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  1. November 5th, 2003, 06:54 PM #1
    mhubbard
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    Finally XP

    Well I have finally decided to jump to XP. After using ME for a year, stability is a huge issue and I dont want to backtrack to 98SE. Since I am putting together a new pc, I decided to do XP. Any issues I should worry about as far as installing XP? Just wanted to know where some had problems like with service packs for instance, or common problems. Just want to be prepared.

    Thanks
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  2. November 5th, 2003, 07:19 PM #2
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    If possible download SP1 save it somewhere and Install it before you connect to the web with XP.
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  3. November 5th, 2003, 09:25 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by shamus
    If possible download SP1 save it somewhere and Install it before you connect to the web with XP.
    Thanks, this is exactly the kind of stuff I want to know. I will make sure and do that.
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  4. November 5th, 2003, 09:33 PM #4
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    If you just bought XP it probably has SP1 integrated.
    It should say on the package.
    If it doesn't do as Shamus says, as well as other patches such as the one for MSBlast especially b4 you get on the internet.
    Otherwise, for a new PC and a fresh install, you should be good to go!!!!
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  5. November 5th, 2003, 10:26 PM #5
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    Patch, patch and then patch again. Over 200mb of patches on a fresh install
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  6. November 6th, 2003, 11:30 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by TripleRLtd
    If you just bought XP it probably has SP1 integrated.
    It should say on the package.
    If it doesn't do as Shamus says, as well as other patches such as the one for MSBlast especially b4 you get on the internet.
    Otherwise, for a new PC and a fresh install, you should be good to go!!!!
    I had bought xp a while back to upgrade my home pc but never did. So it doesnt have sp1 integrated. I see there is a SP1a available. Is this update pretty stable or should I get just plain ole sp1?
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  7. November 6th, 2003, 11:46 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by mhubbard
    I had bought xp a while back to upgrade my home pc but never did. So it doesnt have sp1 integrated. I see there is a SP1a available. Is this update pretty stable or should I get just plain ole sp1?
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813926
    Not sure you can get "plain ole" sp1, not from MS anyway.
    Read the linked KB article.
    You will want VM so you should be alright with the original XP and then sp1.
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  8. November 6th, 2003, 01:54 PM #8
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    i never patch any of my operating systems

    they just lead to problems in my experiances...
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  9. November 6th, 2003, 02:04 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by ngc4414
    i never patch any of my operating systems

    they just lead to problems in my experiances...

    What????
    Are you kidding me???
    Patches are meant to fix problems that were there when the OS came out.
    In other words: when it was in beta and we were doing the testing
    and found all the bugs and the bad guys found all the "holes".
    There are some who won't buy an OS until it is at the SP 1 or 2 level and all the bugs are gone (well relatively speaking).
    come again??
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  10. November 6th, 2003, 02:51 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by ngc4414
    i never patch any of my operating systems

    they just lead to problems in my experiances...
    I bet you never wear a condom either...
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  11. November 6th, 2003, 04:08 PM #11
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    lol..........

    Ok the install went perfect, no problems, loaded sp1 and the latest security rollup.

    But.....there always seems to be a but, my cdrom drive goes awol on me from time to time. It was missing I reboot it still was mising, I turned the pc off, and it appeared. Rebooted again, missing again, rebooted....now it is back.

    Bad cable????
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  12. November 6th, 2003, 04:29 PM #12
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    it is a burner?
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  13. November 6th, 2003, 04:30 PM #13
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    does it get recognized at post?
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  14. November 6th, 2003, 04:46 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by mhubbard
    lol..........

    Ok the install went perfect, no problems, loaded sp1 and the latest security rollup.

    But.....there always seems to be a but, my cdrom drive goes awol on me from time to time. It was missing I reboot it still was mising, I turned the pc off, and it appeared. Rebooted again, missing again, rebooted....now it is back.

    Bad cable????

    Nevermind, looked it up on Microsoft web site and found out that this was a known issue. Deleted some registry keys per the article and botted 10 times with no probs. Will always do it every 2 or 3 times so hopefully it is good to go now.
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  15. November 7th, 2003, 02:33 AM #15
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    Hi there,

    I'll wait for Windows XP SP2.

    Ju Leon...
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