Win2k SP2 questions/comments

[Josetann]

Is SP2 everything you hoped it\'d be?  Did it fix all your problems, or create more?  We want to know!  If you don\'t have it already, download it here.

[larc]

i had to erase win2k and install 98 yesterday because win2k installation couldn\'t see My RAID array w/ Final BIOS...

doh.. i want win2k http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[larc]

installed on via kt133a mobo

no more 4in1 drivers i guess.

so far so good http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[Ice Nine]

Fine on my P4 1.7... ATA100 is considerably faster...

[Anonymous]

which ata drivers were you using on SP1?  were u using the intel ultra ata driver?  or just the default win2k one?

[Nogami]

No problems here, installed fine over SP-1.

[Anonymous]

Well once you install SP2, you can forget any 16bit applications.   Aparently Microsoft has decided that we nolonger need them... Hmmmm?

[Sleeper]

Has anyone tried slipstreaming SP2 into Win2k yet? if so how did it go?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I slipstreamed SP2.  It\'s the same as slipstreaming SP1.  The SP2 already has all the SP1 fixes and 128-bit encryption also.  Therefore you don\'t need to do SP1 before SP2.  You can sliptream SP2 directly.  You can though slipstream SP2 over a previous slipstreamed SP1 if you already done so.  I did the install to make sure everything goes A okay on both methods already.  One minor thing though, it appears SP2 is not officially final yet.  It\'s actually RC-2, and you never know if RC-2 will be the final build or not.  Hopefully it is, cause 100 megs is a bitch to download.

[Cub-X]

I had 1 problem running SP2 with the Logitech Mouseware 9.2x drivers. It BSOD on me while booting up.

Solution : Get yer bootable W2K cd, choose for recovery, then Console mode and rename the
L8042pr2.sys file in the x:winntsystem32drivers directory.
And it runs again... (bad, bad, Micro$oft.. I thought they had tested their crap)

No other problems encountered, and didn\'t see any speed improvements on UDMA100

[Anonymous]

No problems, runs fine on my ABIT KT7A, Thunderbird 900.

[The_Flames]

RC2 seems to be the same as the releaced version from microsoft

[Anonymous]

After installing SP2, I can no longer hibernate my Inspiron 8000.

I\'m going to have to reinstall Win2K i fear, which of course means reinstalling Office 2K, which means having to call M$ and beg for a new serial number for software I already own http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[Josetann]

You can just uninstall SP2 if you want (assuming you didn\'t uncheck the box to backup all your files first).

[Anonymous]

I have a 16-bit database program, and it works just as well after SP2 as it did before.

[Anonymous]

When i make bootable Windows2000 (Intergrated with SP2) ,this file \"cdromsp2.tst\" it was important for making bootable.

[Anonymous]

After SP2 installation I tried burning a CD.  Every time I have buffer underruns at 8x
on a 1200mhz system.  Never did before.

[attitude36]

I installed sp2 and now my ms office doesnt work.. Anyone know why??? it askes for office1.cad but cant find it when i try to use office..  I tryed reinstalling it but it still asks for office1.cad.    I uninstalled sp2 and office worked perfect??  why is this???

[Anonymous]

dude just click about on any of the office 2k programs and write down the serial, how can u own office 2k and not have the serial key.

[Big_Z]

There is an office1.caB in the root of your office 2000 cd.
Have you tried reinstalling office 2000 after installing SP2?
You need the original office cd to uninstall/install office.