Screen of Death upon reboot and every reboot afterwards. I'm just happy I was able to go into Safe Mode to remove the Service Pack. Then, after that reboot, MS attempts to log an error report ,but can't submit the report. So, MS never finds out of my crash. All I get is a message that a "Device Driver" caused the fatal crash. Hmmm, let's see now, how many Device Drivers are there...nice help. I had this similar problem with a CD Burner Hotfix that lock the machine right up.
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BEWARE - Some programs no longer work!by - September 12, 2002
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After installing SP1, I found that some of my other software programs kept producing error messages, and some could not be closed without dointg a control-alt-delete. I had to uninstall SP1 to ge my computer back to where everything still worked.
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You need to install this!!by - September 12, 2002
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I can?t believe that your telling people not to service pack their Operating System. All of the security holes in this OS are well documented. That means that not only do we? the end users know about them but the hackers do as well. Let?s face it; the hackers are going to concentrate their efforts on the Operating System that will allow them to do the greatest mass damage. This just happens to be anything with the word Windows in front of it. Advising your readers to not run this service pack is like telling people in the hood to go to bed at night and leave their front doors unlocked. Not a good idea. I have been an I.T. professional for almost 10 years now and have been a loyal reader of the CNET newsletters and content from your web site, but if this is the direction that you are moving in I think I will have to look elsewhere for tech info. At least at Tech TV they don?t dispense advice that is this irresponsible.
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SP1 Makes no differnce to XPby - September 12, 2002
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Beyond the security patches - the only other person to benefit is our telecom company during the download.
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Broke my Remote Desktop Connectionby - September 12, 2002
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I can no longer remotely connect to my Win2k servers exzcept by the old Win2k Terminal Services Client !
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stop the whining...by - September 12, 2002
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Ok, so it's a big update, so what! We all complain about Microsoft's bugs, but then we complain again when they provide the fix! Just start the download at night and you'll be all set in the morning.
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Worth it for the security fixesby - September 12, 2002
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Considering most folks won't know the fatal bugs it fixes from the trivial, and some of the fixes are crucial, I'd say it's worth it. No problems here on 3 XP machines.
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slowed down my computerby - September 12, 2002
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The only thing I noticed after downloading this is that windows takes an extra minute or two to start up.
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Download ONLY if you have DSL and big hard driveby - September 12, 2002
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Smoothed out a lot of glitches in my OS. Speed not improved but stability and reliability much improved.
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What idiot dreamed up a 40 to 140MB download?by - September 12, 2002
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Is there anything wrong with producing 3 service packs rather than trying to cram everything into one?
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Sure speeded up my machine a lotby - September 12, 2002
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Contrary to the CNET review my three computers and home network are markedly faster and stabler the last few days since installed the service pack on all computers.
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It improved my systemby - September 12, 2002
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I know it's hard to believe, I doubted my observations as well, but this service pack has increased both the speed and stability of my system. As a person who loves "bells and whistles" I could not be totally thrilled ... but again, I must admit I notice improvements.
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Why can't theyby - September 12, 2002
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Why can't MSFT get it right. 300 bug fixes? It shipped with over 62,000 known bugs. At least they gave me an uninstall option. Now I don't have to buy a new harddrive to get rid of it.
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Use Windows Update and it only pulls down about 30MB of databy - September 12, 2002
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This update is worth taking. Read the hundreds of small bugs it fixes and don't wait to find them one at a time, take the update. For example, it fixed a problem I was having with sluggish DHCP on a wireless LAN. Using Windows Update, it will only download what it needs, which is typically 30MB or so, *not* the 140MB stated. If you don't use Windows update you will need to get all 140MB. Quit putting this product down, XP has been the best OS I have ever used. It is super stable, boots fast, suspends and restores into all kinds of different environments without a hitch and just generally runs great.
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Most features run great - but...by - September 12, 2002
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having problems with additional Hub controler not being recongnised and still conflict between MS natural Pro Keyboard 'sleep' and the standby settings for monitor(s). in fact - Sleep button on keyboard now sends the computer into physical dump!
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It's the EULA!by - September 12, 2002
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The EULA change bothers me. I do not pirate music, art, or literature. Intellectual Property protection is one of the most important issues in the modern Western world. It isn't just about Napster and college students stealing some music. However, the M.S. rewording of the EULA seems sneaky and underhanded. And, it puts M.S. entirely in the camp of one group in the I.P. debate. And hell, didn't we settle the basic issues on music usage with the old Paul Whiteman case?
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BSOD!! AAAHHHHH!!!by - September 12, 2002
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I installed SP1 and upon rebooting I found my maching at a wonderous BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death). After researching on the net, reinstalling windows, and scratching my head, I found out that there was some incompatibility with my video card drivers. I reinstalled and the problem cleared up. I might try SP1 again sometime but for now I say: If your computer is running fine, why bother upgrading to SP1?
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Lost my e=mail accounts and e-mails filesby - September 12, 2002
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My system was broke bad...I had to get system recover go to where I had not did the down load...My system is still not working right ..The size of the down load in time with my fast hook-up should have been warning to me not to download it...Lansing
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It's supposed to be just bugfixes!by - September 12, 2002
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Microsoft used to get screamed at for adding features in service packs; now people whine that there are no new features. It's supposed to be all about improving quality and fixing bugs; some folks will see perf improvements, others won't, but performance isn't the point either.
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Service Pack from Hellby - September 12, 2002
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XP did not speed up but slowed down considerably. Also had to re-install all peripherals. Not worth it.
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It SUCKS!!!by - September 12, 2002
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Download but it screwed up my dial up connection. Also, the system became slow. So In short it SUCKED
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Could do a better job than thisby - September 12, 2002
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I believe in paying for quality and respecting copyright laws. Hence all my software, Office, firewalls etc are originals. I do not download MP3s. Hence I do not expect any problems with this download of the service pack. However this had been a huge disappointment. Firstly my system went well, noticeably more responsive especially the internet explorer. However problems starts to pile up. My windows messenger is insistent on connecting to the web (I turn usually keep it off). I doubt the wisdom of letting an application which I do not use frequently have an open connection to the web. Since I cannot continue without all those repetitive messages interrupting repeatedly, I let it connect automatically to the web. Things went smoothly until I tried a software which has been consistently reliable. It hanged and I had to reboot. Then things really went downhill from here. First, the system slowed to a crawl (P4 1.6 256). Menus become almost totally unresponsive. My only hope was to use the system restore, and it literally crawled (10 minutes) to that application (which is a relief). I choose to reset it to earlier date. And before I finished the sequence, I received a message from the firewall that a remote system was trying to connect to my computer (a potential hacker?). I ignored it and now I am using my service pack free version to write this. It is not perfect but at least I did not have remote strange systems trying to connect to my computer before. One final note before I finish, I run Ad aware before and after installation and did not find any spyware in my download.
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What a sham! It doesn't remove MS productsby - September 12, 2002
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Okay, I got the download for one main reason -- to rid myself of the Windows Media Player which had hijacked my settings and opened whenever I listened to music -- no matter how I tried to get rid of it. So the update is supposed to allow you to "remove" Microsoft components. That's exactly what I did by unchecking the "allow access" to Windows Media setting. However, the Windows Media program still appears and still won't let me use MusicMatch to play music. Unbelieveable!
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Well Done MSby - September 12, 2002
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This is a sleek, smoothly installing, highly recommended update. It fixed a couple of problems on my system, one regarding performance of my USB 2.0 ports. The system does seem to be a little bit quicker booting and just as fast otherwise. A couple of related comments: For those who still don't understand, you deserve what you get if you tried running the SP-1 Beta on your main work machine. Also, I can see we have the same FUD being spread about XP and MP3 files again. Nothing in Windows will prevent you from playing your own MP3s on your own PC. Now if you want to go around stealing music with illegal MP3s, that's a risk you take. Having said that, I would definitely suggest XP users update to ensure continued security and reliability of their OS, unless you have religiously downloaded updates/patches all along.
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Avoid XP SP1, Beta or Otherwiseby - September 12, 2002
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This update put my previously stable installation into the same endless reboot cycle as others have described here. There does not appear to be a way to install SP1 without replacing existing hardware drivers. More importantly than this are the changes to the EULA that not permit Microsoft to install 'digital rights' enforcement software to your system without further warning or consent. Since this could disable your ability to play MP3s made from CDs you actually own in the future, why take the risk?
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SP1 solved a couple of problems for meby - September 11, 2002
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I have to say, XP works better now I have installed SP1. E.g. I was unable to install the latest version of the NVidia driver on my system, for reasons unknown. SP1 made this possible. So I am not unhappy..
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Who (if anyone) tested this?by - September 11, 2002
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Like many others have noted here, my machine also got into a reboot loop after installing SP1. The only reason that I gave SP1 a "2" for features is that once I got back in Win XP in safe mode (which I never had to do until I got this SP), I was able to uninstall SP1 (since I chose the option to be able to revert to pre-SP1) and everything looks to be back to normal. I'm very experienced with PC's, and this is a loaded, but clean system with top notch, name brand hardware. Pathetic! And I also hear now that they waited until this SP to fix a major security bug, now I can't load the fix for that either . . . Glad MS got the SP3 for 2000 right (when it has been out for 3 years, not less than 1). . . maybe we should all go back to Win2000?
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Eats up system resources !!!by - September 11, 2002
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Downloaded and installed it today. Big mistake!! Luckily I had it archived so I could UNINSTALL it !!! My XP Pro runs fine with-out it. Barely worked with it!!! Thought this would be something special, but all it did is reduce my Dell 1.0 to about the speed of a 386 !! Do not down load this !!
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Pretty good service packby - September 11, 2002
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I do not have the problems others have installing SP1. If you have a problem installing SP1, there is a link where you can find some answers. Copy and Paste the following link. http://www.ostweaks.com/temp/windowsxp_service_pack1_known_issues.html good luck. I am enjoying my XP SP1. Hope you do too.
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Alexa spyware contained in XP-SP1by - September 11, 2002
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Downloaded SP-1 yesterday. Took some 5 hours on a 56K modem. As soon as it finished installing I rebooted my machine, and launched free-surfer, and ad-aware. First thing that happens is ad-aware starts a scan, and informs me that new SPYWARE-ALEXA has been installed on my hard drive in the registry. Gee thanks M$, I really wanted some new spyware, NOT! I think it is a real rip off that M$ wants $10 for a disk, they should be handing them out for free on every street corner. Instead they want to charge $10 for a 50¢ CD and $2 worth of shipping cost. Nothing like having a product recall (which is in effect what they are doing, rewriting the OS, to fix all their f#@k ups, that should have been done before it was ever released) and charging the custumer to fix a manufacturers screw up. And the idea of having to spend a whole day downloading a rewritten OS anytime a you need to reinstall the OS is BS. I like the stabilty of XP as compared to ME, but am sick of M$'s tactics. I won't purchase anything from them again. HEAR THAT M$! You've gone to far pushing the public around and have lost yet another paying customer!
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sp-1, what a junk updateby - September 11, 2002
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A fresh formatted harddrive went from stable to unstable. Playing online .asf files just freeze the computer. And uninstall the SP-1 just crashes the entire WinXP. What a waste of time to upgrade!!!!!!
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Not a huge change, but worth it!by - September 11, 2002
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Boot up time and shut down time are noticably faster by about 5 seconds! Other than that, love the intergration of the VM that I don't have to download seperatly.
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locked up browsing capabilitiesby - September 11, 2002
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what a ride ! installed XP SP1 this morning..and could not browse. I have Dell 8200 desktop and use Road Runner. Called RR to help, and they said there is a compatibility problem between Road Runner and SP1, so I had to use system restore to get my pc back to where it was. I do not know what happened..but I am NOT going to use it..obviously! Good luck to everyone else..
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My First Blue Screen of Death after installationby - September 11, 2002
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Took almost an hour to download and install. This was with a broadband connection. After restart; CRASH. The first screen of death I have seen since installing XP. Had to uninstall it to get a successful bootup. Now many of my apps just are not working like before.
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I learned the hard way..by - September 11, 2002
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Downloading sr1 took hours to complete, and ended up crashing my computer...After hour of trying to restart windows XP...I finely gave up on saving my personal files, formated my hard drive, and started all over again...From now on, I am going to do my updates from cnet, At least I get some honest feed back from other users, who have gone before me!!!
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Does what it says on the tin...by - September 11, 2002
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For those of you that haven't come across NT or 2000 and are expecting bonuses and extras, that's not the point of Service Packs, they exist solely to keep the core OS functions current and often deal with aspects of the OS that the average user doesn't understand or won't be interested in. In this respect, SP1 for XP does everything you'd expect - no more, no less.
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Not Badby - September 11, 2002
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The best thing I can say is that it did not wreck my machine. Had to fix a few settings [especially in ie6. Have broadband so download not bad. Takes alot of space on hard drive. Overall I would give it a 7
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good new updateby - September 11, 2002
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big file indeed, but you have all the updates in one .shorter times to turn on and off, more stability.
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some improvements but nothing newby - September 11, 2002
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Installed it and found it boots and shutdown slower but seemed to be running faster or it is me tweeks I just applied? windows Explorer still crashes - why? why? I thought it was supposed to fixed all bugs! I'll stick to RH 7.3 and OS X for stability.
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Extreamly Poor Qualityby - September 11, 2002
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After taking over a 1/2 hour to down load via the cable, I was expecting something better than what SP1 provides. If and when my system would boot up most programs would run slower and the video was very choppy. This was particularly evident in Microsoft's Flight Sim 2002 which is very graphic intensive. My system got so bad that it finally went into what I call the "Ground Hog Day" movie mode in that the computer would only half way boot up and then loop to the start point again and again and again... I was lucky in that my computer shop was able to access the CD drive so we could load my Windows XP Home disk over the top of this so called patch. I now have my computer working again and no more SP1 (maybe 95% gone) My 3D test results are aproximately 200 points lower than my pre SP1 results and this is most likely due to DX 8.1b and all of the video dll's in SP1. I loaded back all of the individual security fixes prior to SP1 and will "NOT" put SP1 back on the machine until MS can get it out of "Beta Testing" The only product I have sceen worse than this SP1 was Windows Me. PS: Be careful when downloading MS updates as they "Place" SP1 and it's associated internet explorer patches in with any single security update. You physically have to delete SP1 from the list "EACH" time you download a patch as MS tries to sneak it in each time.
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Big Brother is Watchingby - September 11, 2002
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Service Pack 1 may include a few fixes for Windows XP, but it comes at a high cost. The service pack includes code that can disallow some legal XP owners from installing the service pack on machines using certain product codes. You won't see Microsoft advertising it - but they've taken activation one step farther by checking your product code on updates to fix bugs that should have been fixed when you shelled out the money to begin with. Big brother, anyone?
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New EULA means big changes...by - September 11, 2002
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CNet should have mentioned the most important change to Windows XP which is affected by Service Release 1. Microsoft has quietly modified its End User License Agreement again. This time, the ramifications are quite clear. Under to the new EULA, Microsoft is permitted download software to your computer (without your explicit permission) which may perform any actions they see fit to protect intellectual rights of artists. What's that you say? You want to listen to that MP3 that you downloaded? Sorry! No dice. What's that you say? You own the album? Sorry! No dice. Microsoft has just assumed the right to surreptitiously install code of its choosing. You will not be warned; you will not be offered an opportunity examine the download or refuse it. MS will simply connect remotely and install what it will, or install it secretly when you contact them. As long as these issues go unrecognized by the general media as being extremely important to the right to privacy of all computer users, companies will continue to do as they please. Service Release 1 is a case in point. What do you have to say about that CNet? Here is an excerpt from the SR1 End User License Agreement. If you install the Service Release, then you have agreed to allow Microsoft to do this. "You agree that in order to protect the integrity of content and software protected by digital rights management ('Secure Content'), Microsoft may provide security related updates to the OS Components that will be automatically downloaded onto your computer. These security related updates may disable your ability to copy and/or play Secure Content and use other software on your computer. If we provide such a security update, we will use reasonable efforts to post notices on a web site explaining the update."
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the servise pack do not work with illegal copies of windowsby - September 11, 2002
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The service pack does not work with any illegal copies of windows, a huge dissapoinment..... for now.
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NO, I have hardly used.by - September 11, 2002
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i use os x.2. What i have used of xp at friends house leaves a lot to be desired. The interface distresses me. Okay not really, but you just seem to ahve to click the mouse more often to do the the simplist things. or maybe that's some older version of windows. It does have a lot of software and the chips are faster I guess than the G4 in my computer. For what I do, they probably aren't much faster. Internet. Photoshop, Writing reports. some iphoto iapp stuff. Anyways, for anybody that has never used os x, it really doesn't ever crash. I've turned off the comptuer maybe 3 times in a year or something. Explorer crashes of course and some of the iapps and other browsers but the system itself never seems to go down. Seriously, if apple matches the x86 chip speeds why in your right mind would you use windows, other than little bit of savings that is made up way more problems and the the ability to play video games...Lame. anyways bye
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It's ok.by - September 11, 2002
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When starting the download. The test reduced the bulk down to 30 meg or so. After two hours and with about 3 meg to go, the server dropped off. Upon restart I had to download 75 meg. I started at 4 pm and finished at 12:15 am. This was with a 56K modem and terrible phone line. Who knows if the patches will prevent anything.
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I have had great results with SP1by - September 11, 2002
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I feel like I have had a slight increase in speed. I like the ideal of the service pack. I had been using W2K for a while and the service pack updates always went well for me.
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had to uninstallby - September 11, 2002
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my XP experience up until now has been fantastic. then I applied this service pack. first, it slowed my machine down noticeably (and I have a 1GHz proc with 512MB RAM). Then, I would get weird crashes like I've never gotten in the past. So, as any good user, I uninstalled it and things are running better again. You don't need the SP1 if you keep your software up to date, as I do. I'll wait until I hear they fixed the SP.
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Speedier pcby - September 11, 2002
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Since installing the Service pack on the 9th, my pc has runned much smoother and faster then it was when it was new.
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Crashed My System - very disappointedby - September 11, 2002
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Is this a Beta? Will there be a future/fixed release? I'm not an Anti-MS activist. I buy original software and register my products like a good user - but now have been rewarded with a hopeless service pack for me - very dissapointed. AFTER INSTALL, (express becasue I keep my Windows Update up-to-date) SYSTEM CRASHED TRYING TO REEBOOT - KEPT DOING SO AND EVEN FAILED 'START UP FROM LAST GOOD BOOT'. Had to enter safe mode and uninstall (NOTE: make sure you select the option to archive system settings when installing - it saved my system after a serious anxiety attack when my computer would not start!!) I have WinXP Home, AthlonXP 2000+, MB ASUS AV7266-E(AA) w/integrated audio, 512MB Kingston RAM, 2 WesternDigital HD's (40 and 120GB's), PNY Verto Nvidia GeForce4 4400Ti
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Another white elephant from MSby - September 11, 2002
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SP1 is an unbelievable unwieldy update, and seems to simply be a rollup of all security fixes to date. The only 'features' added are those that were mandated by the anti-trust lawsuit. Skip this hoplessly large update, and just update individual security fixes. XP has its problems, and none are fixed with this Service pack!
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Few noticable changes to a fairly stable OS.by - September 11, 2002
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I've used XP Pro on a daily basis for approximately 9 months now and I find it recovers well when the unexpected strikes. The Service Pack doesn't seem to have altered any functionality. "Set Program Access and Defaults" brings to mind the phrase "dragged kicking and screaming" when I think about MS v. DOJ. I always assume MS will do what is in their best interest, not mine.
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Good fixby - September 10, 2002
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I use gamespy alot and had many problems with it.This patch fixed it,along with a few other that didnt work.
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GOOD LUCKby - September 10, 2002
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I had major problems installing this update and had to repeat it three times in order for it to install correctly. I did nothing different than any other critical update I've down, but this one was a mess. BACK UP EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT INSTALLING THIS.
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Before SP1: Stable. After SP1: Crashby - September 10, 2002
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I downloaded SP1 from Microsoft's site. Took a good hour and a half on DSL to download. After installing and a reboot, I get a blue screen crash. It will not boot at all. I had to go into safe mode and uninstall. The uninstall function was the only reason I rated them as high as a 2. For the record I have the following: Windows XP Proffesional AMD XP 2000+ MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU 512MB Corsair PC2700 Gainward GeForce4 Ti4600 Soundblaster Audigy Gamer 2xMaxtor 40GB (RAID) In summary: Proceed with caution when installing SP1.
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Not worth timeby - September 10, 2002
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Takes way to long to download and install better to download individual security patches when they come out.
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Do not download this cr*pby - September 10, 2002
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and evn more so if anyone has a pirate copy of Win XP . It screws the system up Why should the public pay nearly 800 Dollars for Win XP to be the largest Beta testers of all time.
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Seems Windows got fasterby - September 10, 2002
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My start-up time decreased by an incredible 30 seconds..... Not much but it's a start....
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simply too goodby - September 10, 2002
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now all they need is a pop up blocker and more themes other than silver and olive green!!
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XP SP-1 is a file vacuumby - September 10, 2002
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Seems like there is more attention to documenting your program inventory and system security check files than to improving performance.
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Things I've noticedby - September 10, 2002
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I've noticed that the people who hate Windows XP mostly just ramble on about how Bill Gates needs to get a clue. One word: hypocrits. Bill Gates does not personally design every application and/or operating system that Microsoft makes. So YOU are the ones who need to get a clue. And I DID see one comment along these lines already, but I think it needs to be repeated. The reason Mac OS X (Any version) is SO stable is because it has about 1/1000th the software and hardware available that it needs to be compatible with. In other words, its stable, because its compatible... with all 8 variations of hardware and software that exist. Whereas Windows is relatively compatible with thousands of possible configurations. Not to mention issues of backward compatibility. Have you plugged a legacy printer into your Mac lately? I think not. Unix/Linux? Is great... if you have several hours to figure out how to use it. Amazingly, most people seem able to figure out the basics of Windows (Any version) while still in the retail store looking at a demo unit. Another thing I've noticed. Most of the people who have made complaints about this particular service pack have only used the BETA. If these knew anything about computers, they would KNOW that beta versions are notoriously unreliable. Thats why Microsoft specifically states on their download page that only experienced computer users should download it. Obviously you don't fit that criteria. I downloaded this service pack and it works great. Of course, there aren't any huge visual and functional differences, with the exception of the default software selector; which I think is somewhat pointless. I've never understood why you can't simply use Netscape or Eudora or Yahoo messenger or whatever while Microsoft products are installed and accessable? If you don't ever click on their icons, what harm are they really doing. If seeing the icons is that much of an annoyance to you, I suggest deleting the shortcuts. Although I'm sure thats too difficult for most of you. You may have to hire a computer tech to do such complicated things. Now I've used Macs,a nd Linux boxes. All of which are good machines. They all have their advantages and disadvantages. But the fact of the matter is that no matter which OS and/or hardware you prefer, Windows-based machines are the best suited for THE AVERAGE USER. To compare computers to cars... Windows machines are the 4-door coupes of the industry. Macs could maybe be compared to a high priced sportscar, and linux boxes to a low-cost motorcycle. Neither is as functional or as practical, but sure have their uses.
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Most of it is transparentby - September 10, 2002
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Installed it on all three computers here. Seems to run more smoothly but its hard to tell what difference it really made.
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Somethings are fixed, more are broken.by - September 10, 2002
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A lot of stuff has screwed up for me ever since i got the service pack.. windows media player (9) screws up when i play a cd (worked before getting service pack) and such stuff... I would expect that Microsoft products would not get more screwed up, but i guess i was wrong... I havn't really had that many problems with microsoft before but this is really annoying. I trust that they will fix everything soon.
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What happened to my start-up time??by - September 10, 2002
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Downloading this is a good idea for anyone, but after install I noticed the time it takes XP to start up on my machine (to fully load and all the icons in the system tray to appear) is 10-20 seconds longer than before. Ouch! Anybody know what going on and why? I don't. My registry is clean and tight and my drive is defragged. I can't figure out how to get Windows to load faster. It is becoming EXTREMELY annoying!
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XP IS BEST OS FOR EASE OF USEby - September 10, 2002
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I have used them all, and for most users that have a correcly configured system(suggested configuration) will enjoy XP. It boots fast finds devices, many nice features,fixes many problems of 98se,ME. Don't get me wrong XP the new "xyz" OS has room to go and many people complain about XP and older OS's but some pleople have defective hardware or poorly written drivers for their devices and blame it on the OS. Yea shure most OS's have bugs hidden in the shadows of silicone. Pleople will be amazed the next 2 years where computers and OS's are going. Remember the XP service pack 1 will be a large download from 30 to 60 MB's so if you have a slow connection you want to start it in the late evening or get the CD. Bye Stinger!
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Not needed...by - September 10, 2002
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But I like to have all the latests fixes on my machine. The new features are not enough alone to merit such a HUGE download.
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Has worked great for me. Love it.by - September 10, 2002
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It has made a noticeable difference in the way my laptop works. Mine is much faster and some small glichs I had are gone.
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What does it really do?by - September 10, 2002
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I downloaded and installed last night with cable connection and it still took approx 1 hour! I don't find anything different about the way my PC is running so far. I had to get an update for Style XP so that Style XP would work. I installed it as I like to keep my PC updated with latest fixes, etc.
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Fix the unwanted automatic rebootsby - September 10, 2002
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If Microsoft had fixed the repeated Temp(WER11.tmp.dir00(sysdata.xml generated automatic reboots/crashes (the patch and two fixes did nothing for mine) it would be an improvement. The way it stands, it needs more work (surprise !). And of course it is terribly redundant for anyone who has gone along and been downloading fixes as they happened to have to download EVERYTHING or nothing to get the SP.
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Horrible - messed up my computer.by - September 10, 2002
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This update made images in IE 6 not work. I changed my encoding settings but some images still do not appear. Took forever to download even on my 4000/950 cable internet conection. It's not a necessary download, so don't get it.
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OK, nuthin special thoughby - September 10, 2002
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it fixed all my java problems , which made me happy. and just for all the people who keep saying u cant uninstall MS Messenger, there is a magazine , and also websites probably , that show how to get rid of it. The IE uninstall , im not sure about. just use another web browser then if you dont like IE . so until Apple or Linux can finally take over. ill stick with windows.
User Rating: 8/10
Worth the Downloadby - September 10, 2002
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No matter what else people are saying this is worth the download. You get all the previous fixes (and if you have already downloaded a lot through Windows Update it will take take much less to download). And on the Removing IE6 and Messager and etc. Yes you can uninstall Windows Messenger and Windows Media PLayer (from the WIndows Install Remove Program -- not add/Remove Programs but the third tab in that screen for Windows) IE of course can't be uninstall (why would you anyway) but the SP1 will let you act like it is not there and under the same Add/Remove Programs box you find a new tab for easy access to changing your default players and browsers. Read the Cnet Review for more info (They said that this area should no other programs -- ie. Netscape-- when they tested it, but mine shows Netscape, AOL IM, Musicmatch, Real, and several other options -- I believe they may have reviewed the BETA when these features may not have been complete) NO MATTER IF you want MS apps or not this is still worth the download. Many new technologies and bugs have been updated to make windows that much better (for example XP now support fully USB 2.0 High Speed devices).
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Windows is Horribleby - September 10, 2002
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Windows is the worst operating system ever created. Buy a Macintosh instead. Mac OS X is beautiful and easy to use. You can network with your poor Windows friends, too. www.apple.com
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No improvement in my system, it works just the same.by - September 10, 2002
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The download took forever and even with a cable modem, i was disconnected from their server at least 3 times. When I reconnected, the download started from the beginning not noticing that I had nearly 90% already downloaded. What gives?
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Very Stable release in the tradition off all NT SPsby - September 10, 2002
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I am very happy with this release so far. Sure, it is a big download but so have been all NT Servive Packs, but you get a lot out of it. Tip: I downloaded the standalone copy (Network Install) from http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp and burned it to a CD for all my computers to install from. This saves in the download department
User Rating: 7/10
Worth it if you do the express installby - September 10, 2002
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im glad that is comes with the Java VM, because i'd rather get a microsoft version (one that really works)than one from Sun.
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Driver Problemsby - September 10, 2002
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After installing SP1 my system wouldn't startup. I had to boot into safe-mode then download and install the latest Nvidia beta drivers to get my system working again.
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Catastrophic Resultby - September 10, 2002
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I downloaded this file and now my system is in a Boot Loop. You can't enter safemode of any sort. I will not let you do anything to it. XP on my system worked great until this download. Now it's toast!
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Gave me another 30 days to activate...by - September 10, 2002
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This morning, I had 15 days left to activate XP, after installing SP1 I now have 30. Other than that, it did very little. The ability to "Set Program Access and Defaults" is useless. I can only assume it fixed some bugs and security issues that I have been unaware of. It took 2 hours on DSL.
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Its worth the downloadby - September 10, 2002
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My opinion is independent of all the others posted here ..... The download took me a lot of time considering te size of the download ..... but thereon the installaion went smooth and things were fine thereafter ..... The updates seem to be working fine ... On the whole the system feels more stable also IE, which used to hang at times before the update ... I have tried repeating the scenarios in which it used to hang (obviously i knew them beforehand) But it came through .... The reast are some version updates to messenger and stuff. Newer versions are fine with me .... I may seem like an absolute layman here ... but what i have written is exaclt what i feel on installing the SERVICE PACK . For people owning Windows XP , this is surely a worthwhile update .... GO AHEAD and install without any second thoughts !
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"If you can, get it"by - September 10, 2002
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It packs in a lot of junk, but the security patches alone make it worthwhile, IF you have the bandwidth.
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Can I have my bandwidth back?by - September 10, 2002
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There is nothing here. What a sham. It didn't really do anything except fix some of seemingly hundreds of security problems they have announced (and I have installed) . I think that this was an excuse to slip in a more draconian EULA before the judge can make her decision. It is a little suspicious, considering the timing and the nature of the Service Pack
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breaks sun java pluginby - September 10, 2002
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i got the sun java plugin since xp didn't come with java support, it broke that plugin and is using it's own VM. Their VM doesn't support the 'official' java.. You can't write java code using swing for example and get it to work reliably.. I think they put the VM back in to cause problems like this.. Wish I had never done this update.
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You Need This Update!!!!by - September 10, 2002
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There is a bug that a malicious website can delete file with a simple click of a link!!!!! Screensavers(tectv) ran a story on 9-10-2002.
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don't know if it is good or bad yet, but . . .by - September 10, 2002
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it changed the settings for my wireless connection - kept disconnecting every couple of minutes. Seems to default to password authentication.
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Broke my soundcardby - September 10, 2002
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I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 laptop with a Yamaha chipset soundcard. After installing SP1, Windows XP tells me that this soundcard has been known to crash windows, and has been disabled. I cannot make this card work even after uninstalling the service pack.
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XP SP1 installed perfectly!by - September 10, 2002
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I had no problems with SP1. It downloaded and installed perfectly. Make sure you set aside about 45 minutes to an hour though to be back up and running again. There are no new features, but tons of bug fixes.
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Reformatting is not funby - September 10, 2002
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I could not install SP1 no matter how hard I tried. I ended up having to reinstall Xp, and then install SP1 over it. I was planning on doing that eventually, just not that soon...
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This sucksby - September 10, 2002
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After putting this in, now I can't change users in Outlook Express, nobody can tell me how to fix it. This was part of the download. I took two full hours to do with a cable connection.
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Nice jobby - September 10, 2002
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This is great. It also added drivers and handles my new camera much better. I have a moderately fast connection so I pulled down the entire SP from the msdn site and burned a CD of it. I can see on a modem dialup that this would be a tough thing to do.
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Worth the Effort on XP Proby - September 9, 2002
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Quick summary of its effect on performance: made a world of difference on my laptop (XP Professional), no noticeable difference on my desktop (XP Home). Just two data points for you to consider.
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Not sure it was needed.by - September 9, 2002
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First off, i like XP Pro a lot. Or rather it used to be fast and great but after the SP 1 install, my computer is slower. It takes double the time to boot and shutdown, and for the first time ever, the computer locked up and permanently froze so that i had to just cut the power to the whole system, thats never happened since a win9x, not in 2000 or XP Pro until i installed this pack. It also seems to have slowed down my cable connection if thats possible. I am gonna stick with it for a while and see if i can make it work better but if your not too sure you should allow it to make the backups to be able to uninstall the SP 1 stuff or if your a relative passivist who want the thing to just work you are probably better off just sticking with your current version of XP and getting all the MS updates and security patches. BTW-The only noticeable additition was the customizer that allows you to designate what programs are your default browser, Media Player and Email client, so if you were looking for it to pretty up the looks of XP this is not what your getting, your getting under the hood fixes.
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crashed my systemby - September 9, 2002
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Downloading this patch it was corrupt. Did windows update. After installing the patch, my windows auto reboots. I can't even get into windows. Thank goodness for restore.
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much to much ado about...by - September 9, 2002
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WHY NOT A QUALITY PRODUCT IN THE FIRST PLACE WHICH DOES NOT A COURT TO GET IT::
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Feel Secureby - September 9, 2002
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If you are not a subscriber to the Microsoft Security Bulletin and don't keep up on patches, then this is a MUST DOWNLOAD!
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It works for me!!by - September 9, 2002
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Yes, it did take a while to download, even with a cable modem, but my system seems to be running a little faster, and the images are a little crisper.
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Outlook Express 6 full of bugs!by - September 9, 2002
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1/ When OE6 opens, message folders do not open as set by user in previous session. 2/ Cannot "Switch identity" at all.
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A Good Update, but Why?by - September 9, 2002
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A very good update from a security aspect, however exactly why I would want to change my default apps from the brilliant Microsoft-provided apps to older unstable 3rd party apps is beyond me!
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Customers aren't theves, Micro$oft!by - September 9, 2002
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That's exactly what needs to go through the thick skulls of the people that run Microsoft (does Bill Gates ring a bell?). I keep up with the windows update, so, my SP1 download was pretty small. But that's where the good part ends. First, it treats people, and not just anybody, these people are their customers, like they were all pirates or theves. Because M$ stole (or cost, in terms of unfair business practices) money from it's competitors and used its monopoly to run them out of business, they are always scared of others trying to steal their stuff. Hence, search for the "product key." Ok, now that I have pointed out the ethical error in SP1, let's actually move on to features. Yeah, it let's you "remove access" to microsoft products. But, there are still no way of uninstalling IE or Windows messenger. And without any sort of service pack, you can set your default browser and mail programs to be different from the default ones. And oh, the "improved performance"... that's a laugh! Also, compatibility. Well, show me a vendor who'd make a product compatible with SP1 but not in the non-SP1 Windows XP version. Basically, don't get this update. Stay up-to-date with day-to-day windows updates, get java from Sun's website. And here's a messege to Microsoft: you are not the Attorny General's Office, and we are not criminals. You are a software maker, and WE WRITE YOUR PAYCHECKS.
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Works Fineby - September 9, 2002
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Service pack works fine although regular Windows Update is a little easier than the 200+ MB download. I hate to come down to crybaby Microsoft bashers level, but I have a hard time when people complain about a product without actually evaluating it. Let me start by saying I use and like Linux and Mac OS X and I think they are great products. Why do Mac/Unix/Linux people think that any Microsoft (M$ for all the people who think they're clever) product release is an excuse to vent about why they hate Microsoft? Why do people think whining about Microsoft will win over support for other products? Here is a novel idea... actually give an honest review of the product in question. Idiots.
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It's Stickyby - September 9, 2002
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Alright, I'm sure it includes all the fixes, but I can tell you one thing, I feel like I'm wading through sludge when I do simple, ordinary tasks. Perhaps it's just me...perhaps it was waiting for the download...either way, it did what was sorely needed.
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Great updateby - September 9, 2002
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I updated my copy of Windows XP Professional to SP1 and it works great. It already worked fine before, but now it seems to boot and work faster than before (except when I had to reboot after installing SP1... it took 3 000 years to boot). Nothing bad happened, but it was hard to download. But, overall, it's great, it doesn't seem to crash anything.
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M$ has you by the ba!!$. (and you like it?)by - September 9, 2002
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M$ disabled Java support in Windows XP a few months ago. (VERY annoying!) And now all of a sudden it's back, in this service pack. (which checks your cd-key for you, in case you "mistyped it" or something) You know, people who "love M$" are the type that enjoyed being stripped nude, hung upside down and beaten with a spiked paddle. Are you people insane? M$ has been abusing their customers for years and you guys can say things like "This is great!" and "XBOX RULEZ!"? (xbox has the worst line-up of games i have seen... xbox is horrible) And now they treat their customers like they are ALL potential thieves with this activation garbage. Add that to bad tech support (which is almost nonexistant, unless you wanna pay lots for it), a marketing driven strategy (rather than quality and/or customer satisfaction) and insanely high prices for a single user license and you can say this is wonderful? I would TOTALLY buy a Mac if they only made more games for them. Being a gamer means I am stuck with this "O.S." Fact is, you are being played by M$ and you guys are screaming "MORE! MORE!". I mean, you guys were saying how happy you were that it FINALLY let you remove stuff that installs by default into Windows that SHOULD be optional! Look what you are pleased by. Our expectations have been lowered THIS much! (to the point where you are happy to have ANY control over your "computing eXPerience") Do yourselves a favor, seek therapy, go Linux or buy an iMac. But don't pay M$ to treat you like this. After all, sodomy is illeagle in some states.
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Not worth the downloadby - September 9, 2002
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I really wish my foot would reach Bill Gate's bottom. I started disliking these "updates" when I wanted to install Streets and found you have to install MSIE6 and Works with it, which I don't want (I do a lot of high-end word processing and Word 6 is too slow for me -- I prefer Word 97). To say that MSIE6 is needed for Streets to work is a lie..I proved it by making a backup, reinstalling WinXP, and only putting back streets files and the registry entries and the EULA; it DOESN'T need Works. I'm sick of endless "hole fixes"; I just wish I had something hard and heavy to throw at Microsoft, and I wish the Justice Department all the best at bringing Microsloth to justice!
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More Billy Gates' billingsgate!by - September 9, 2002
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Please Lord, I don't want no Mercedes-Benz...just give me a bite of the Apple (OS X) and I'll be quite content!
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Don't complain if you don't use it.by - September 9, 2002
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MAC OS X never fails or locks up, RIGHT. Linux is totally secure, RIGHT. I have all the support for every application with Solaris, RIGHT. There is no perfect OS, but don't try to make yourself feel better about your poor choice by jumping on MS.
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XP SP1 resets cannot download!by - September 9, 2002
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Four separate attempts to download this update have failed mid-stride and I had contact with MS in regards to problems with XP Professional in July 2002 and received a beta patch which crashed the system into unusability as errors caused by the kb tool rendered the systems functionality inoperable requiring switching to another OS. Waiting for this service pack for XP has been a long wait and assurances that it was downloadable have proved to be false as the server from MS constantly resets itself and proves that MS XP Professional has serious problems which can only be addressed by the XP 1 service pack which proves to be impossible to download from the web site. If this is the best service that MS XP service pack 1 can provide-we here with 50+ copies of it can empahatically deny its usability and suggest that W2000 is the better choice until MS gets its act together as many OEM's are not including this update with new units sold.
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just another update for me...by - September 9, 2002
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Since i been updating my system in a regular basis, i only have to download 10 mb...just another update.
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Seems to have slowed down my systemby - September 9, 2002
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had already downloaded all fo the previous patches... after an hour+ download on a bogged down server, my pc seems a bit sluggished compared to before (even after third reboot)... will verify with test, but not thrilled at the moment!
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check the windows updateby - September 9, 2002
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after dl the new sp1 patch thats 133mb a new securtity patch was on the update page. All i got was a screen to turn off the products that I didn't use anyways. I'm still waiting for the ever special new screen of death (i.e. corupted registry) why doesn't M$ fix that F**k the registry.
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Another standard Microsoft Productby - September 9, 2002
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Here we are again with another micro$oft product that takes hours to download install just because their company is controlled by their marketing group and has no interest in quality control or end-user satisfaction.
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better than the first runby - September 9, 2002
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I just installed xp over the weekend and i downloaded the update.Glad to get java virtual machine
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Long download but seems to run better after update.by - September 9, 2002
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Took about 60 minutes to download using high speed broadband. Install took another 15 - 20 minutes, but completed without any problems. Seems to run a bit faster than before update.
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HELP!!!by - September 9, 2002
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After installing this update, windows begins to load but before getting to the logon screen, it crashes. Please help me!
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Hey it fixes the bugs....by - September 9, 2002
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And if you are a company worried about security it is great - and not that much bigger than any previous service pack for Windows 2000. If you are a home user you probably dont need it anyway
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slowed down my system considerablyby - September 9, 2002
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It downloaded and loaded without incident but took FOREVER to come back up after reboot. Like watching grass grow. Perhaps it will gain speed back in time but I see no advantage to loading this thing
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summaryby - September 9, 2002
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I really enjoy this product; I say to give it thumbs up although it does have a tiny few hitches, I still enjoy it.
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from bad to worseby - September 9, 2002
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My machine stopped working after installing this mega patch. Think of it as a pimple on a boil..... I wa going to revert back to XP but I am thinking of using win98se or linux instead
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Nice Wrap-upby - September 9, 2002
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I'm glad now I can get all updates in a single release. I've been loving Windows XP since day one and Service Pack 1 just makes me that much more confident in that decision.
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What did I get?by - September 9, 2002
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I downloaded the sp just a little while ago and now windows is running slower than ever ./ A read me file would have been nice. thanx MS
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WinXP Service Pack 1 is a necessary downloadby - September 9, 2002
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WinXP SP1 is a necessary download for all users. Your system will run faster, crash less, and be more secure. It's a large download, but well worth the time spent. Best of all - third party browsers an email clients like Mozilla, Opera, The Bat!, and Eudora will run seamlessly with this update. It's great!
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Where is it?by - September 9, 2002
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hmmmmm I go to the article at cnet.com and it said that XP users can download now, I click it and what is this:: Service pack coing up SOON????I think the probably will dealy it like Morpheus 2.0 for half a year.
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Improvement from Windows 98.by - September 7, 2002
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I appreciate the stability of Windows XP. Multi-tasking frequently locked my computer up before I started using XP. It was not uncommon for my grandchildren to corrupt windows 98 with some of their games but I haven't needed a technician in to work on my computer since XP has been installed. My opinion is that it is a much better program than 98. Doris Jones
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I'm tired of security updates!!!by - September 7, 2002
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I don't know about you but I'm tired of this. Last year M$ issued at least 60 security updates. This year at least 48 already. I know making an OS is not easy but make security a priority and making money second. I think 60 security updates are too much. I know this is not the last and were expecting more since there are more holes needs to be covered Since I'm not using Windows I don't have your joy- downloading security updates and my joy rather is downloading features. I think my next update will be i-cal and i-sync since I'm using Mac OS X.
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Fine-tuning an already fine OSby - September 7, 2002
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Rounds off a couple of minor rough edges. Been using XP for a year now, GREAT OS! IF you set it up right, as you need to do with any OS, it will run rock-solid. If you don't like MicroSoft for "political" reasons, fine, but it does not change the fact that this is a highly usable OS. P.S. There is not an OS that can't be made to "crash", Linux, MAC, Windows, OS2 ...
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Outlook Express is now butchered..by - September 7, 2002
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The "Switch User" ability in Outlook Express doesn't work.. I tried everything.. Thanks for another bug, MS...!
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Now XP ROCKS!!by - September 7, 2002
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Downloaded it from "xpuser"'s tip.. Now this is nice! I DO notice an improvement! Also, I was able to uninstall Messenger and MSN Explorer! Double Yay!!! This is windows the way it was meant to be!!
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NO MORE ERRORSby - September 6, 2002
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If you want XPSP1 before Sept 9th, get it here on Microsoft's servers http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/SP/SP1/WXP/en-us/xpsp1_en_x86.exe I used to get this very annoying error in XP before I installed this service pack. (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL) It bugged the heck out of me, usually happened every couple of hours. I would have to reboot the computer every time. So I installed the service pack and no more errors. YAY
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Are you people joking???by - September 4, 2002
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Who is dumb enough to install a BETA to get more stability? BETA means its not a finished product! DUH!
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SP1 Turbocharges Windows XP!by - September 3, 2002
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The rough edges of Windows XP have been smoothed out after installing SP1. Startup and shutdown times are noticably quicker. Overall, an excellent Service Pack!
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Its taken almost a year...by - September 3, 2002
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Ive been building Computers for three years and I have to say if you install the right drivers for your hardware,and they are compatable, it runs great . very stable, no crashes in three months. my Kids and beeet the hell out of thier's and my computer. and the third one which is for practice. the best Operating system from Micrsoft yet
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Nice update.by - September 3, 2002
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Lots of USB fixes and seems to be running with more stability. It's free, so why not update? :P
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Non problems hereby - September 3, 2002
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More stable since i've installed the final version of SP1 , They have cleaned many bugs that where not talked about.It is runing very smooth now.GREAT.
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Not as good as win98 but close.by - September 3, 2002
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I found win 98 much more stable.XP also has some hardware and software problems (mainly older games)but still not a bad product.
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get a lifeby - September 3, 2002
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OK ... Normally I wouldn't do a review on a product that isn't even released yet, but it absolutely amazes me how stupid people can be. To everyone who gave this a bad review remember ... this is BETA! If it didn't have any bugs they would have released it already. Wait till it is relased then review it. To bobcat0252 who claims to have completely removed IE from his system. Pack your computer back up and send it back because you must be the first person who IS a stupid as they look. You never removed IE. All you did was remove all links to it from your system. It is the same thing that would have happened if you removed it by going to add/remove windows components. And lastly to all you who go about crying "Microsoft broke my computer" most likely your computer was broken to begin with. NO you cannot damage your hard drive if the Format goes wrong. Just repartition and try again. And All thoes programs that "don't work with XP" Most of them are older 95 and DOS programs that have updated versions to begin with that are compatable. Ohh yeah, and about Java. The reason Microsoft doesn't support Java isn't because they want more money it is because the Government told them they can't as part of the antitrust settlement with the Department of Justice. So if you are going to complain about something please do your homework first and don't just complain to complain.
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Mac does NOT "rule".by - September 3, 2002
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Maybe Mac fans are like the little punk rockers who "liked greenday BEFORE they sold out". It makes you feel cool to be in the minority. There are some very good reason Mac users are in the minority. Mac's are at best twice as expensive as a good PC. I would love to have a dual processor G4 but I dont have 3000 dollars to blow on a computer that promises nothing more than more expenses down the road. Lack of available software just sweetens the deal. And linux is great... if (once again) you want to ignore the massive amount of PC software available (alot of it free too). To abandon windows now, however you feel about microsoft, is like crippleing yourself because walking with a bum leg is cool. Run linux, dual boot, buy a mac, but down get down on windows or even microsoft. Without Bill Gates you would not have anything close to the computer you have now (even if you run a mac or linux, Gates basicly invented home computing and without the competition, not to mention the bail out, Apple would be no solution). Windows XP is powerfull, stable, easy to use and setup and leaves the majority of computer users with even fewer reasons to go with a Mac.
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MS Finally Does it Rightby - September 3, 2002
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I have several PC's at work that remain on 24/7 and have never ran into any memory problems (crashing for that matter). I have installed this OS on over thirty machines. SP1 isn't really necessary IMO. Make sure you do a clean install though, upgrades aren't the best idea. Although upgrades work, there are usually problems remaining from the old OS install.
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Increased 3dMark scoresby - September 3, 2002
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My 3dMark scores went up from 10570 to 11435 -- almost 1000 points! Definitely install ASAP!
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Win 98 was fineby - September 2, 2002
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Installed Win XP Home edition because I thought it would be a general improvement on Win98 but I am disappointed because all I seem to get is get Microsoft this get Microsoft that... Doesn't Gates understand that all people want is a stable, reliable, maintainable (by the owner - not some mysterious update from the dubious Microsoft organisation), ergonomic operating system. I am quite disppointed with it I have seriously considered reverting back to Win 98. The only reason I haven't done so isn't because of Win XP... It is because it would be too time consuming to reinstall all the other software I have on the hard drive. Overall it is a thumbs down from me. I will wait to see what this much publicised service pack does to the operating system. I bought this latest operating system as part of an upgrade so I spent less than I could have done. Had I known what Win XP was like I would have kept my money.
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The plug and play features are awesome.by - August 30, 2002
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Everybody knows that Microsoft dominate the software world, and many people don't like that. Well, I've to give these MS folks a thumb up.
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NOT ANOTHER ONE !!!by - August 30, 2002
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Another service pack? What number is this one? 4 in one week? Will MS ever get it together? Where do they get their programmers? Im sick of this !! There has to be a better way. hmmmmm? Whats that in the corner of CompUSA? Apple you say? COOOOL !!!
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Something to keep an eye out for.by - August 30, 2002
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I have just installed XP Pro without a flaw. I need to find out why I get so many 'ACPI' error codes for a device that the software seems to think I should have. I realize this is not the forum, for this type of think, but if someone by chance has a 'URL' that I can go to please respond to the e-mail addres below. Thanks, this was pretty informative
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GET A LIFEby - August 30, 2002
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it amazes me how just about all of the negative comments are from Mac users who obviously have no life and who have never used the operating system. and for the one guy who said he paid for it, come on now it's not even out yet so how you paying for a beta? and why you getting mad at Microsoft over Java, you need to blame Sun. come back and review a product when you actually use it, but what else can you expect from people who enjoy the taste of Steve Jobs rear end
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better than previous NTby - August 29, 2002
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Bloatware doesnt equal betterware.. Better pricing, product stability and fewer bugs will help Microsoft alomg. Microsoft should consider open-source and forget the losing battle on piracy not that I support it).. Like or not as soon as WinXP SP1 hits the market it will cracked or copied
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no Java VM in download versionby - August 26, 2002
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OK, so I installed XP, everythings working fine and I'm pretty impressed- then I hit a web site that uses JavaVM and XP/Exployer takes me to an auto load site to get the MS plug-in and I find out they discontinued supporting it! Then I research it and they say that it will be in SP1- BUT ONLY IF I PAY $10 FOR A CD- NOT IN THE DOWNLOAD VERSION. WOW- I JUST PAID FOR XP, REGARDLESS OF M$ CAT FIGHTS WITH SUN, WHY CAN'T I ACCESS WEB SITES WITH JAVA SUPPORT WITHOUT PAYING MORE?
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another "all nighter"by - August 26, 2002
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how come every time MS updates software, I'm up all night trying to install. There has to be a better way. I have 3 machines and there's always one that ends up a great big mess. That stupid photo app is a joke . My little sister has an iMac and she has a library of over 500 photos that she can do what ever she wants with. We both get new cameras and she's working in minutes, I'm working in days. Mp3's ?? lets not ever go there. My sister runs circles around me with her stupid iMac.
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Try OS X.2 Jaguarby - August 25, 2002
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XP doesn't come close to matching Jaguar's elegance and ease of use. The iApps alone are worth more than Windows XP.
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Poor attempt at copying MAC OS Xby - August 25, 2002
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Need lots of work to be as advanced as MAC OS X. I'm a windows user that wants Windows to be more like MAC OS X. I guess I'll just have to buy a Mac to get what I want.
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Nothing for somethingby - August 25, 2002
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I love it but I need more info about my recent upgrade. Or hasn't that upgrade occurred
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windows windblowsby - August 25, 2002
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Haven't had a decent administrative experience with any microsoft product since 98 ( sometimes 2000). And even that was a nightmare
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XP pro a good start but no Unixby - August 25, 2002
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Let's face it. XP is probably M$'s best release to date. It's got better memory management that 2000 pro and has more managability features the ME. But it's no Unix that's for sure. Personally. I run OpenBSD on my PC most of the time. It's secure, RELIABLE and I don't have to restart every few days because of Memory Overflow Errors. Let's face it. My G4 867 with photoshop and OS X v. 10.2 and a Geforce 3 smokes my AMD XP 2000+ with a Geforce 4 Ti4400. And let's face it. M$ Did what they always do. Knock off a great OS. The Aqua interface was released before XP's watered down bubble look. Which looks so similar to OS X most windows gamers I know had to turn it back to Classic. M$ needs to concentrate on fixing all the bugs they've got. I say tear it down and build it up a new. But what's the point? M$ Developed XP on Linux boxes. M$ is tired and over done. Heck besides windows clients 2000 server can't authenticate ANY other clients with Active Services. Guess what OS X Server can do! XP, Unix and Mac OS X and 9!!! And a XServe the only 1U dual processor server smokes anything you PC monkies got! I say drop windows and just give up. Go Unix or Go home.
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XP beta stinksby - August 25, 2002
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Upgraded from Win 98 SE to XP [plus Service Pack 1 Beta] on my Dell because I though it was supposed to be more stable ... NOT!!! I don't know what I was thinking. If this is the "best" MS can do, then I'm switching my PC's to Linux. I just got StarOffice and love it, especially the price compared to Office. Really, people, what suckers we have been for paying so much for an office suite that has basically done the same things for many years. My last peave is the the new Licensing issue. Read the fine print and you'll realize that we have 2 "big brothers" [FED and MS] watching us. After writing this, I just decided to switch. I'm going tp give my XP to my worst enemy. HaHaHa
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I've switched from OSX to XPby - August 25, 2002
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As it happens most of what is offered I already have on my Sony Vaio. Still a great beta and it's free unlike OSX. I find XP an amazing OS. I only have 256 ram on a P3 1.3 m notebook and it beats OSX even Jag version in Photoshop tests. My iBook 600 with 640 running Jag is left in the dust. My Titanium 677 1GB ram can barely keep up and that's with Photoshop at default memory allocation in XP! Also the interface can be changed something you are not allowed to do in OSX. Apple is the real monopoly. I am thrilled to be using XP something I have not been able to say about Apple since OS8.6
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Windows XP just can't cut it!by - August 25, 2002
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I can't believe anybody would waste their hard earned dollar on this bloated OS, it's not as stable as people claim, but's still clunky like the ones before! And now they come out with this SP1 beta release and it's still unstable and still clunky! Windows Media Player has a lot to be desired, QuickTime is still better for video streaming. It's sad that a company that has as much capital as Microsoft can't even build a OS worth buying, it's still mediocre. I think Apple's OS X is much better than this and they have apps people want. Who wants to sit and type Word documents, build Excel spreadsheets and draw PowerPoint presentations all day?.. not us home users, we want a piece of that 'digital hub' that those Mac users take for granted, not Office XX to feel some kind of importance. I think I am going to get a Mac now, this is such a waste of my time... call me when you figure it out Microsoft!
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GO MICROSOFT!by - August 15, 2002
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DEfinitely the best OS to ever come out of Redmond. And although it has high system requirements, if your system meets those requirements, its faster than any other version of Windows(yes, seriously)
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Made the Switchby - August 13, 2002
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I recently made the switch, right boys, from a Mac to a Windows XP Professional system. I bought a system with XP Home edition first but returned it because of lack of firewall and domain login support (or I couldn't set it up) and got me a XP Professional Dell Dimension 8200. I like the fact that I can choose the hardware and software. Make sure you do not save on the graphics card. I'll be replacing 14 other boxes with XP professional after the evaluation, which is going fantastic.
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*The best Microsoft OS yet*by - August 7, 2002
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I have used ALL the Microsoft Operating Systems, but Windows XP, HOME or PROFESSIONAL, is the best yet. When i installed XP Pro I did a clean install (like anyone would do if they know what there doing) and it ook about 40 minutes, when it finished installing it asked to reboot so i did. Thats when I first experienced Windows XP's EXTREMELY fast boot time; It booted in a flat 20 seconds! Once it was fully booted I was prepared to install all of my drivers for my hardware, which i had to do when i installed my Windows 2000 Pro and Windows 98SE, but I had found Windows XP did it for me. I was stunned that it had found ALL the drivers itself, but then it came down to the Ultimate OS test: Get the System down to 0% resources free and see if it crashes. Did Windows XP crash? Listen to this, I opened ALL of Office XP Professional's Applications, Adobe Photoshop 7, Adobe Acrobat 5, ALL of Macromedia Studio MX, and 20 Internet Explorer Browser windows, ALL on 256mb of DDR sdram on my AMD ATHLON XP 1800+ Processor based PC, and I only had 3% resources left! But did it crash (if your impatient then heres your answer): No, but not only didnt it crash, I was still going on my way and could have opened up more; So i did! I got down till it said I was dangerously LOW in resources and I needed to close some Applications, but it didn't crash. The only other Microsoft OS that has EVER passed this test with me was Windows 2000 Professional. Also, I found that Windows XP Home Boots faster than XP Pro, which suprised me because there hardly different. And another thing, make sure you change your drives File System to NTFS if you upgrade from Windows 98 or ME! It makes it much more stable and causes less problems. The Windows XP service Pack Beta has nothing new that I care much for; because I use Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and Windows Messenger. And I don't have any incompatible Hardware that require drivers, and I have all of the Windows Updates for Windows XP. The Beta isn't much right now, so if you don't have it, don't go and search on the net for a download site. Just wait till the final release, maybe then it will have something more to offer.
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They still suckby - July 5, 2002
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I am so sick of reading nothing but comments from Microborg who think they are in any way computer literate. Get a clue, people. I've tested XP for six months. Overall, Microsoft's best offering yet; but it's still garbage. You still have to reboot every few days to clear up memory overflow problems. For the most part, the assesories (outlook express, office, etc.) are still bloated with about a bazillion features that nobody uses. And, they are still selling a giant security hole. All you see is one article after another about the latest security flaw. Big deal, so they did a line by line audit. It was done by the same idiot programmers who created the bugs in the first place. You all can continue down the garden path with Microsoft if you wish. That is your right. But, when your ready for a real computing experience, try Linux. You'll have to work a little, but you won't be disappointed.
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Windows XP = Windows ME minus the stability issuesby - July 4, 2002
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I have used windows ME for about 6 months and had nothing but trouble with it. I lost my patients with Windows ME and decided to try Windows XP Pro. I love Windows XP....it works wonderfully. Some of the others who are crying about hardware issues and software conflicts should have followed the instructions for the instalation procedure. You should have ran the software advisor first to find out what would not work, get the drivers and then install the new OS. That's what everyone else is doing and Windows XP will work perfectly if you do this. When I was installing XP, it warned me that my printer, game pad and video card would not work properly. Then it downloaded the new drivers for those, and it worked fine. The one thing that i found most convincing about Windows XP is that all of the conflicts and errors that I had on Windows ME simply disappeared when I installed windows XP. Windows XP did what I wanted...it corrected stability issues that I had with windows ME. I have been running XP for about 6 months now and I have not had a single error. It has never made a mistake. You must realize that although an OS is nearly perfect, you can still cause errors by not properly maintaining your computer (ie: newest drivers, latest patches, etc...). If you are still haveing troubles after this then it is just YOUR computer, NOT windows XP.
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Worser than before because of Netcrap and aolby - July 2, 2002
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Thanks to Aol and Netcrap. we don't have a browser, a messanger, and a player because of aol. They just want to hide MSIE so People have to use Netcrap Navagator.
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Is Microsoft really being itself?by - June 28, 2002
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Wow, Windows XP does it all... combines Windows Me very well. Probably the best Microsoft has ever done since buying QDOS and re-naming it to MS-DOS. The Stability is less than I expected, my computer still freezes, thanks to a graphics driver. Oh poo.
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Best Microsoft OS yet!by - June 24, 2002
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I had the misfortune of using Windows Me for the previous year and a half, by the end, my system was crashing more often than the stock market. I decided it was time to bite the bullet and upgrade to XP Pro. I have to tell you, the upgrade process was simpler than I thought it would be. It does require some preparation. I have a 950Mhz Athlon based system with a Nvidia GeForce2 MX graphics card, a range of software from games to programming and everthing in between. Before the upgrade, I ran Microsoft's Upgrade Advisor. It told me which programs were incompatible with XP. I removed those programs that could not be upgraded with new XP drivers. For example, Norton Antivirus 2001 will not protect XP systems due to the different file system structure. During the upgrade, the XP upgrade utility found drivers and then installed drivers for my printer(Brother HL-1450) and scanner(Epson Perfection 1240). When the upgrade was completed, about an hour, my system was more stable and ran faster than it ever had before. Also after the upgrade, I loaded Norton Antivirus 2002, which is compatible with XP. Memory leakage is no longer as serious an issue as it was before. If I do run into any problems due to low resources, a very rare occurrence, I simply use Task Manager to close any problem applications or change process priorities. As I become more acclimated with the new OS and change it to my desired configuration, It becomes more impressive. After running my system for some time, I decided to convert my file system from FAT32 to NTFS. After I did that, some of my programs stopped functioning properly. Just to be safe though, I had backed up my system before the conversion. Instead of changing back to FAT32 and reloading my system, I tried the compatibility wizard. The compatibility wizard allows older programs written for Microsoft 9x, NT and 2000 OS's to run properly on XP. One of the programs that had stopped working, was SimCity 3000 Unlimited. I first tried to emulate windows 95 and run the software, that didn't work. Then 98/Me, no dice. Finally, although it was not written to run on 2000, it worked perfectly in that emulation. Before upgrading to XP, I was seriously considering changing to the Mac G4 with OS X. Now, I will stick with my PC with its Microsoft XP OS.
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Great pre-update.by - June 23, 2002
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I have had some trouble with Windows XP. After this download, it seems to be running better.
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It works great if you know what you are doing.by - June 18, 2002
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This operating system is little different than any other in regards to using it. you have to know what you are doing or have some one else train you before you mess it up.
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So Microsoft commited perjury.by - June 17, 2002
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Let's see, their defense's stance was that Windows won't work if the integration with IE is dissolved... under oath, mind you. That's perjury. Of course a simple demo of 98Lite would have destroyed that defense anyway. Suddenly Windows without the integral IE and other core structures is doable, no sweat. Send every white collar from Gates on down to prison for perjury. If you or I did it, we'd sure be away from our families faster than you could bat an eyelash for quite some time.
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The Best Thing out so farby - June 17, 2002
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MSoft has finally got something good going here I have not had any problems with the os since installed other than my deliberate attempts to stuff it up but never like win95/98/me where u had to re install like every 2-3 months because it was like a patient from a mental hospital.
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reason i'm going back to Macby - June 17, 2002
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screw this. Gates can't seem to get it together. i thought this product would be great, but it turns out all it is is brand new "grandma features" - you know, the kind that Windows tries to do everything for you and screws it up with a freeze. oh ya, more unexplained freezes, and bad hardware support. it's one thing to steal someone's OS, it's another thing to steal it and still manage to screw it up.
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The Best since 98SEby - June 17, 2002
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Haven't had one single crash on windows xp pro. this includes running on 2 different computers. the only sad thing is what the gov is doing to microsoft, if you are the best you buy it that's the american way and if you don't like it buy it somewhere else with some other products!! Good job BG and crew
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Quit Complainingby - June 17, 2002
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I see no reason why people complain about Microsoft. They have products that actually work. And no, I wasnt paid by Microsoft to write this.
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Redmond finally got it right!by - June 15, 2002
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You can whine all you like about "MoneySoft" but the boys in Redmond finally got it right. I run an older system (550 PIII, 385 Ram, 100MhZ FSB) and made sure to check all my hardward specs first. Install went off without a hitch, the program is the most stable of any OS from Microsoft (and yes I have a multi boot and have used each and everyone of them) yet. The stability of the NT kernel with the ability to emulate 9x programs. Now there really is no longer a reason to use those overpriced and underfed Mac's. I do a large amount of graphic work / web design and cannot tell you how great it is to finally have this type of stability.
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Best of all Windows Versionsby - June 15, 2002
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HEY I am real not another BS person (ie ANONYMOUS)- I am brave enough to give you a REAL email address. XP is by far the best version of windows yet. Stable and more advanced than prev versions it provides TRUE and complete Network solutions to a continually connected planet. GET IT- USE IT. Professional versions as always cost more and are truly the cream of the crop
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Crash!by - June 15, 2002
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Windows XP crashes too much - if you want a real,stable OS get linux - my iPAQ rinning Familiar and QPE is more stable than XP.
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Another good MS productby - June 14, 2002
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I read all the reviews people give about sotware and read all the complaints they have. It is funny but I never have any trouble. You start with good hardware and you will have no trouble. XP is stable, fancy, secure, and a decent upgrade. If you have trouble with it it is your own fault by blindly upgrading without checking hardware compatability first on your computer. Sorry, no tears shed here for stupidity.
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Stick with Windows 2000 only!by - June 14, 2002
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Since my WinXP installation, my downtime increased to double than Windows 98! Random & unexplained crashes, no full support and compatibility problems with 80% of today's software, including some of the MS software. Last time I used WinXP when the system damaged my HDD while I was formatting my E: partition!!! There's no serious reason to upgrade from the most stable Windows 2000 SP2 to the new devil Windows XP OS. Windows XP = Windows ME Unstable, Memory hungry, useless fancy GUI, and unreliable systems.
User Rating: 3/10
POOH!by - June 14, 2002
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My computer get the BSOD upon installation completion. I had to reinstall windows. This is no good.
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