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XP Service Pack 2 sounds like fun!

Started by Faken, Aug 17 2004 11:50 AM

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#1 Faken

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Posted 17 August 2004 - 11:50 AM

The XP Service Pack 2 warning list has been released and can be read here and for a list that MS labels as "Programs that may behave differently in Windows XP Service Pack 2", check out this. I think I'll be holding off for bit.

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#2 _Jaymz_

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Posted 17 August 2004 - 12:02 PM

McAfee VirusScan
Office
Outlook
Norton Antivirus 2003
ZoneAlarm

A lot of xp users are screwed without those programs

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#3 _Jay_

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Posted 17 August 2004 - 01:27 PM

nero 6, AOL, Unreal Tournament 2003, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, DivxPlayer , Command & Conquer Generals , Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic

would be the key ones out the first 50 i can see.

Wtf kinda update is this? Why does it effect all them?

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#4 _Jaymz_

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Posted 17 August 2004 - 01:44 PM

M$ Stomping out the competition and blaming it on the service pack? lol

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#5 _Jay_

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Posted 17 August 2004 - 01:57 PM

ah guys...

these are programs that wont work with windows firewall enabled

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#6 _Anarchy_

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Posted 17 August 2004 - 10:51 PM

haha, thats a HUUUGE list of programs! <_<

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#7 _mYth_

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Posted 17 August 2004 - 11:20 PM

Wonder how they know it wont work, did they have to test out these games to find out or what? <_<

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#8 Faken

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 08:08 AM

mYth, on Aug 18 2004, 12:20 AM, said:

Wonder how they know it wont work, did they have to test out these games to find out or what? <_<

They don't say it doesn't work, it's just "affected"

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#9 _Jay_

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 08:52 AM

it basically means that if u turn on microsoft's built in firewall rubbish none of them programs can access the internet/use the internet for upgrading or whatever.

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#10 _mYth_

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Posted 18 August 2004 - 08:39 PM

Two ways to solve this, un block the port used by the game manually, or turn off the firewall, dont see why everyone complains.

Dont like it dont use it.