Should I install Windows XP Service Pack 2 ???

Oh no. Wrong board. I wanted to put this on the off topic board. Help?

i hate xp all together..i will probably just stick to 98 the rest of my life..lol

Hey Millie: The upgrade is supposed to help eliminate pop ups. Another good way to eliminate them is to use www.google.com as you homepage and download the google toolbar. For me it's eliminated 99% of those pesky pop ups.

Yeah, I'm on Windows 98 (2nd edition) too. It still crashes and has lots of bugs, but it's still the best version of Windows made yet. Much better than the cartoonish travesty that is XP.

Next time I get a computer, I'm getting a Mac.

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Here is the deal, the nes XP-SP2, was rush releashed by Microsoft, and so will be very suseptible to hackers for the next 3-8 months. So I suggest holding out on it until that time, and let other people figure out the problems before you do.

The good thing about it is that Microsoft rewrote all of the XP code, and now this new hardware is like nothing the computer world has ever seen before. This also means that all programs written before 2001 will not run on the new super-system. Ah well out with the old, in with the new.

Oh yeah, and about the Google toolbar, it may stop pop-ups but it also contains a butt-load of spyware that can invest your computer.

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Okay, nevermind. I did my own research. Google toolbar is not spyware. Like I said, you can opt out of tracking (which is an extremely mild form of tracking anway, used merely for page ranking), and you lose a bit of functionality. Google isn't deceptive about this, and doesn't install crap behind your back. It's not spyware or adware at all.

No problem- paranoia is a good thing online, considering how many "respectable" companies like AOL, RealNetworks, and Hewlett-Packard really do screw you over with extra programs.

Ok I have installed it, since this is computer is not owned by me and I was forced to.

First Service pack 2 slows down your computer a bit. (only negative that I have seen)

On the positive side. It has a much better firewall, blocks pop ups which is awesome, and seems to have a better virus protector.

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This is why I use a mac. I heart my powerbook.

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Here's my experiences lol:

I download SP2, and it messed up my computer. Everything ran slowly if they did at all, it was terrible. I uninstalled it. Well, the next day at school, I found out I had to install it onto my laptop, or else I couldn't get onto the network. I installed it a second time, and its fine. I have absolutely no problems with it.

As for the popups, the best thing I ever did was download Mozilla Firefox. This, coupled with a good sweeping program that eliminates any and all spryware, has ensure pop-up free use. Its excellent, I highly suggest Firefox (just go to firefox.com to get it, totally free). For those wondering, Firefox works just like IE, and even has extras, such as tabbed browsing. lol, I could go on forever. If you want to know more, PM me.

Wow, I'll stop now, as I sound like a Firefox-salesman/shill lol