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Service Pack 2 for XP on CD!
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is more than a collection of past updates since XP was released.
It is better termed an "OS Refresh" (Operating System Refresh) since many (estimated to be more than 400 changes) of the key Windows files are replaced by applying SP2. So it's important to do the 'homework' first!
Visit the Windows XP SP2 Home page
Before you install SP2:
Use these links to get started before you install SP2
DELL Users check here as well. (DELL Document # PA1090437) What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2 Service Pack Installation Checklist (by MS-MVP Jupiter Jones) 886358 Getting and Installing Microsoft Service Pack 2 (Support WebCast) 883733 Understanding Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Support WebCast) 875364 Detailed Windows XP Service Pack 2 installation walkthrough 555185 Installation of Service Pack 2 on PCs with Prescott, Celeron D and Extreme Edition CPUs "Do you want to install the Recovery Console first?" (It's easier than doing it afterward! For 'advanced' users.) After you install SP2:What to do after installing Service Pack 2 (SP2) "Is it safe to delete the SP2 backup files?" (Post by MVP Alex Nichol in the AumHa Forums) 875350 How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer 878454 How to help protect your computer if you decide to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2
MS SP2 Sites:Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Center How-to and Support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers XP Service Pack 2 Resources for IT Professionals (TechNet) Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Security Information for Developers (MSDN) Manually Configuring Windows Firewall in Windows XP Service Pack 2 The New Wireless Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP Service Pack 2 Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2 to a PC Through Automatic Updates and Windows Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2 Up to Top
SP2 KB Articles Tools: 838079 Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools 838080 Windows XP Service Pack 2 Deployment Tools
Lists: 838204 List of Setup fixes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 838210 List of the management and administration issues that are addressed in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 838214 List of the program compatibility problems and the update scenarios that Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 fixes 838199 List of Internet Explorer fixes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 838214 List of the program compatibility problems and the update scenarios that Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 fixes 838202 List of Remote Desktop fixes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 838203 List of shell fixes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 811113 List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 2 838206 List of printing fixes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 838209 List of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) fixes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
General Information: 883260 Description of how the Attachment Manager works in Windows XP Service Pack 2 886986 Functionality restrictions of the Diskpart.exe utility to extend system and boot partitions in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP 887287 Expert Zone Support WebCast: Wireless Home Networking and Windows XP Service Pack 2 885627 Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates 884906 MSJVM files are removed when you update a Windows XP SP1 distribution point with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 884675 "Copy Error: Setup cannot copy the file Atapi.sys" error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 884905 You can use Windows Firewall to help protect network bridge connections in Windows XP Service Pack 2 886264 Programs that may experience a change in behavior after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 838203 Shell fixes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 886928 Event ID 18 appears in the Application log in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 886691 The sound scheme is set to No Sounds, but some event sounds occur after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 886930 The splash screen that appears at startup does not display the complete Windows XP version information 883354 User-defined registry entries for PPTP in Windows XP Service Pack 2 875352 A detailed description of the Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2 885407 The default behavior of IPSec NAT traversal (NAT-T) is changed in Windows XP Service Pack 2 884905 You can use Windows Firewall to help protect network bridge connections in Windows XP Service Pack 2 884906 MSJVM files are removed when you update a Windows XP SP1 distribution point with Windows XP Service Pack 2 884907 Your Windows XP Service Pack 2 installation may stop, and you do not receive an error message 886248 The Display Properties window disappears when you change the resolution of your screen in Windows XP 840633 Event ID 612 appears in the security log every time that you restart Windows XP Service Pack 2 884573 “0x80070005: Access is denied" error message when you create a scheduled task in Windows XP SP2 885626 Your computer stops responding when you restart to complete the installation of Windows XP Service Pack 2 885894 Computer stops responding when you try to install an update in Windows XP Service Pack 2 885631 Support WebCast: Getting and installing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies 843090 Description of the Windows Firewall feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2 321050 Description of a Personal Firewall (Q321050) 843017 Description of the Internet Explorer Information Bar in Windows XP SP2 875357 Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2 837783 The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 2 884130 Programs that may behave differently in Windows XP Service Pack 2 842242 Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 883775 Device drivers known to cause instability in Windows XP Service Pack 2 832490 Security enhancements in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 883605 New features of the Scheduled Tasks Control Panel item that are included in Windows XP Service Pack 2 873158 The Help and Support Center does not run when the Data Execution Protection feature is turned on in Windows XP Service Pack 2 888240 Some add-ons are not listed in the Manage Add-ons dialog box in Internet Explorer on your Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer 835362 The Windows XP Mini-Setup wizard appears to stop responding for up to three minutes 902932 The new window that you open in Internet Explorer displays a blank white page
Up to Top "How To......" 878451 How to turn on the Remote Desktop Sharing feature of Windows NetMeeting in Windows XP Service Pack 2 or in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 875356 How to configure the Windows Firewall feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2 833977 How to turn on remote debugging in Windows XP Service Pack 2 875355 How to use the Automatic Recovery feature to recover your computer if the Windows XP Service Pack 2 870702 How to troubleshoot wireless network connections in Windows XP Service Pack 2 875353 How to use the Security Alert dialog box in Windows XP Service Pack 2 Up to Top
"You receive...": 886659 You may receive an access violation in Cmd.exe or in Command.com when you send command prompt output in Windows XP SP1, in Windows XP SP2, or in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 892890 You receive an "Error occurred while Windows was working with the Control Panel file" error message when you open Control Panel in Windows XP SP2 888399 You receive a "STOP 0x000000D1" error message on your Windows XP Service Pack 2-based portable computer 883254 You receive a "The product key used to install Microsoft Windows may not be valid" error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 2 883903 You may receive an error message in the Emulator ActiveSync Connection Tool when Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is installed 886348 You receive a Stop error when a driver is not compatible with the Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2 873151 You may receive an error message when you configure IIS virtual roots in Windows XP Service Pack 2 883554 You receive an error message when you install IntelliType Pro or IntelliPoint or when you start the IntelliType Pro Bluetooth Connection Wizard on a computer that is running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 885523 You receive a "Stop: c0000135" and "winsrv was not found" error message after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 (T.V. Media problem; the removal KB article is here.) 883820 You receive an "Internal Server Error" error message or a blank page when you click links on the Windows Update Web site from your Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer 875351 You receive a "Data Execution Prevention" error message in Windows XP Service Pack 2 873148 (Revision 3.1) You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Please see here as well.) 873159 You receive a "STOP: 0x00000050" error message when you try to upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 2 870898 You receive a "Windows XP Setup is incompatible with this version of Windows" error message when you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 on a Hewlett-Packard computer
"You Cannot...": 903267 You cannot view other workgroup computers on the network on a Windows XP-based computer 892893 You cannot log on to Windows XP after you remove Wsaupdater.exe 892675 You cannot access HTML Help functionality on some Web sites after installing security update MS05-001 843022 You cannot run executable files or program add-ins that are downloaded by using Internet Explorer or by using Outlook Express on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer 884908 You cannot change the name of a port by using the Netsh.exe tool in Windows XP Service Pack 2 884910 You cannot offer remote assistance to a user whose computer is running Windows XP Service Pack 2 873188 You cannot scan images with a network scanner when Windows Firewall is turned on in Windows XP Service Pack 2 843019 You cannot start Windows Messenger after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 873156 You cannot check for updates to the broadband networking software after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 870890 You cannot modify Windows Firewall settings for an AOL dial-up network connection by using Network Connections in Control Panel in Windows XP Service Pack 2 873171 You cannot roll back a device driver to a previously installed driver after you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 873176 You cannot install Paint Shop Pro 8 on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer 878485 You cannot open Sharman Networks Kazaa version 2.52 in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Up to Top
Programs & Hardware: 891117 FIX: A custom application that uses context activation stops responding in Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 892049 FIX: Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 does not display the shortcut menu for an ActiveX control in Windows XP Service Pack 2 873185 You may not be able to open a project when you try to connect to a remote Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer by using the AutoCAD FTP service 885222 Performance of 1394 devices (Firewire) may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 886809 Live video conversations in chat sessions may be choppy after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) 884197 Smart tags do not appear in Outlook 2003 after you install Windows XP SP2 886913 Bluetooth radio information is not displayed when you log on as a Limited User in Windows XP Service Pack 2 886252 PDA device is listed under the wrong category in Bluetooth Devices in Windows XP Service Pack 2 884913 Windows Firewall accepts an unfiltered three-second unicast response in Windows XP Service Pack 2 870897 SonicWALL Complete Anti-Virus program does not work after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 873299 "Windows Firewall has blocked this program from accepting connections from the Internet or network" message appears when you save a file to an FTP Web site in Office 2003 875363 Your multiplayer games do not work correctly after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
883866 The display of a data access page is blocked in Web Page Preview mode on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Access 2000, 2002, 2003) 883523 Your CD-RW drive is not recognized as a rewritable drive in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 867795 100 percent of your CPU usage is consumed when you run WinSNMP on a Windows XP-based computer 883824 When you try to install an update to Windows XP Service Pack 2 or to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, you may receive a "0x8007F0F4" error 873169 When you install Windows XP Service Pack 2, the USB 2.0 drivers do not appear to update 873154 A Bluetooth keyboard or mouse does not work when you start Windows XP Service Pack 2 873161 After you install Windows XP Service Pack 2, your computer restarts continuously 878459 The Windows Explorer status bar is not visible after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 883606 Messages in Microsoft Outlook are not sent immediately in Windows XP Service Pack 2 873166 Your computer may unexpectedly stop responding when you try to install modem drivers on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer 884020 Programs that connect to IP addresses that are in the loopback address range may not work as you expect in Windows XP Service Pack 2 883969 AutoShapes do not appear when you open an HTML file or an MHTML file in Internet Explorer that was saved to your local computer after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 870906 McAfee Virusscan Professional version 6.0 quits unexpectedly after you install it on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer 870905 McAfee Internet Security version 4.0 quits unexpectedly during installation in Windows XP Service Pack 2 870901 "Installation failed: Access is denied" error message when you try to perform a remote installation of Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus 7.0 client software on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2 883603 Windows Movie Maker 2.1 is installed on your computer when you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 870907 NetZero version 2.02, 3, or 4 closes unexpectedly after you start it in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 878478 The Gravis GamePad Pro device is not recognized when you install it on a Windows XP-based computer 873155 Windows desktop does not appear correctly, and you receive a "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc00000005)" error message after you enable the Norton CleanSweep Smart Sweep feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2 885627 Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates Up to Top
Community Solutions: 555177 Windows XP halts on desktop when loading Windows Explorer, after upgrading to Service Pack 2 555179 Windows XP SP2 Firewall blocks offers of Remote Assistance
Non-MS sites: Outlook Express and Windows XP Service Pack 2: Several Problems or Superior Protection? (by MVP Tom Koch) Smartlink Modems and SP2 (possible problems!) XP SP2 vs. Intel Prescott (by MVP Chris Quirke) Creating a slipstreamed XP SP2 CD with a DELL Reinstallation CD (System Restore CD) Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) Symantec Enterprise Support FAQ: SP2 Symantec Home Support FAQ: SP2 Norton SystemWorks/Personal Firewall 2004 and Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Update Nero 6 to Solve XPSP2 Compatibility Problem Notice From Executive Software (Diskeeper, etc.) After installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), PerfectDisk is no longer able to connect to remote systems Scot's Newsletter October 2004 Scot's Newsletter September 2004 Scot's Newsletter August 2004 Special Edition Up to Top This page last updated: February 08, 2007 | 
