What do you think of SP2 now?

[jamie_drum]

It's now been out for a while. How many of us have tried SP2? Did it cause problems with cakewalk software?
I don't have the luxury of a dedicated DAW so this matters to me.

 

[tombuur]

Haven't connected my DAW to the Internet to get SP2, so I would like to know too if I am better off without it. Also, if do get SP2 will XP keep all my tweaks (www.musicxp.net) ?

 

[minofifa]

i had SP2 on my new computer for a while and didn't like it. I felt my computer was secure enough to not have it so it took it off. It keeps hounding me about antivirus software which i can't afford and i'm pretty sure it altered my internet settings cause certain pages don't load when it was on my computer.

 

[James Argo]

I already use SP3... no need SP2...




ps. SP3 = Sonar Producer 3

 

[moskus]

I already use SP3... no need SP2...

What about SP4, James?!?

 

[Porter]

It's now been out for a while. How many of us have tried SP2? Did it cause problems with cakewalk software?
I don't have the luxury of a dedicated DAW so this matters to me.

Personally, Nope.. won't install it.

From what I've read and seen it's more hassel than it's worth. If you have a decent firewall on your PC (and yes there are free ones available) and you don't install $hit off the web (aka spyware) I don't see a need to install it.

One PC at home it was installed on, it crashed the print spooler, if you don't know what a firewall is and you are worried about your safety on line.. that's probably when you would need to install it.

Of course, all of this post is personal opinion.

Porter

 

[James Argo]

What about SP4, James?!?

Probably next couple months... I'm skinny, you know... and so is my wallet...

 

[punkin]

I've been running it and XP Pro for awhile now with no problems yet.

sjl

 

[bsr2002]

Had it, don't use it anymore...too many bugs. Maybe I'll try SP3

 

[fraserhutch]

antivirus software

Try avasti from avasti.com - it's free for non-commercial use, and it gets rid of that nag screen.

That said, I'm using SP2 with no problems (yet).

 

[dachay2tnr]

I chose to reformat the hard drive on my DAW recently, so in the process I elected to install SP2. Obviously there are some advantages to this, as Windows and SP2 were installed before any other software was installed.

I did turn off DEP for Sonar as recommended on the Sonar forum, and have had no problems w/SP2 or Sonar whatsoever. In fact, the system seems run a bit more stable (but this could quite possibly be due to other changes I made when I did the format and reinstall).

BTW, the nag screen can be turned off. It defaults to on, but you can set it to disable the reminders.

 

[jamie_drum]

Maybe I will give it a try. I understand it can be uninstalled if I have problems. I don't want to not be able to get any future patches or upgrades.

Anyone have trouble UNinstalling it?