Windows Service Pack 2 release date...

[snoopym4]

I have heard about SP2 for some time now and I can't wait until it comes out. It sure as heck will improve Windows XP (I hope). I know all the stuff it does but I'm not as much informed about the SP2 as you guys probably are. Have any of you read about when it comes out this month.

 

[Shuzer]

lol, the fact that you put this in CS:S made me laugh out loud. I don't know why, either..

I'm running 2k3, so I couldn't tell you much about XP SP2

 

[snoopym4]

sry that i posted it in this forum but this is the only 1 that ill check so anything else ill prolly forget

 

[Snakebyte]

I don't know when it comes out, but I'm running the beta of it.
It's nice... I like having a popup blocker built into IE.
Having a firewall and antivirus built into Windows is cool too... but who knows how effective they really are.

 

[Goalie31]

Personally, i think Linux is better than Windows, but thats just me :smoking:

 

[poseyjmac]

linux is great, but not for a gaming os

sp2 should be released either this month or next month i heard.

 

[Rocketman9mm]

what exactly will SP2 have? and this built in firewall won't interefere with anything it shouldn't right?

 

[[Matt]]

what exactly will SP2 have? and this built in firewall won't interefere with anything it shouldn't right?

no it shouldnt... its even been designed to work closely with third party firewalls such as zone alarm!

 

[Maxi]

But isn't Zone Alarm made by microsoft?

 

[[Matt]]

no its made by zonelabs you fool

 

[poseyjmac]

august 25th is the release date now.

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=23009&category=main

 

[Synthos]

zonealarm is shit.
do NOT USE IT!
Use the free Sygate

Zonealarm makes it impossible to make a network work properly
i repeat

DO NOT USE ZONEALARM
USE SYGATE

 

[umop]

zonealarm is shit.
do NOT USE IT!
Use the free Sygate

Zonealarm makes it impossible to make a network work properly
i repeat

DO NOT USE ZONEALARM
USE SYGATE

For some reason I laughed really hard when I read that :afro:

 

[bliink]

I dont want sp2.. doesnt it have all that DRM stuff on it? not that i pirate that much music, i just dont want windows getting more clunky..
*Windows is loading*
*Checking certificates now...*
*Connecting to DRM server...*
*Connection refused. Retrying...*
*Connection accepted! transfering data.*
*Transfer rate: 0.023Kbps!*
*Transfer complete (Time taken: 17:04:03)
*Disconnecting...*
*Disconnection refused!*
*Retry disconnect...*
*Accepted*
*Windows will now continue to load...*
*Loading media player Janus(tm)(r)(c) Drivers*
*Error... 2FFe.dll not found.. downloading*
[all that crap again]
*Windows has recognised new hardware!*
[Blue screen of death]
*Windows is loading!*
*Warning memory low*
[Blue screen of death]
*Windows is loading!*
[Blue screen of death]
[Black screen]
[Smoke comes out of case...]

 

[h4vvok]

They don't release the newest codecs either, sad when a teenager asks you on Counterstrike if you know what codec works with Girls Gone Wild Sorority Sweethearts Volume 7 (quoting )