Is my computer big enough for...
From: Lon (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/28/04
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Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:04:59 -0700
Thank you for your quick response. I will just wait until
all bugs are out and maybe by then I will have a better
computer to take install. Second opinions do help. May
your day be just great.....
>-----Original Message-----
>I'd suggest you pass on installing SP2 and wait until
all
>the bugs are out.
>I had the same experience on a machine with an 80gb
drive.
>Your machine is fine and you have enough capacity but
I'd
>stay away from it for the time being.
>
>Barrie
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I am using Windows XP Pro with SP1. I went into WU and
>>xpsp2 is there ready for install. I have a computer
>>friend who said he would install it for me when it was
>>ready. I called him and he said that when he installed
>>sp2 on his computer (3.5GH drive) it downloaded and
>>installed just fine, but when he rebooted all he got
was
>>a black screen and he had to reinstall all his
programs.
>>He said my computer was not big enough for download and
>>not to do it. I need a second opinion. I have read alot
>>about xpsp2 and printed it. I have an IBM thinkpad 390x
>>laptop computer. It has 256 MB of RAM and is 398MHz.
>>Memory free is 682MB and used 156MB. It has 11.23GB
Hard
>>drive (7.35 GB free and 3.88MB used). If this is not
big
>>enough and WU has the download ready, it won't install
>>unless I click install. Correct? I really would like
to
>>have xpsp2 but not sure if I want to attempt it now.
>>Since the download is ready in WU will it just stay
there
>>until I decide I want to install it? I also have all
>>critical updates, NSW2003 definitions updated, firewall
>>is with Microsoft. Can anyone give me their opinion?
Just
>>don't want to loose computer because of xpsp2 install
>>because I wouldn't know what to do then.
>>.
>>
>.
>
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