Chris Posted August 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Executable to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2 to a PC Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Executable to Un-block Delivery of Windows XP SP2 to a PC Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Execution ProtectionExecution protection (also known as NX, or no execute) prevents code execution from data pages such as the default heap, various stacks, and memory pools. Protection can be applied in both user and kernel-mode.It also forces developers to avoid executing code out of data pages without explicitly marking the pages as executable. This promotes good software engineering and best practices for application and driver developers.Execution protection is an operating system feature that relies on processor hardware to mark memory with an attribute that indicates that code should not be executed from that memory. Execution protection functions on a per-virtual memory page basis, most often changing a bit in the page table entry (PTE) to mark the memory page.aka = http://www.windowsforum.org/forum/index.ph...=post&id=108749 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Any reports yet from the brave people who have installed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christmascracker Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I too use google bar, but surely it will do no harm to leave XP pop up stoper switched on as well. Or will it?Taken from the google help pages:-Q. I already have a pop-up blocker. Are two better than one?We recommend that you uninstall any pop-up blocker that you currently have on your system. The Google Toolbar has not been tested with other pop-up blockers and running two pop-up blockers at once may cause what's euphemistically known as "undesired behavior." If you're happy with the pop-up blocker you have, you can turn off the Google Toolbar's pop-up blocker feature by clicking the Options button and unchecking the box next to the Pop-up Blocker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Installed it a couple of days ago, so far no problems.I like the way it detected my firewall and switched the XP one off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Thanks for that CC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Anyone unhappy so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Further to cc`s post about the pop up stopper I did not realise I had 2 running.But if you are happy with the Google pop up stopper turn it off then as soon as the XP pop up stopper kicks in it notifies you and if you click on that bar it gives you the option to turn it off, then you can turn the Google pop up stopper back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christmascracker Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Anyone unhappy so far?Not at all, Installation was quick and painless :D All my programmes are working as they should, no obvious changes at all really. :) You should go for it andsome :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I've been happy with SP2, changes are for the most part, for the better, and have not found any changes I didn't like.This said, I have seen computers act badley from the update, but thier numbers are a fraction of the computers that are benifiting from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Anyone unhappy so far?No problems at all. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman821 Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Installed it a couple of days ago, so far no problems.I like the way it detected my firewall and switched the XP one off.trackrat,I didn't know it would do that.I was wondering if I would have problems before I could get the XP firewall turned off.Thanks for the info :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I'll wait a little longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 AndsomeTake the plunge mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I've done itI plucked up the courage and installed SP2 on one of my subsidiary machines. So far, everything is OK.Bit of advice, though. Turn off PrevX if you use it and also the registry guard of Spybot S&D. These pop up every few seconds during the installation and are a right royal nuisance having to click ok each time. Alright, they're only doing their job but it gets a bit irritating after you've clicked the mouse 100 times in as many seconds.Well, let's see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christmascracker Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Well done, I'm sure everything will be fine :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 SP2 is now on my main machine.Bit of a scare on the reboot as it seemed to die for a few seconds but I think it was just making its adjustments to my settings.Everything is AOK.I'll leave the other machine until tomorrow - too much excitement for one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christmascracker Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Same thing here, had to have a quick peek at the HDD light to see if it was still "working" which of course it was :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Yes, everything goes black for a few seconds :) I'm sure they programme that in on purpose...just to scare us :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I'm sure they programme that in on purpose...just to scare us :D:ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 AndsomeTake the plunge mateMight do today.POPS How do you turn off registry guard in Spybot??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Unfortunately, I don't know!!I installed SP2 on two machines with it running - that's what made me comment - I was getting sore fingers clicking the mouse by the end of the second install.I've searched in the files to find out how to turn it off but can't.On the machine I'm doing now, I uninstalled Spybot and will re-install later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christmascracker Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 If you do andsome, make sure you run Norton Live update as Norton have released a patch so that it comunicates properly with the new service pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Thanks all. I'll take the plunge later. If you don't hear from me ever again, it's because I don't have access to another computer. So just in case. Goodbye for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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