SP2 RTM ON Betaplace

Louie6666 · Aug 6, 2004, 06:51 PM

For those of you that have been testing SP2 The final build is now availble at https://windowsbeta.microsoft.com downloading at pretty good speed as we speak

Not even sure what the final build number is yet will post back in about 25 mins

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 6, 2004, 07:26 PM

the RTM build is 1280 266mb

there are mirrors all over already

http://dlpchome.cnbb.com.cn/system/p...p2_RTM_ENU.exe
http://crcfj.onlinedown.com/down/xpsp2_RTM_ENU.exe

Louie6666 · Aug 6, 2004, 07:52 PM

Yep its 2180

just need the patched uxtheme now

kohkohnut · Aug 6, 2004, 08:10 PM

Sorri but wats RTM?

Are those links dat u pple posted above the final SP2s?

~~REGENERAT1ON~~ · Aug 6, 2004, 08:18 PM

yep.. this rtm (release to manufacturers) suppose to be the final.

real info about the file:
MD5:59a98f181fe383907e520a391d75b5a7
Original filename:WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe
Size:266mb

Whats new?

Windows Installer 3.0,
Windows Media Player 9
DirectX 9.0c
better HTTP SSL handling
Improved Windows driver detection
updates for almost all windows components (against unknown bugs)
and few useless minor updates
improved COM+ processing
updates & added:Outlook Express,Messenger,Group policy,Alerter,Bluetooth,Client Administrative Tools
Security Center panel

Improved Security:
*Added Popup blocker to IE
*Minor security updates to IE
*Improved Windows Firewall (controlling Applications internet access,now Firewall is based on one service.. less ram usage and more advanced configurations. now Windows firewall act like Professional firewall software)
*Data Execution Protection (DEP) helps protect against damage fom viruses and other Security Threats

kohkohnut · Aug 6, 2004, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by REGENERAT1ON
yep.. this rtm suppose to be the final.

real info about the file:
MD5:59a98f181fe383907e520a391d75b5a7
Original filename:WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe
Size:266mb

huh?but i tot SP2 was delayed again?

~~REGENERAT1ON~~ · Aug 6, 2004, 08:28 PM

"As Stated In Official MS Beta Newsgroups:

Final testing is complete and at 10:08am this morning we signed off on build 2180 as Windows XP Service Pack 2, releasing it to manufacturing. The final build will be available to beta sites immediately at http://windowsbeta.microsoft.com/download/dl3.asp. You will find both English and German versions there, Japanese will follow early next week.

Next week the service pack will be available on the Microsoft Download Center for general download. In the interim we're making the update available to you via the beta web site.

If you are running RC2, or any other build released to beta sites, we invite you to turn on Automatic Updates, and starting on August 10th your system will automatically download the express version of Windows XP SP2. For typical home users this is about a 75 MB download; for those on RC2 it should be less than 30 MB. As soon as the background download is complete, you will be prompted to install SP2 and to accept the EULA (SP2 does not install automatically even if Automatic Updates is set to automatically install security updates). If you have a modem connection, don't "Cancel" the update once it's in progress; just disconnect and when you reconnect later, it will automatcially pick up where it left off until it completes.

Q: What's next?

A: For the next 2 weeks the beta newsgroups will still be available to you. We'll be in the newsgroups and hope you'll discuss your experience with early SP2 deployments there. On August 18th the newsgroups will close and we'll move on to finding and fixing the bugs in Windows 2003 Server SP1.

Thanks for all your time and effort in driving the quality high in SP2 and finding those tricky issue that only seem to occur in the wild and never under laboratory conditions. Be sure to verify and update your contact information at http://beta.microsoft.com so we can get in touch with you in the future.

I hope your experience testing SP2 was a good one. We've saved the chat logs and when we build the next beta program I'll see what we can do to implement some of your suggestions."

kohkohnut · Aug 6, 2004, 08:47 PM

Thanx for the explanation

Sorri another dumb qn here,on a freshly installed WinXP,do i have to install SP1 before installing SP2?Does SP2 include the patches in SP1?

Dyre Straits · Aug 6, 2004, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kohkohnut
Thanx for the explanation

Sorri another dumb qn here,on a freshly installed WinXP,do i have to install SP1 before installing SP2?Does SP2 include the patches in SP1?

That's not a dumb question.

If you start the installation for SP2 and it says you need SP1 first, then you'll know for sure. I don't have the immediate answer as to whether it's needed or not. Possibly, it is.

Dyre Straits · Aug 6, 2004, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
the RTM build is 1280 266mb

there are mirrors all over already

http://dlpchome.cnbb.com.cn/system/p...p2_RTM_ENU.exe
http://crcfj.onlinedown.com/down/xpsp2_RTM_ENU.exe

Any faster mirrors? Those are really, really slow. Looking to be about a 3 -4 hour d'load.

Killer_uk · Aug 6, 2004, 09:11 PM

There are some more mirrors up on www.tcmagazine.net in the downloads section.

Or here for a direct link: (lists of mirrors)

http://www.tcmagazine.info/modules.p...download&cid=6

kohkohnut · Aug 6, 2004, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dyre Straits
Any faster mirrors? Those are really, really slow. Looking to be about a 3 -4 hour d'load.

I have afew more here

ftp://ks.onlinedown.net/xpsp2_RTM_ENU.exe

http://dllishui.pchome.net/system/pa...p2_RTM_ENU.exe

ftp://cable.pchome.net/system/patch/xpsp2_RTM_ENU.exe

http://dlfzmobile.pchome.net/system/...p2_RTM_ENU.exe

Dyre Straits · Aug 6, 2004, 09:17 PM

Must be a LOT of people getting it. All the links are really slow. Guess I'll have to trust the DSL to stay connected during the next 4 hours.

~~REGENERAT1ON~~ · Aug 6, 2004, 09:48 PM

lol neowin removed all links.. what a losers :P

dlmoye · Aug 7, 2004, 01:36 AM

The link for www.tcmagazine.net is the best link that I have found. Took about 30 minutes to download SP2 RTM at avg speed of 150kbs. The rest of the links that I have found are very, very, slow.

No_Style · Aug 7, 2004, 01:44 AM

I'm so glad DH has some mirrors, like Regeneration said, NeoWin removed their links

Thanks folks!

Gonna download, install and slipstream all before the night is done (Hopefully)

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 7, 2004, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dyre Straits
Any faster mirrors? Those are really, really slow. Looking to be about a 3 -4 hour d'load.

use download acellerator add the one then the other as a mirror... downloading it from both sites with 2 connections each I got it at 200-300k but thats just the way i work

but then again I had stated downloading at the time i posted that link.... by now there are more people downloading it

Louie6666 · Aug 7, 2004, 03:02 AM

Seems nice enough so far...I appear to have lost some cpu speed in certain benchmarks....probably just me...last install was so well tweaked...may take me a while to get it just so!

Did A slipstreamed install, wish they left the old ati drivers out! No crashing solid as a rock even with me running silly overclock on Tbird 1.4ghs@7.5x206fsb

Oh yeah you can slip stream it straight over sp1 copies & the original gold build of xp, have tested both methods....wouldn't install over top...do a clean install...runs cludgy otherwise...

Weird My mouse keeps drifting upwards intermitantly...if anyone elses notices this let me know

BONEHEAD · Aug 7, 2004, 03:58 AM

Stupid Fast linkhttp://w3.gorge.net/shadow/xpsp2_RTM_ENU.exe

Burt McGirt · Aug 7, 2004, 04:14 AM

I have yet to see this answered or properly addressed.....will SP2 install on a new install of XP (one that hasn't had a SINGLE update yet i.e. servicepackless)?

and yes, that is a rather stupid-fast link, get'n at 255 KB/sec!

No_Style · Aug 7, 2004, 04:44 AM

I downloaded from one of the links and installed the SP and to my surprise, it wasn't Build 2180!

2158 was the build I got.

I'm going to download it again from the stupid fast link. Hopefully it's the right build.

BONEHEAD · Aug 7, 2004, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by No_Style
I downloaded from one of the links and installed the SP and to my surprise, it wasn't Build 2180! 2158 was the build I got.

I'm going to download it again from the stupid fast link. Hopefully it's the right build.

From the update inf
[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
LanguageType = %LangTypeValue%
NtBuildToUpdate = 2600
NtMajorVersionToUpdate = 5
NtMinorVersionToUpdate = 1
MaxNtBuildToUpdate = 2600
MaxNtMajorVersionToUpdate = 5
MaxNtMinorVersionToUpdate = 1
MinNtServicePackVersion = 0
MaxNtServicePackVersion = 512
ThisServicePackVersion = 512
CatalogFile = sp2.cat
ThisServicePackBuild=2180
AllowUpdateBuilds = 2096,2138-2180

No_Style · Aug 7, 2004, 05:15 AM

Thanks Bonehead for the verfication.

jcz · Aug 7, 2004, 05:46 AM

Another link...but this time , the real deal

[http://www.mostconsulting.net/upload...35-SP2-ENU.exe]

this is the last version, (2180) delivered to beta testers.

It's 266.1 mb and digitally signed by Microsoft.

Enjoy

P.S. It's a good speed server.

Burt McGirt · Aug 7, 2004, 06:05 AM

eh....only 72k but not bad if the real deal!

Burt McGirt · Aug 7, 2004, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Burt McGirt
I have yet to see this answered or properly addressed.....will SP2 install on a new install of XP (one that hasn't had a SINGLE update yet i.e. servicepackless)?

and yes, that is a rather stupid-fast link, get'n at 255 KB/sec!

just attempting to get an answer to my previously asked question.....

anyone?

anyone?

Bueller?

jcz · Aug 7, 2004, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Burt McGirt
eh....only 72k but not bad if the real deal!

Hey I didn't say " Stupid Fast "

Louie6666 · Aug 7, 2004, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Burt McGirt
just attempting to get an answer to my previously asked question.....

anyone?

anyone?

Bueller?

Yes it will work.. still better to do slipdtreamed install...go to msfn.org or do a search in google for nlite...this makes slipstreaming & customizing your xp build a doddle

WisMerHill · Aug 7, 2004, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BONEHEAD
Stupid Fast linkhttp://w3.gorge.net/shadow/xpsp2_RTM_ENU.exe

thx, quick idd

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 7, 2004, 04:10 PM

Be carefull wre you download this from you wouldn't wanna get one someone has messes with and embeded a trgan or opened secruity holes etc in....

Aug 6, 2004, 06:51 PM	#1
Louie6666 Just One Sick-Lizard Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 501 Rep Power: 0	SP2 RTM ON Betaplace For those of you that have been testing SP2 The final build is now availble at https://windowsbeta.microsoft.com downloading at pretty good speed as we speak Not even sure what the final build number is yet will post back in about 25 mins __________________

Aug 6, 2004, 07:26 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	the RTM build is 1280 266mb there are mirrors all over already http://dlpchome.cnbb.com.cn/system/p...p2_RTM_ENU.exe http://crcfj.onlinedown.com/down/xpsp2_RTM_ENU.exe __________________

Aug 6, 2004, 07:52 PM	Thread Starter #3
Louie6666 Just One Sick-Lizard Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 501 Rep Power: 0	Yep its 2180 just need the patched uxtheme now __________________

Aug 6, 2004, 08:18 PM	#5
~~REGENERAT1ON~~ NGO Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 409 Rep Power: 0	yep.. this rtm (release to manufacturers) suppose to be the final. real info about the file: MD5:59a98f181fe383907e520a391d75b5a7 Original filename:WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe Size:266mb Whats new? Windows Installer 3.0, Windows Media Player 9 DirectX 9.0c better HTTP SSL handling Improved Windows driver detection updates for almost all windows components (against unknown bugs) and few useless minor updates improved COM+ processing updates & added:Outlook Express,Messenger,Group policy,Alerter,Bluetooth,Client Administrative Tools Security Center panel Improved Security: Added Popup blocker to IE Minor security updates to IE Improved Windows Firewall (controlling Applications internet access,now Firewall is based on one service.. less ram usage and more advanced configurations. now Windows firewall act like Professional firewall software) Data Execution Protection (DEP) helps protect against damage fom viruses and other Security Threats Last edited by REGENERAT1ON; Aug 7, 2004 at 03:19 AM.

Aug 6, 2004, 08:47 PM	#8
kohkohnut DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: S'pore Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Thanx for the explanation Sorri another dumb qn here,on a freshly installed WinXP,do i have to install SP1 before installing SP2?Does SP2 include the patches in SP1? Last edited by kohkohnut; Aug 6, 2004 at 08:53 PM.

Aug 6, 2004, 08:10 PM	#4
kohkohnut DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: S'pore Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Sorri but wats RTM? Are those links dat u pple posted above the final SP2s?

Aug 6, 2004, 08:28 PM	#7
~~REGENERAT1ON~~ NGO Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 409 Rep Power: 0	"As Stated In Official MS Beta Newsgroups: Final testing is complete and at 10:08am this morning we signed off on build 2180 as Windows XP Service Pack 2, releasing it to manufacturing. The final build will be available to beta sites immediately at http://windowsbeta.microsoft.com/download/dl3.asp. You will find both English and German versions there, Japanese will follow early next week. Next week the service pack will be available on the Microsoft Download Center for general download. In the interim we're making the update available to you via the beta web site. If you are running RC2, or any other build released to beta sites, we invite you to turn on Automatic Updates, and starting on August 10th your system will automatically download the express version of Windows XP SP2. For typical home users this is about a 75 MB download; for those on RC2 it should be less than 30 MB. As soon as the background download is complete, you will be prompted to install SP2 and to accept the EULA (SP2 does not install automatically even if Automatic Updates is set to automatically install security updates). If you have a modem connection, don't "Cancel" the update once it's in progress; just disconnect and when you reconnect later, it will automatcially pick up where it left off until it completes. Q: What's next? A: For the next 2 weeks the beta newsgroups will still be available to you. We'll be in the newsgroups and hope you'll discuss your experience with early SP2 deployments there. On August 18th the newsgroups will close and we'll move on to finding and fixing the bugs in Windows 2003 Server SP1. Thanks for all your time and effort in driving the quality high in SP2 and finding those tricky issue that only seem to occur in the wild and never under laboratory conditions. Be sure to verify and update your contact information at http://beta.microsoft.com so we can get in touch with you in the future. I hope your experience testing SP2 was a good one. We've saved the chat logs and when we build the next beta program I'll see what we can do to implement some of your suggestions."

Aug 6, 2004, 09:11 PM	#11
Killer_uk DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Stoke-on-Trent, UK Posts: 117 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	There are some more mirrors up on www.tcmagazine.net in the downloads section. Or here for a direct link: (lists of mirrors) http://www.tcmagazine.info/modules.p...download&cid=6

Aug 6, 2004, 09:48 PM	#14
~~REGENERAT1ON~~ NGO Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 409 Rep Power: 0	lol neowin removed all links.. what a losers :P

Aug 7, 2004, 01:36 AM	#15
dlmoye DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	The link for www.tcmagazine.net is the best link that I have found. Took about 30 minutes to download SP2 RTM at avg speed of 150kbs. The rest of the links that I have found are very, very, slow. __________________ Ak31a AthlonXp 1800+ Audigy 5.1 Gamer Radeon 8500(Retail) Crucial 256x2 Linksys Nic v5 Liteon CDRW(16x10x40) Toshiba CDR IBM 30G GXP

Aug 7, 2004, 01:44 AM	#16
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Thank you I'm so glad DH has some mirrors, like Regeneration said, NeoWin removed their links Thanks folks! Gonna download, install and slipstream all before the night is done (Hopefully) __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Aug 7, 2004, 03:02 AM	Thread Starter #18
Louie6666 Just One Sick-Lizard Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 501 Rep Power: 0	Seems nice enough so far...I appear to have lost some cpu speed in certain benchmarks....probably just me...last install was so well tweaked...may take me a while to get it just so! Did A slipstreamed install, wish they left the old ati drivers out! No crashing solid as a rock even with me running silly overclock on Tbird 1.4ghs@7.5x206fsb Oh yeah you can slip stream it straight over sp1 copies & the original gold build of xp, have tested both methods....wouldn't install over top...do a clean install...runs cludgy otherwise... Weird My mouse keeps drifting upwards intermitantly...if anyone elses notices this let me know Last edited by Louie6666; Aug 7, 2004 at 03:14 AM.

Aug 7, 2004, 03:58 AM	#19
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Aug 7, 2004, 04:14 AM	#20
Burt McGirt DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Will it work from scratch??? I have yet to see this answered or properly addressed.....will SP2 install on a new install of XP (one that hasn't had a SINGLE update yet i.e. servicepackless)? and yes, that is a rather stupid-fast link, get'n at 255 KB/sec! __________________ ...I know nothing, I am merely a messenger.

Aug 7, 2004, 04:44 AM	#21
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Ok.. I downloaded from one of the links and installed the SP and to my surprise, it wasn't Build 2180! 2158 was the build I got. I'm going to download it again from the stupid fast link. Hopefully it's the right build. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here Last edited by No_Style; Aug 7, 2004 at 05:01 AM.

Aug 7, 2004, 05:15 AM	#23
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Thanks Thanks Bonehead for the verfication. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Aug 7, 2004, 05:46 AM	#24
jcz DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Another link...but this time , the real deal [http://www.mostconsulting.net/upload...35-SP2-ENU.exe] this is the last version, (2180) delivered to beta testers. It's 266.1 mb and digitally signed by Microsoft. Enjoy P.S. It's a good speed server.

Aug 7, 2004, 06:05 AM	#25
Burt McGirt DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	eh....only 72k but not bad if the real deal! __________________ ...I know nothing, I am merely a messenger.

Aug 7, 2004, 04:10 PM	#30
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Be carefull wre you download this from you wouldn't wanna get one someone has messes with and embeded a trgan or opened secruity holes etc in.... __________________