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Is SP2 running your games faster?
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Tortfeasor
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Naked Snake
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Culex said:I'm not touching SP2 until it's loaded up at Windows Update. I'll let everyone else fuck their comps for me
That's exactly what I'm doing too.
Culex said:I'm not touching SP2 until it's loaded up at Windows Update. I'll let everyone else fuck their comps for me
The downside is that, at 250 Megs, there's no way the MS servers are even remotely going to be able to handle the load of every windows user trying to download that monster. Expect to wait a LONG time to get it.
V
Vennt
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I'm running on SP2 (Final / RTM became available earlier today)
General use is noticebly more responsive, although I haven't ruled out the placebo effect yet. - Windows do seem to open quicker though.
Nothing so far fucked, everything I have runs as it should.
Not benchmarked or tried UT2004 yet though.
General use is noticebly more responsive, although I haven't ruled out the placebo effect yet. - Windows do seem to open quicker though.
Nothing so far fucked, everything I have runs as it should.
Not benchmarked or tried UT2004 yet though.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Keep in mind that Windows in general (and XP I can 101% confirm, as I have it on two HDDs that I can boot from whenever I want) runs MUCH snappier (OS boots faster, IE opens faster, etc.) right after you just install it, compared to after a year or so of use when you clog the registry with software that you install/deinstall, etc. And no, it has nothing to do with viruses, spyware, etc. I have none of that - it's just that Windows simply 'degrades' that way after prolonged use, and you need to re-install it every now and then, just to keep performance at it's peak.
SP2 could be just refreshing the registry somehow, thus getting the same result that you get when reinstall from scratch.
Nerevar said:
Don't they use Akimai to deal with things such as this? I'm pretty sure that's how they didn't go down during that DoS attack that virus did on www.microsoft.com a year or so ago.
TekunoRobby
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I've had SP2 for two months now, it's been working WONDERFULLY.
Of course I haven't noticed any drastic speed increases other than faster load times (noticably) and generally more responsive apps but aside from that it's been a flawless install for me.
Of course I haven't noticed any drastic speed increases other than faster load times (noticably) and generally more responsive apps but aside from that it's been a flawless install for me.
Doom_Bringer
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I noticed FPS increase in Battlefield Vietnam!
TheQueen'sOwn
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You better not be lyingDoom_Bringer said:
*d/ls SP2*Christoff Yurievich
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at 250 MB, I sure as hell am not d/l on my 56k. I'm ordering the damn CD.
TekunoRobby said:
That long, eh? I guess you're lucky enough to have one of those 2 machines...
http://www.crn.com/sections/breakin...id=VVPFIRZXAVGHYQSNDBESKHA?articleId=23905071
I hope this fixes some of the various problems I've been having with windows. We'll see.
TekunoRobby
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I downloaded it when MS was initially sending it out to beta testers. Since my XP build was relatively new I decided to take the plunge.Priz said:
I might have gone through a stroke of unadulterated luck but I haven't had any problems with it AT ALL. It was so amazingly stable, especially for a private beta.
Don't take my word however, apparantly I'm a special case since others have had problems with it.
EDIT: Thumbing through some forums, apparantly a lot of people haven't had any trouble with it and also have had a speed increase in some games. Take that as you will.