Windows xp Pro SP1 Vs SP2

Lordmord · 10-07-2005, 02:48 PM

I was ask an interesting question by a friend about SP1 and SP2. I just told him that SP1 has security problems and SP2 has fewer. He didn't semm convince. So if you can give me an answer that would make me look good that would be helpful.

spamdos · 10-09-2005, 08:27 AM

sp2 has built in firewalls and better security features including reminding about anti virus

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-09-2005, 08:34 AM

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/features.mspx

take ur pick on the features u want to tell ur friend about. all of the listed are in the sp2.

OS Dragon · 10-11-2005, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spamdos

sp2 has built in firewalls and better security features including reminding about anti virus

Yeah its pretty good but on some peoples machines, it messes up there current anti-virus and firewall programs. I don't know if that the case with Norton but it might be with others e.g. macfee, panda

elmarcorulz · 10-11-2005, 10:49 PM

tbh, im anti sp2. it cause nothign but troubles and annoyances

maroon1 · 10-12-2005, 09:54 AM

go with sp2, very very high secuirty, excellent pop-up blocker for IE6 and excellent firewall which blocks Active X, and it reminds u about anti virus and for updating windows

what u need more than that, and i forget to tell u that sp2 contains newer drivers for hardwares, and it is better for gaming, and have much much less problems

just trust me and tell ur friend to go with sp2.

maroon1 · 10-12-2005, 09:55 AM

u can read this if u want http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/features.mspx

diroga · 10-14-2005, 06:15 AM

I have XP pro SP1a can i download SP2 iso for free from MS?

LobsterLover · 10-14-2005, 06:20 AM

how could you even consider SP1 as an OS at this point in time. in a recent study (at my house lol) these are the times that it took for 2 systems to get infected without even using them:

Windows XP SP1: 4 Mins.
Windows XP SP2: 2 hours (got zotob because I was running SQL server, you shouldn't have this problem on a desktop)
Gentoo: never
FreeBSD: never

mgoldb2 · 10-14-2005, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LobsterLover

how could you even consider SP1 as an OS at this point in time. in a recent study (at my house lol) these are the times that it took for 2 systems to get infected without even using them:

Windows XP SP1: 4 Mins.
Windows XP SP2: 2 hours (got zotob because I was running SQL server, you shouldn't have this problem on a desktop)
Gentoo: never
FreeBSD: never

Just to make sure no one listion to this stuipidity. If you setup a prober firewall and protections you will be virus free on windows also. I got no ideal where lobster leared how to use a computer but I been virus free 9 mounths now on windows xp and I connected to the internet 24/7.

10-07-2005, 02:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lordmord Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 175	Windows xp Pro SP1 Vs SP2 I was ask an interesting question by a friend about SP1 and SP2. I just told him that SP1 has security problems and SP2 has fewer. He didn't semm convince. So if you can give me an answer that would make me look good that would be helpful.

10-09-2005, 08:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 19 Posts: 1,107	sp2 has built in firewalls and better security features including reminding about anti virus __________________ "Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum" Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe. Australia will rule the world one day.

10-09-2005, 08:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/features.mspx take ur pick on the features u want to tell ur friend about. all of the listed are in the sp2. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

10-12-2005, 09:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
maroon1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Hell !!! Posts: 2,600	go with sp2, very very high secuirty, excellent pop-up blocker for IE6 and excellent firewall which blocks Active X, and it reminds u about anti virus and for updating windows what u need more than that, and i forget to tell u that sp2 contains newer drivers for hardwares, and it is better for gaming, and have much much less problems just trust me and tell ur friend to go with sp2. __________________ Free softwares: Avast! antivirus - FireFox - FDM - OpenOffice - CCleaner

10-12-2005, 09:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
maroon1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Hell !!! Posts: 2,600	u can read this if u want http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/features.mspx __________________ Free softwares: Avast! antivirus - FireFox - FDM - OpenOffice - CCleaner

10-11-2005, 10:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
elmarcorulz VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 6,033	tbh, im anti sp2. it cause nothign but troubles and annoyances

10-14-2005, 06:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
diroga Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,USA Posts: 863	I have XP pro SP1a can i download SP2 iso for free from MS?

10-14-2005, 06:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
LobsterLover banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 39	how could you even consider SP1 as an OS at this point in time. in a recent study (at my house lol) these are the times that it took for 2 systems to get infected without even using them: Windows XP SP1: 4 Mins. Windows XP SP2: 2 hours (got zotob because I was running SQL server, you shouldn't have this problem on a desktop) Gentoo: never FreeBSD: never

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