View Full Version : anyone update windows service pack 2 for vista x64?
kleptodathief
May 27th, 2009, 11:48 AM
vista x64 updating to windows service pack 2??? 600meg file update? shud i install that update? its saying it will take 1 hour to install and restarts the cmpter alot...i canceld it!
Zero1
May 27th, 2009, 12:02 PM
vista x64 updating to windows service pack 2??? 600meg file update? shud i install that update? its saying it will take 1 hour to install and restarts the cmpter alot...i canceld it!
Do it. All it is is just fixing bugs and such. A few of us have already done so and we didn't really notice much of a difference.
bull77
May 27th, 2009, 01:39 PM
yes on both my machines -- i don't notice any difference
Oversized Rooster
May 27th, 2009, 01:43 PM
I've deployed SP2 across 4 machines in the household. I did not notice any difference, but then again, SP2 does no harm so there's no reason to avoid it.
Tjalfe
May 27th, 2009, 03:14 PM
I tried loading it last night, but it failed for unexplained reason.. tried again, after rebooting and shutting down everything running in the tray.. same thing :(
flyz
May 27th, 2009, 03:16 PM
I loaded sp2 a while back. Didn't see much difference but it didn't brick the OS, so why not :)
prying eyes
May 27th, 2009, 03:26 PM
With SP2, many are experiencing problems with ver 4.00 of eset nod32 antivirus.
I too did experience bsods & hangs on my vista x64 sp2 and now changed to kaspersky suite 2009 without any problems. I also had Zonealarm running along with nod32, tried all sorts of combinations (updated versions) and in the end went with KIS.
nod32 ver 2.7 seems running fine with sp2 as per a google search lookup. I'm also not sure whether eset fixed the problem with their latest ver 4.
balance
May 27th, 2009, 03:51 PM
the funny thing with my vista sp2 install was my antivirus (bitdefender) quarantine some of the sp2 extracted files thinking it was trojan files LOL it was near end of install and when it quarantined it shutdown(cuz I check the box shutdown auto after extract), so I couldnt do anything...
when vista try to boot up next time, it wont :lol: boot, try the last good config didnt work
had to use vista cd and repair vista -.-
so just shut down your antivirus when you install