The SP2 Thread - Reloaded

July 21, 2004

I have one more question and I realy don't want to read the whole topic again... :s

My gf's laptop needs to be totally cleaned up (I'll do a data backup and reformat the HDD) and I'd like to reinstall Windows XP with a slipstreamed SP2. From what I've heard before the SP2 would be release in the 1st week of August, right? If that's true I can wait a few more weeks before cleaning the laptop, however if it isn't going to be released until September I'll install WinXP SP1 with the updates seperatly. What do you people think? Should I wait and hope it's going to be released in august(1st week) or should I clean it up now and install SP2 later (don't realy want to do that, but the laptop needs some cleaning very soon).

July 21, 2004

uhh... that's kind of up to you and her...

personally if the thing is falling apart i would just rebuild in then apply the sp when you get it, even if it's the next day.

July 21, 2004

Well it's not falling apart but it's terribly slow. Actually they have 2 laptops which are almost the same, and we had to switch everything (using Nortong ghost images) because of a hardware problem. Even though both hardware configs were very much both same it wasn't very succesfull. So I'll have to rebuild the whole system. Everything works, but it's just soooo slow. They can wait a few more weeks but I don't think more than a month...

July 21, 2004

maybe you should have run the install switch (I wish I could remember what it is already) that you can run so on next reboot, it detect again every piece of hardware (it kind of start the setup process but only for the hardware). This way, you don't have any hardware problem. Also, a ghostwalk might help.

July 21, 2004

Hmm never heard of this install switch before, that might've done the trick. I'll search around for that.

July 21, 2004

RTM is now in the build strings of XPSP2 builds. Nearing final now :)

July 21, 2004

Lol about time too :D

July 21, 2004

RTM is now in the build strings of XPSP2 builds. Nearing final now :)

YAY! YAY!

today was one of the scheduled dates. perhaps we'll see final next week sometime.

July 22, 2004

YAY! YAY!
today was one of the scheduled dates. perhaps we'll see final next week sometime.

What so the RTM is already out?????? I dont get it lol :blush:

July 22, 2004

RTM is now in the build strings of XPSP2 builds. Nearing final now :)

Thanks for the infomation (Y)

July 22, 2004

Ah right, ive just never heard of that happening :) Iif its legit im sure its unlikely

Yeah I actually didn't have any problem. Didn't even get asked to reactivate again.

Running smoothly here, though for some reason my mouse scrolling is....weird...I'd report it as a bug, but since I'm not a "real" tester I don't think I should lol

July 22, 2004

when ever i got to windows update, a download box comes up asking wether to save or open the file v5track.bin, what should i do.

July 22, 2004

when ever i got to windows update, a download box comes up asking wether to save or open the file v5track.bin, what should i do.

Never came across it before :s But i thought the V5 track file was so it can allow WU to check update history maybe?

July 22, 2004

stupid question... are you using IE to access windowsupdate?

July 22, 2004

i think it`s the only way to access windows update

July 22, 2004

when ever i got to windows update, a download box comes up asking wether to save or open the file v5track.bin, what should i do.

i meant to this guy... maybe he is using some starnge browser which isnt IE so he gets a download dialogue as its not supported or something. Have done it myself with firefox by accident, but i didnt get a download dialogue. Thats why i put "supid question"

July 23, 2004

when ever i got to windows update, a download box comes up asking wether to save or open the file v5track.bin, what should i do.

Buddy, try selecting TLS 1.0 in Internet Options--->Advanced and check use TLS 1.0 :) Let me know if it works or not lol.

If not try register the files again!

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