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monty cantsin · #31 Post by **monty cantsin** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 6:11 pm

sswany wrote:I installed SP2 and have a question for anyone else. Did anyone else's computer stop showing the Professional logo on the Windows loading screen (with the progress bar on the bottom). As soon as I get into Windows, everything still says it, but not loading.

So weird.

It's the same here with all of my machines. Funny thing, I didn't even notice that before stumbling across your post.

Best regards,
Monty

Kenn · #32 Post by **Kenn** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 6:24 pm

Nabeel · #33 Post by **Nabeel** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:38 pm

Haha, I never noticed the copyright notice until after I installed SP2..

Matt_ · #34 Post by **Matt_** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 4:17 pm

Quick question.

I did a search for topics relating to SP2 and couldn't find the answer to my question.

I'm going to be ordering my T42 2373-CWU soon, and after reading different discussions, I think that I would prefer to play it safe and, for the time being, *not* have SP2 installed on my T42.

For current ThinkPad orders, is IBM pre-installing SP2, or are they leaving that up to the customer ?
And if IBM *is* pre-installing SP2, do you think it would be possible for me to put in a request with the salesperson that it not be installed ?

"842242 - Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2"
"884130 - Programs that are known to experience a loss of functionality when they run on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer"

Leon · #35 Post by **Leon** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 5:19 pm

don't think IBM is now.... when they do, they will have worked out most of the issues... in any case, once it starts, you can't order differently...

Matt_ · #36 Post by **Matt_** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:41 pm

Thank you for the info.
What I wonder is if Microsoft will make it so that future security updates for XP will require that (i.e. will only work if) SP2 is installed.

Leon · #37 Post by **Leon** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:43 pm

even Microsoft won't purposely "make it that way". However, some future updates might be dependent (technically) on SP2.

hhy2k · #38 Post by **hhy2k** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:26 pm

T40P/1.6Pm/512

I installed SP2 on my machine (before any other programs over the factory load). There is zero problem, none, zip, nada! I used the full SP2 download. Once again: everything works, wireless, norton, logo, everything. I updated to the newest available BIOS before and the newest available EMBEDDED CONTROLLER stuff.

my dime

s0larian · #39 Post by **s0larian** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:09 pm

I had only one Problem: Bootvis didn't work anymore after SP2. It always came up with a read memory error. After a fresh install with a SP2 Slipstream CD everything was fine again.

yukit · #40 Post by **yukit** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 12:48 am

I had a problem with my RSA SecurID key client to login to work from home, but MS has released a hotfix.

Seems to be working fine now.

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