Man you’re skittish about this service pack. MS isn’t delaying it because of broad application issues. They’re delaying it because corporate IT depts haven’t vetted it yet on their systems. The SP2 that was released when this thread was started is the exact same binary code that will be released on Windows Update (the issue this article is concerned about). It’s all about giving corporate IT departments time to react.

Oddly enough, I did find a problem with SP2 yesterday. Since I normally connect wirelessly, I only just noticed that my TR’s RJ45 ethernet card wasn’t working. I was still using the original driver from last year. A quick trip to the Intel site for the latest driver fixed it. Just a warning to TR1 (and possibly TR2) users.

Didn’t know that.  I’m not skittish anymore.  I thought Microsoft was going to tweak the update.  Dumb me.

Didn’t know that.  I’m not skittish anymore.  I thought Microsoft was going to tweak the update.  Dumb me.

Notl dumb, TS. They’re only surface problems, but screaming headlines are a necessity. 

A quick look at the affected programs indicates the “problem” is in the XP firewall and affects FTP and server applications. It doesn’t “break” programs, it simply blocks ports they need. If you’ve been using a firewall such as ZoneAlarm you’re aware of the program access pop-ups. People who install personal firewalls are usually somewhat cognizent of their purpose. I suspect Redmond doesn’t want to place those choices in the hands of Ma & Pa User. “Hey, Ma, says here freelunch.exe wants to access the internet. Sounds good to me, whaddya think?”

Down the road I think we’ll see something like the Microsoft certified drivers for program installation. When you install an app. it will inform the O/S of the ports it needs along with, possibly, an authorization code for access. (To preclude a same-named virus from getting out)

Go ahead, install SP2, odds are you won’t have a problem… and if you do, you’ve got US :twisted:

FYI, the built-in Windows Firewall will prompt you (like Zone Alarm) the first time an app (like FTP) requests a certain port. You can choose to allow it this time, all the time, or never.

So, while it may confuse some people…i still think it’s a good decision to block more stuff first and later allow people to open them up. It solves a lot more problems than it creates. Of course, MS should have done this in the first place…but at least they did it.  :wink:

Ok I finally found what I was looking for.  Here is a complete list of bug fixes for Service Pack 2. 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;811113

Impressive no?

i haven’t had any problems with sp2 yet either. probably because i’m using a microsoft router that had me install a ms firewall already.

[quote author=“MegaManXcalibur”]Ok I finally found what I was looking for.  Here is a complete list of bug fixes for Service Pack 2. 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;811113

Impressive no?

OK, I finally installed SP2 on my desktop.  I’ll use it as a testing ground for the update.  Allthough, I must say, there are a lot of bugs to fix on the link in your post, MegaManXcalibur.  I hope I do not encounter any of them.  I take rest in the fact that most of them are corporate server related.

No you got me wrong.  That is a list of bug fixes.  I.E. those are bugs that Service Pack 2 fixes.

Well, I’m glad I did not do the upgrade on the TR.  On my desktop, my precious real estate software will not work.  Errors everywhere!  I called tech support and they said that I should wait until the next version of the software comes out. :(

LOL, my real estate software (MLXchange v1.5) by InterRealty Corp.

Sorry. :D

Interealty has a solution posted on their tech support knowledgebase. SP2 changes your security settings a bit, so basically this is to let IE know to trust Interealty.

:shock: Your response time is scary. 

Yeah, I tried that.  It fixed most stuff, but they told me when I had them on the phone that they were still getting issues.  Luckily, they are updating the software at the end of this month.  Thanks!

sp2 works great on my tr3! only problem noted so far was XPstyle had to be ugraded a bit to work.  i’ve even dumped Zonealarm now that there is XP firewall blocking incoming. My review of new xp firewall is that its to crude to be considered serious by the security freaks amoungst us, the interface is non-existent and u still have to inspect a log file to see any data. yuck.  but heck i need diskspace, and have never had a problem with any outgoing worms or other vermin. see ya!

UPDATE: okay, SP2 sucks.  well, if u are using asian languages that is.  this is a confirmed problem with an unconfirmed fix on my TR3:
 

i was getting intermittent MEM_BAD_POINTER errors when using both NERO and backupMypc.  I thought i might have a bad chip, but then found this fix on the web and so far so good, but it was driving me crazy and cost me about 15 bucks in dvd coasters.

i wonder what else is wrong with this “update.”
jigs

On my TR I have nothing but good things to say about SP2, since installing it solved all sort of mystery problems I’ve always had on my TR, even after reinstalling XP from scratch a couple of times.

I posted about a problem I had viewing eBay pages, getting a 400 error only on the TR, but not other computers on my network. That is gone and I can now bid myself into debt!

My upload speed on eMule never seemed stable and that affected my download speed, although it worked fine on my other laptop. I tried everything with the firewalls and stuff. Now it’s fine.

So I am happy.

[quote author=“babahi”]On my TR I have nothing but good things to say about SP2, since installing it solved all sort of mystery problems I’ve always had on my TR, even after reinstalling XP from scratch a couple of times.

I posted about a problem I had viewing eBay pages, getting a 400 error only on the TR, but not other computers on my network. That is gone and I can now bid myself into debt!

My upload speed on eMule never seemed stable and that affected my download speed, although it worked fine on my other laptop. I tried everything with the firewalls and stuff. Now it’s fine.

So I am happy.

i agree with u babahi, the tradeoffs of updating from funky sp1 to twilightzone sp2 seem to be in the latter’s favor. i’m glad i did. it could be my imagination, but not only are a lot of little strangenesses fixed but some programs seem to run faster now. :|