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WindowsXP SP2 Microsoft start the Ball, rolling...

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WindowsXP SP2 Microsoft start the Ball, rolling...

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Well,
I guess this title says it all.

"Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842242
Microsoft KnowledgeBase Article #842242

Article Summary
After you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), some programs may seem not to work. By default, Windows Firewall is enabled and blocks unsolicited connections to your computer. This article discusses how to make an exception and enable a program to run by adding it to the list of exceptions. This procedure permits the program to work as it did before the service pack was installed.

> My Comment <
Well I guess we'll start to see the list grow. I hope this helps other folks, that are starting to see problems, and want somewhere to go for info, and are not into crawling the knowledgebase.
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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You know what is really funny about the SP@ update? they updated IE security wise and added the pop-up blocker as part of it but I wonder... just wonder now, if they will ever allow PNG support?
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My husband and I have twin comps set up exactly the same, behind a hardware firewall. He installed SP2 I didn't. Guess who has spent this entire weekend digging SP2 out of his machine? (and swearing a lot)
We have ZoneAlarm, McAfee, router duel layered. MailWasher (OMG get this program for stopping spam before it gets to you, it rocks) Google bar and half a dozen spy ware blasters and cleaners. No one ever gets to our comps throught the firewall EXCEPT MSN who hi-jacks my browser on a regular basis.
I'll upgrade to SP2 when a certain hot spot freezes over.
Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
SP@ = SP2
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
the windowsxp built in firewall is actually better than zonealarm, norton internet security, and the mcafee thing by where it sits in relation to winsock.

a: not as hostile with blocking/constant popups with applications (ie: do you wanna allow this? 43 thousand times)

b: less issues with trying to install/uninstall some of this crap (norton internet security is seriously one of the most harrowing uninstall processes i've ever seen)

c: more user intuitive (simple dialogues in comparison to the rest)

d: did i mention winsock? yep, NIS/ZA/McAfee don't protect it.
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have had it installed for weeks with out any issues. Everyone in my organizationEvery one of my apps runs fine. I have Norton Internet Security which Nortons patched to work just fine with SP2. All of my development, games and productivity apps all run perfectly. When anything is released by Microsoft, the anti MS fools use it to scare the naïve. They are getting almost as bad as the evening news with sensationalizing crap… “When spit balls kill.. Tonight on the evening news”.
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Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm not anti-MS. I just don't see why I should fix what isn't broken. I see no point in SP2 so I won't risk (even a small risk) to have things stop working for no reason.
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well as of 4am this morning after installing all the updates to StarDock Central over SP2 My two Line based PC's can no longer even see the router. They suddenly have addresses out ofthe range set by the Linksys's DHCP. Thank God I didn't update the StarDock programs on the laptop and it's wireless to boot! I uninstalled SP2 from the Hardwired to the router PC's and they still show IP addresses of 169.something.something.something insteald of 192.168.1.(Assigned by router DHCP)100-149. If anyone can tell me how to get my network cards to go back to getting their DHCP from the router I'd be much obliged! >
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Doomgaze I heard someone say that the Windows firewall was made by Mcafee.
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
SP2 installed here for a few weeks now....no issues Though I backed up my HDD just in case things went south with the update.
Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Something installed seems to have caused the linksys router to assign IP addresses to it's land line ports that are outside it's range because my two wirless PC's still have access and the landline connected PC's all have IP's addressed outside the proper range.
Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Found this little tweak for getting rid of that annoying little secuity sheild logo in the tray....


1. If you're familiar with the Windows Command Prompt, open it (choose Start > Run > type: cmd > press Enter) type these two lines in succession:

sc stop wscsvc
sc config wscsvc start= demand

(Note: The space after the equals sign is required.)

To reverse these steps, use these two commands entered the same way:

sc start wscsvc
sc config wscsvc start= auto

2. The second method uses a graphical process. Choose Start > Run > type: services.msc > press Enter. That opens the Services box. On the right side, click any name in the Name column. Type S to scroll the list quickly. Look for the "Security Center" entry and double-click it to open its properties page.

Toward the bottom in the "Service status" area, click the Stop button. Just above that, open the "Startup type" dropdown menu and choose "Manual." Click OK and close the Services window.

To reverse the steps, click the Start button and choose Automatic from the dropdown menu.


Whew, it's finally gone.