WinXP SP2: Enormous compability problem

Bonne_den_kule · Post by **Bonne_den_kule** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:24 pm

The new sp to xp; sp2, sucks.
Look at this list with programs that don't work under sp2.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... ndowsxpsp2

Many new games and programs, INCLUDING OFFICEXP

Microsoft has done something very stupid!

LOL

plouf · Post by **plouf** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:53 pm

the fact tha Ms mess it up its a fact
Stupidies like NOexecution make thinks worse and only
btw microsoft crete a patch that PREVENT Sp2 to install until december !!!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

proving how much trouble it has create

Karbon · Post by **Karbon** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:53 pm

Wow, a pretty long list including a lot of MS's own products. Hopefully many of these issues will be resolved before SP2 goes into widespread usage.

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:05 pm

LOL!

well now i wont go install sp2..

heh even Visual Studio.NET is on the list

Karbon · Post by **Karbon** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:10 pm

A list of what they did :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodte ... 7121120120

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:31 pm

WOW! 8O Micro$haft has really out done themselves with this one!

Dreglor · Post by **Dreglor** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 6:43 pm

don't they testing these things frist?
well there is a work around for this by turning the "noexecution" thing off

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:12 pm

Yeah, been experiencing lots of problems myself.
Right now I'm compiling a list of different P2P programs.
So far, NONE of them works as they should, or at all.

BearShare can't connect after SP2.
Shareaza works and connects, but can't seem to download even a simple small MP3. Legal MP3 offcourse

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:37 pm

well, m$ doesn't like p2p much (unless it's THEIR flavour of p2p?!?) so it doesn't surprise me...

i think there's not gonna' be an sp2 on this machine for the moment...

Bonne_den_kule · Post by **Bonne_den_kule** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:54 pm

Micro$oft can never release a sp to xp with some huge compabilty problemes. many programs must be totally rewritten to work with sp2.

Most of the problemes is probally because microsoft has increased the security level.

Not only programs wont work, but also many drivers

Bonne_den_kule · Post by **Bonne_den_kule** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:00 pm

also whole computers would'nt work.
From microsoft:

"Sony: PCV-W510G"

Search after it at google. A computer serie from sony.

This is totally crazy.

Bonne_den_kule · Post by **Bonne_den_kule** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:06 pm

Seems that the new windows firewall will block nearly all program
How to resolve some problems:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842242

newbie · Post by **newbie** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:44 am

SP2 installed here and no problem for now, fingers crossed :roll:

freedimension · Post by **freedimension** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:50 am

No problems here either ...

... but the first thing I did when installing XP was to turn the XP-Firewall off and install my own Software-Firewall. With SP2 the "Security Center" is turned off too (at least the alarms).

@about the Sony-Thing: dunno whether M$ is to blame or Sony

Here in Germany we have a saying: "Sony - So nie" that literally means "Sony - never that way".
I for my part will never again buy a product made by "So nie".

J. Baker · Post by **J. Baker** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:59 pm

Yeah, now that I've updated to SP2, I get an error when using xpskin. I have to minimize then restore to make it look correct. Didn't have that problem until the update. Look at these images below.

without xp skin
with xp skin