Win XP sp2 Download

[blobrana]

Hum,
    

So it looks like SP2 (and updateV5) is aimed at security and the prevention of illegal copies of xp...


The pirates are prevented  from obtaining patches from Windows Update...
And as mentioned before, this means that they will be left vulnerable and could contribute to virus/worm attacks which, in the end, will also affect the legitimate customers...
    


The solution at the moment seems to be  AutoPatcher XP 4.5 (April Update)...


Or perhaps it`s time for them to realise how stupid and rubbish the xp platform is and move onto linux...
(or dare i say A0s?)




[Disclaimer - i don`t know what i`m doing]

[Vincent]

blobrana wrote:
So it looks like SP2 (and updateV5) is aimed at security and the prevention of illegal copies of xp...

SP1 does that on vertain OEM codes too.

I had downloaded the full SP1 update when I was on dial-up so I didn't need to net-install it everytime I had to re-install WinXP.  I went round to a mate's house on Weds night and ran the updater.  After a few minutes it came up with the exclamation box with a load of useless stuff written in it along with the "this service pack will not be installed due to you using an illegal copy of Windows XP" or something like that.

The strange thing is, I've installed that update on quite a few illegal XP copies with no bother at all.

[blobrana]

Hum,
The Installation package of the final version (2180) of Service Pack 2 has just been released to the beta testers on the Windows Beta Website and is available in for download now.
Er, but, unless you're a beta tester, you're gonna have to wait.
The file name is WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe, and the self extracting compressed file weighs at 266.01 MB.

The one thing that struck me was that apparently, pirated Keys appear to be working!


Update: Windows XP SP2 ships to manufacturing.

[Vincent]

blobrana wrote:
The one thing that struck me was that apparently, pirated Keys appear to be working!

Sorry, but :lol:

There's always a way round it anyway.  If not, the hackers will soon see that there is.

[Acill]

Vincent wrote:

blobrana wrote:
The one thing that struck me was that apparently, pirated Keys appear to be working!

Sorry, but :lol:

There's always a way round it anyway.  If not, the hackers will soon see that there is.

I had a friend of mine install XP pro on his spare system and use a pirate key. It works with one problem. Windows update is broken with it. To test and see if this was the case he did a rollback of a day and the SP2 was gone. Windows update worked again. Install the SP2 and its broke again. Good way to knock out the pirates I say! Gives the impression all is okay untill you need to get the must have fixes as they come in.

[blobrana]

Hum,
as far as updates go you can just go to this page to get the latests updates?

See!
(with, say , mozilla)
(i uses this myself, as it avoids M$ from scanning my system...)

Hum,try it yourself , XP2 (final) download link here...
(or just wait for the free cd...)

update
hum, that link now dead...
But you can read how Microsoft will eke out Windows XP SP2
 here

[Trinity]

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[blobrana]

Hum,
 a few things i noticed ...
The number of connections is limited with the standard default settings!
(Only important if you’re using things like emule and need multiple connections)...

But a quick search of the registry solved the problem...
So here`s my first SP2 reg hack!

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
TcpNumConnections
Key: Tcpip\Parameters
Value Type: REG_DWORD - Number
Valid Range: 0 - 0xfffffe
Default: 0xfffffe

This figure limits the maximum number of connections that TCP can have open at the same time.

@Trinity
Have you tried ibrowse2.3 ?

[Trinity]

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