21-03-2004, 13:39
|
#2
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Essex innit
Age: 50
Services: Sky HD + 16Mb ADSL
BT Telephone
Posts: 15,735
|
Re: xpsp2..
Yep its still in Beta so use at your own risk
|
|
|
21-03-2004, 13:43
|
#3
|
Permanently Banned
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: norton , teesside
Age: 55
Posts: 10,571
|
Re: xpsp2..
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Yep its still in Beta so use at your own risk
|
more like dont you use it full stop
|
|
|
21-03-2004, 13:44
|
#4
|
Eva Longoria Fan
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Essex
Age: 36
Services: Sky multiroom (Sky Q)
Sky Fibre Unlimited
Sky Landline
Posts: 8,851
|
Re: xpsp2..
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Yep its still in Beta so use at your own risk
|
Ohhhh like that "Use at your own risk". Nice one Paul.
|
|
|
21-03-2004, 14:04
|
#5
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Essex innit
Age: 50
Services: Sky HD + 16Mb ADSL
BT Telephone
Posts: 15,735
|
Re: xpsp2..
People will always use Betas LOL I know I used to grab betas and install them as they were released. Learnt my lesson the hard way so now I always leave it to the individuals to decide if they want to take the risk of de-stabilising their PCs and potentially losing any data they haven't backed up.
|
|
|
21-03-2004, 14:33
|
#6
|
-
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Somewhere
Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone
Posts: 26,536
|
Re: xpsp2..
I am on the beta test program for SP2. Microsoft released "Release Candidate 1" a couple of days ago, so the final version will probably be ready in about 1 or 1.5 months (my estimate based on past experience, not actually based on released dates).
I personally haven't found any problems with SP2, but it does make some major changes to the system, so I would not advise installing a beta unless you are willing to spend time repairing your system. The only problem I did find is that my Phone software (software supplied with P800) would not connect to my phone using the early betas. This seems to have been fixed now.
There are nice features though, such as pop up blocking in IE, Automatic Updates being on by default, and a new Security Advisor which checks you have Auto Update (might be wrong about this, I am not at home to check) turned on, have a firewall & antivirus software running. If you don't, you get nagged.
|
|
|
21-03-2004, 15:11
|
#7
|
cf.geek
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: great yarmouth
Services: Zen Fibre, Asus RT-AC68U
Posts: 900
|
Re: xpsp2..
does SP2 include proper bluetooth support scastle?
|
|
|
21-03-2004, 15:24
|
#8
|
-
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Somewhere
Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone
Posts: 26,536
|
Re: xpsp2..
It does support Bluetooth. I couldn't tell you how well it works though, as I have my bluetooth adaptor at work. Could never get it working on my PC at home..
|
|
|
21-03-2004, 16:21
|
#9
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,898
|
Re: xpsp2..
yes the bluetooth support works cus it was the reason i installed an sp2 beta in the first place my mate lent me a bluetooth adaptor but couldnt find the install cd
|
|
|
21-03-2004, 16:50
|
#10
|
Eva Longoria Fan
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Essex
Age: 36
Services: Sky multiroom (Sky Q)
Sky Fibre Unlimited
Sky Landline
Posts: 8,851
|
Re: xpsp2..
Do we know the actual release date yet?
|
|
|
21-03-2004, 16:52
|
#11
|
Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Stoke-On-Heaven
Age: 37
Services: Freeview, 512k Pipex.
Posts: 1,758
|
Re: xpsp2..
Quote:
Originally Posted by WNA
Do we know the actual release date yet?
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scastle
...so the final version will probably be ready in about 1 or 1.5 months ...
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:10.
|