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14th August 2004, 19:21
Mods: it would be nice it this were a sticky.
Item1
male http://www.tgtsoft.com/downloads/StyleXPInstallMale.zip
female http://www.tgtsoft.com/downloads/StyleXPInstallFemale.zip
update http://www.tgtsoft.com/downloads/StyleXPUpdate.zip
- Style XP is not a skinning engine. It uses Microsoft's built-in visual style engine, but enhances it by providing many useful tools. Style XP can import, select, rotate, and manage Themes, Visual Styles, Wallpaper, Logons, BootScreens, Icons, and Explorer Bar. This new version add support for WinXP SP2.
Item2
Symantec Corp. is racing to provide a software update that will allow its products to be seen by Windows platforms upgraded with Windows XP SP2.
The security vendor is also ironing out several issues related to the ease of deployment of the Symantec update for SP2, particularly when the update is distributed across multiple clients.
"Windows Security Center is not able to read or monitor the status of Symantec security applications. So to facilitate that in a secure way, we are providing an update in the next day or so to make sure our products can be reported ," Garcia-Manrique told CRN on Tuesday.
The Symantec patch could force Symantec customers to delay upgrading their Windows systems with SP2. A support bulletin on Symantec's Web site (http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2004080212383739?Open&src=ivr_na_con)informed customers that "Symantec encourages its customers to install the product update prior to installing SP2 in order to avoid incorrect reporting from Windows Security Center."
Note: Some of the symantec updates for SP2 can be found
here http://www.tcmagazine.info/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6634
here http://www.winbeta.org/comments.php?id=842&catid=1
View: Full Story http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=26807196
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Symantec Updates LiveUpdate to work with SP2
Version 2.5.55.0 update for 32-bit Windows LiveUpdate files. This full version of LiveUpdate includes Enterprise management features that are compatible with the Symantec Enterprise Security Architecture (SESA) v2.0x. Most users of Symantec enterprise products should download and use this version of LiveUpdate.
Download: Enterprise Update
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/liveupdate/lusetup.exe
Version 2.5.55.0 update for 32-bit Windows LiveUpdate files. This lite version of LiveUpdate does not include support for the Symantec Enterprise Security Architecture (SESA) v2.0x. Most home users should download this version of LiveUpdate, however the full version may also be used. See the Readme file for more information.
Download: Lite Update
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/liveupdate/lusetup-lt.exe
[B]Item3
IntelliType Pro software enables you to customize the unique features of your Microsoft keyboard to fit your needs. With IntelliType software, you can reassign many of the keys to open a program, file, or Web page, or to perform commands, such as Find, Show Desktop, or other application-specific functions.
You can disable keys you sometimes press accidentally, like CAPS LOCK, and modify keyboard settings, such as updated horizontal scrolling and zoom slider functionality. IntelliType Pro software even offers extended application support, as well as biometrics support for advanced identity management. If you have a Bluetooth mouse or keyboard, you will need to have Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed.
Download: MS IntelliType 5.2 Pro Software http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/Download.mspx
Item4
The moderator of the RME forum has warned that installing Windows XP SP2 can lead to the bus speed being limited to 100Mbit/s.
Matthias Carstens posted the message on the RME forum yesterday, but says it's not a problem particular to RME products. He said: "It affects any Firewire 800 device. If you have a FW800 PCI card and an FW 800 hard disk, go see the bits come one by one through the Firewire cable".
RME, he said, was aware of the problem for some time, but "didn't really imagine that Microsoft would have the guts to try to bury an existing standard. We just downloaded the final public version and it is simply unbelievable".
View: Full Story http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17794
Item5
Preliminary testing has revealed some problems with Windows XP Service Pack 2 Published: 8/13/04
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6264_11-5306355.html
Item6
Many, many users are reporting problems with SP2 limiting outbound TCP/IP connections. This appears to be nailing anyone who makes heavy network use of their machine, including especially users running P2P applications
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2netwk.mspx#XSLTsection127121120120
Item7
The problem with Windows XP SP2 & DIVX
- The DivX problem is going to be repeated on quite a few applications. Anything that generates machine code into a memory buffer and then calls it will be hit, until the authors modify their software to tell Windows what they're doing. The calls for this have existed since the introduction of the Win32 API - it's just that until now, nothing went wrong if you didn't use them.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17782
http://forums.divx.com/viewtopic.ph...c=60618&forum=5
Item8
WindowsXP SP2 May Effect Some Games-List available
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2
If you are planning to install the Windows XP Service Pack 2, be advised that Microsoft is saying that some programs may behave differently They have published a complete list of known problem software and among them are a few games:
Star Trek StarFleet Command III, Medieval Total War, Dead Man's Hand, MotoRacer 3, Unreal II, Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament GoTY, StarCraft, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Collector's Edition, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Command & Conquer Generals, Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour, Earth & Beyond, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2, SimCity 4, Freedom Force, NBA Live 2000, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Age of Empires II: Age of Kings, Combat Flight Simulator 3, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield Red Storm, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, NASCAR Racing 2003, Tribes 2, Midnight Outlaw: Illegal Street Drag, Roller Coaster Factory v3.0, Elite Forces Vietnam: Special Assignment 2 and Command & Conquer Red Alert 2.
Please add more.
Item1
male http://www.tgtsoft.com/downloads/StyleXPInstallMale.zip
female http://www.tgtsoft.com/downloads/StyleXPInstallFemale.zip
update http://www.tgtsoft.com/downloads/StyleXPUpdate.zip
- Style XP is not a skinning engine. It uses Microsoft's built-in visual style engine, but enhances it by providing many useful tools. Style XP can import, select, rotate, and manage Themes, Visual Styles, Wallpaper, Logons, BootScreens, Icons, and Explorer Bar. This new version add support for WinXP SP2.
Item2
Symantec Corp. is racing to provide a software update that will allow its products to be seen by Windows platforms upgraded with Windows XP SP2.
The security vendor is also ironing out several issues related to the ease of deployment of the Symantec update for SP2, particularly when the update is distributed across multiple clients.
"Windows Security Center is not able to read or monitor the status of Symantec security applications. So to facilitate that in a secure way, we are providing an update in the next day or so to make sure our products can be reported ," Garcia-Manrique told CRN on Tuesday.
The Symantec patch could force Symantec customers to delay upgrading their Windows systems with SP2. A support bulletin on Symantec's Web site (http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2004080212383739?Open&src=ivr_na_con)informed customers that "Symantec encourages its customers to install the product update prior to installing SP2 in order to avoid incorrect reporting from Windows Security Center."
Note: Some of the symantec updates for SP2 can be found
here http://www.tcmagazine.info/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6634
here http://www.winbeta.org/comments.php?id=842&catid=1
View: Full Story http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=26807196
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Symantec Updates LiveUpdate to work with SP2
Version 2.5.55.0 update for 32-bit Windows LiveUpdate files. This full version of LiveUpdate includes Enterprise management features that are compatible with the Symantec Enterprise Security Architecture (SESA) v2.0x. Most users of Symantec enterprise products should download and use this version of LiveUpdate.
Download: Enterprise Update
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/liveupdate/lusetup.exe
Version 2.5.55.0 update for 32-bit Windows LiveUpdate files. This lite version of LiveUpdate does not include support for the Symantec Enterprise Security Architecture (SESA) v2.0x. Most home users should download this version of LiveUpdate, however the full version may also be used. See the Readme file for more information.
Download: Lite Update
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/liveupdate/lusetup-lt.exe
[B]Item3
IntelliType Pro software enables you to customize the unique features of your Microsoft keyboard to fit your needs. With IntelliType software, you can reassign many of the keys to open a program, file, or Web page, or to perform commands, such as Find, Show Desktop, or other application-specific functions.
You can disable keys you sometimes press accidentally, like CAPS LOCK, and modify keyboard settings, such as updated horizontal scrolling and zoom slider functionality. IntelliType Pro software even offers extended application support, as well as biometrics support for advanced identity management. If you have a Bluetooth mouse or keyboard, you will need to have Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed.
Download: MS IntelliType 5.2 Pro Software http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/Download.mspx
Item4
The moderator of the RME forum has warned that installing Windows XP SP2 can lead to the bus speed being limited to 100Mbit/s.
Matthias Carstens posted the message on the RME forum yesterday, but says it's not a problem particular to RME products. He said: "It affects any Firewire 800 device. If you have a FW800 PCI card and an FW 800 hard disk, go see the bits come one by one through the Firewire cable".
RME, he said, was aware of the problem for some time, but "didn't really imagine that Microsoft would have the guts to try to bury an existing standard. We just downloaded the final public version and it is simply unbelievable".
View: Full Story http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17794
Item5
Preliminary testing has revealed some problems with Windows XP Service Pack 2 Published: 8/13/04
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6264_11-5306355.html
Item6
Many, many users are reporting problems with SP2 limiting outbound TCP/IP connections. This appears to be nailing anyone who makes heavy network use of their machine, including especially users running P2P applications
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2netwk.mspx#XSLTsection127121120120
Item7
The problem with Windows XP SP2 & DIVX
- The DivX problem is going to be repeated on quite a few applications. Anything that generates machine code into a memory buffer and then calls it will be hit, until the authors modify their software to tell Windows what they're doing. The calls for this have existed since the introduction of the Win32 API - it's just that until now, nothing went wrong if you didn't use them.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17782
http://forums.divx.com/viewtopic.ph...c=60618&forum=5
Item8
WindowsXP SP2 May Effect Some Games-List available
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2
If you are planning to install the Windows XP Service Pack 2, be advised that Microsoft is saying that some programs may behave differently They have published a complete list of known problem software and among them are a few games:
Star Trek StarFleet Command III, Medieval Total War, Dead Man's Hand, MotoRacer 3, Unreal II, Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament GoTY, StarCraft, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Collector's Edition, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Command & Conquer Generals, Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour, Earth & Beyond, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2, SimCity 4, Freedom Force, NBA Live 2000, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Age of Empires II: Age of Kings, Combat Flight Simulator 3, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield Red Storm, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, NASCAR Racing 2003, Tribes 2, Midnight Outlaw: Illegal Street Drag, Roller Coaster Factory v3.0, Elite Forces Vietnam: Special Assignment 2 and Command & Conquer Red Alert 2.
Please add more.