Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Should I Install it?

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Installed SP2 and my modem disappeared. Numerous reattempts to re-install which seemed to get stuck in a loop. Luckily system restore worked and I'm back on sp1 and modem re-installed no problem. No it's not a dell machine. Thanks Microsoft - it took 7 hours to download sp2 on dial-up.

I installed sp2 on my machine and it is crap!my system crashed an refused to boot into windows xp.the taskbar also freezes!its crap!DONT INSTALL IT!!!SoUtH AfRiCa RuLE!!

Thanks Microsoft for nothing. After Installing SP2 to my computer HP Pavillion A287X I found that the System Restore does not work, also the machine is very slow.

I installed XP sp2 and had NO problems whatsoever. And Yes, I'm running a Dell. But I also have a Toshiba laptop and had no problems on it either. All software is running fine on both machines.

I am currently trying to salvage a Dell Inspiron. Customer installed SP2 and laptop would not boot. System restore broke. Outlook and IE hosed. Can't view Services. What fun. you have about an 805 chance of installing this Service Pack without major issues based on my experience. Pary that system Restore functions so you can back up if you are among the 20%.

i thought sp2 is a gr8 fix for winxp pro but it turned out to be fake, after installing sp2 my machine didnt boot at all !! where my Redhat linux was working normally. by this disaster i reinstall'd my entire winxp & linux again which was a big pain in A**. thanks for SP2 microsoft (%#$!@#$~).

After installing SP2 I can't capture video anymore from my Sony TRV310. I go back to SP1 and things work again.

If you have a prescott CPU and can not boot, you need to update your bios to the new microcode. Then it will boot and run properly.

Installed SP2 on a Dell (Dimension 4600); it didn't stop, but rather crashed (blue screen) every 5 minutes or so with a "driver error." It currently has all the latest drivers installed, latest BIOS, no spyware, updated antivirus, etc., etc.; I uninstalled SP2 and the problem went away. Hmm. I wonder what the problem was...

i installed SP2 on my new Sony laptop and old desktop pc and desktop pc just won't boot .Laptop is fine . I red in PC world that it might be a problem with the third party firewall ,spacificly Zone Alarm.I unistalled SP2 and did system restore - nothing helped...i think i need to reinstall the whole system and check microsoft compatability page

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