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Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Windows XP Service Pack 2 madness

win xp sp2 finally has been released. not without its own teething problems.

WARNING: the cautious should probably wait a week or two as there seem to be quite a few problems being discovered.

i advise you read the list of "products that may behave differently". Strangely microsoft's own windows media player no longer seems to play MP3 files and isnt (currently) listed (use winamp instead it's better anyway). the list seems to be growing as yesterday there were roughly 30 listed applications and games, and today there are 200.

Microsoft Resources:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers

List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 2

Programs that may behave differently in Windows XP Service Pack 2

(resolution of) Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack


Resources for Advanced users:
Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD

Creating an Unattended Windows XP/2003 Install CD (also covers automatic installation of both microsoft and 3rd party applications)

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