Windows XP SP2

[Maltese Falcon]

Jay

How did you uninstall it - we are having the same problems - is it just from Control Panel?

[MartinS]

Maltese Falcon

IIRC, go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and SP2 should be in the list of programs to remove. I'd suggest just turning off the firewall first before removing though, and see if this fixes it (again, Control Panel, Security Centre).
Otherwise, an uninstall may be the only option.

HTH

Martin

[Jules]

we have also been told not to put SP2 onto our machines on pain of death by IBM.


By the way I have a new laptop running XP and now my very ancient palm vx will not sync with outlook. It seems that the palm is running version 3.5 of the palm OS software and it doesnt work with XP and outlook, some to do with conduits and the space time continueum (or something Dr who-ish).
Anyhow so now i think i may need a new PDA since my life is getting increasingly out of sync....

If anyone of you IT wallahs can help, where the IBM boys in my office and my mate Dave failed, then do get in touch!
technology! ba humbug!

jules

[String]

I guess im just lucky with it, 2 minor issues only.

As i run a separate linux server doing all my firewall, routing, DHCP and so on i dont want the windows firewall. If i tell its new "security centre" to let me manage my own so its icon goes away it seems to forget every few reboots and needs to be told again.

The other minor irritation is if you now install a windows update that needs a reboot and dont do it immediately every now and again a balloon comes up reminding you.

Other than that it doesnt appear to have broken anything for me.

[Jay]

You have to turn off the firewall in the Security Centre in the Control Panel (otherwise it still boots and runs in the background) - failing that, there are a couple of registry hacks to completely remove it (search in google). Also you can disable the bloody Balloon things - on what planet were they ever a good idea?

[String]

Yeah thats not quite what i mean, MS firewall is off and ive told the security centre "let me manage my own" which gets rid of the sys tray warning and all is well until 3 or 4 reboots later it reappears and needs to be told again.

It appears to have amnesia about me telling it to mind its own business.

TweakUI or reg hack can disable balloons and i may well do it - ive already turned off low disc space warning as my permanent swap file drive flags it all the time.

I still think i got away relatively lightly with the SP2 release - ive been using it since RC final (and now full) and it hasnt really killed anything obvious on my system. Cant vouch for the changes regarding spyware/popups as i use Opera.