Comments on: Windows XP Service Pack 2 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/ WordPress, web development, and world domination. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:29:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19719 By: susan goetcheus http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/#comment-101465 susan goetcheus Sun, 20 Aug 2006 03:22:55 +0000 //?p=#comment-101465 every time I log on to xp it saves settings and logs off again immediatly.Happens in safe mode,last good config. no good either. Can I get logged on without using the welcome screen. Can't find anything on microsoft web site. very frustrated. Mcafee did this to me tech support can't help. every time I log on to xp it saves settings and logs off again immediatly.Happens in safe mode,last good config. no good either. Can I get logged on without using the welcome screen. Can’t find anything on microsoft web site. very frustrated. Mcafee did this to me tech support can’t help.

]]> By: forgiste http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/#comment-36896 forgiste Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:17:53 +0000 //?p=#comment-36896 Okay, after installing Service Pack 2 on my brand new system, on a reboot during the windows startup process, (the boot screen), my USB keyboard/Mouse get disabled. Once the computer boots to the log in screen, I can't do anything because my kb/mouse are still disabled. What's stranger is, I've already had service pack 2 on this system before and it didn't do that. Okay, after installing Service Pack 2 on my brand new system, on a reboot during the windows startup process, (the boot screen), my USB keyboard/Mouse get disabled. Once the computer boots to the log in screen, I can’t do anything because my kb/mouse are still disabled. What’s stranger is, I’ve already had service pack 2 on this system before and it didn’t do that.

]]> By: andrew usmcommando@msn.com http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/#comment-14155 andrew usmcommando@msn.com Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:33:11 +0000 //?p=#comment-14155 I have a dell dimension 4600, and after i installed SP2, my usbs dont recognize my printer and i cant print, my digital camera anymore OR my internal DVD player that came with the pc installed. Please help!!!! usmcommando@msn.com I have a dell dimension 4600, and after i installed SP2, my usbs dont recognize my printer and i cant print, my digital camera anymore OR my internal DVD player that came with the pc installed. Please help!!!! usmcommando@msn.com

]]> By: Hugh http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/#comment-4583 Hugh Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:22:35 +0000 //?p=#comment-4583 Losing Plug and Play was the biggest problem for me. I use a laptop and 5 USB devices (camera, scanner, printer, memory stick, pocket pc). Seems the answer is to go to Control Panel; Administrative Tools; Services; (Extended or standard); Universal Plug & Play; Properties; General; StartUp Type - set to automatic I hope that helps someone ! Losing Plug and Play was the biggest problem for me.
I use a laptop and 5 USB devices (camera, scanner, printer, memory stick, pocket pc).
Seems the answer is to go to Control Panel; Administrative Tools; Services; (Extended or standard); Universal Plug & Play; Properties; General; StartUp Type – set to automatic

I hope that helps someone !

]]> By: Seth Thomas Rasmussen http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/#comment-1148 Seth Thomas Rasmussen Tue, 14 Sep 2004 18:01:59 +0000 //?p=#comment-1148 Near as I can tell, all I got out of SP2 were: -Security Center: useless anyway since I don't need Windows to help me monitor my firewall or anti-virus. The only thing remaining are the automatic updates, which it monitored before... -IE6 enhancements: worthless effort on their part. Just abismal -Network connections not "plug and play": Since SP2, if I unplug my LAN cable and plug it back it, I have to disable the connection and then reenable it for my computer to think the cable is plugged in again. *clapclapclap* Near as I can tell, all I got out of SP2 were:

-Security Center: useless anyway since I don’t need Windows to help me monitor my firewall or anti-virus. The only thing remaining are the automatic updates, which it monitored before…

-IE6 enhancements: worthless effort on their part. Just abismal

-Network connections not “plug and play”: Since SP2, if I unplug my LAN cable and plug it back it, I have to disable the connection and then reenable it for my computer to think the cable is plugged in again.

*clapclapclap*

]]> By: Dougal Campbell http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/#comment-1127 Dougal Campbell Fri, 10 Sep 2004 19:07:32 +0000 //?p=#comment-1127 I understand that GIMP 2.0 is a great improvement over older versions. But I already have a significant investment (both financial and in knowledge) in Photoshop. And it's an awesome tool, so I hate to give it up. Maybe it could run under WINE? In any case, I doubt I'll be switching my OS in the immediate future, anyhow -- I need more hard disk space (I've only got 12GB). But if my system gets too unstable and I get to the point of reinstalling before I add more storage anyhow, I'll probably go ahead and make it dual boot. I could just mount the Windows partition as /usr :) I understand that GIMP 2.0 is a great improvement over older versions. But I already have a significant investment (both financial and in knowledge) in Photoshop. And it’s an awesome tool, so I hate to give it up. Maybe it could run under WINE?

In any case, I doubt I’ll be switching my OS in the immediate future, anyhow — I need more hard disk space (I’ve only got 12GB). But if my system gets too unstable and I get to the point of reinstalling before I add more storage anyhow, I’ll probably go ahead and make it dual boot. I could just mount the Windows partition as /usr :)

]]> By: Mark http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/#comment-1125 Mark Fri, 10 Sep 2004 18:39:08 +0000 //?p=#comment-1125 You could always learn to use <a href="http://www.gimp.org/" title="GNU Image Manipulation Program">GIMP</a> in place of Photoshop and use Linux instead of Windows. You could always learn to use GIMP in place of Photoshop and use Linux instead of Windows.

]]> By: indieb0i http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/#comment-1123 indieb0i Fri, 10 Sep 2004 06:23:38 +0000 //?p=#comment-1123 Sorry to hear about your problems. But on the other hand, I've updated a half dozen machines (all of them completely different configurations) and only had one glitch (which I fixed after a quick Google search and reboot). I guess it's not gonna work for everybody, though. Sorry to hear about your problems. But on the other hand, I’ve updated a half dozen machines (all of them completely different configurations) and only had one glitch (which I fixed after a quick Google search and reboot). I guess it’s not gonna work for everybody, though.

]]> By: Alberto http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/#comment-1114 Alberto Thu, 09 Sep 2004 12:00:24 +0000 //?p=#comment-1114 No comment. Switch to Apple. No comment. Switch to Apple.

]]> By: A.R. Yngve http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/09/08/windows-xp-service-pack-2/#comment-1109 A.R. Yngve Wed, 08 Sep 2004 19:22:02 +0000 //?p=#comment-1109 Now let's be fair. There is much you can do with Windows. Such as... Um... uh... err... it's on the tip of my tongue... lemme get back to you later. -A.R.Yngve Now let’s be fair. There is much you can do with Windows. Such as…

Um… uh… err… it’s on the tip of my tongue… lemme get back to you later.

-A.R.Yngve

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