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i have not updated to sp2 yet..but have gone up to ZAP 5.1..with no real issues..but noticed last night on the za forums they have a 5.5 beta released..so it looks like they are still working on some of the kinks they have been having since 4.5..fyi wayne there as some reports of significant slowdown of download speeds after sp2 however..might be a good idea to check on the za forums for any "prog ress" being made..

ok.that's two opinions on whether i should disconnect the second slave drive for a clean install..lol..most of the clean install instructions i've read say to disconnect all un-original stuff..printers etc..and i assume any added pci cards and attached second drives..my concern is reinstalling the second drive after re-installing xp..i would hope i would not have to format/partition this drive again and lose the data on it..given that sp2 certainly presents a clear danger of requiring a os re-install..i like to be as confident of my data back-up strategy as possible.. thanx wayne to clarify..i

i use pro..so i'm not sure about the free version..you can get a lot of info here though.. check here wayne

my apologies to jdlech..should have known that.. wayne

ahh..ok that makes sense..thanx wayne

good to hear that pat..5.1 should be recognized and managed by sp2 from what i've read..so maybe you need to treak sp2 a bit..i'm not touching sp2 yet..but i remember reading something about the issue..you might try the ZA forums.. i don't use NAV but there seems to be an issue with it and sp2..have you checked nav's site for sp2 patches..?? glad it's working out for you.. wayne

a question on the g4ttv raised an interesting point..if you were to do a reinstall of xp home now..and went to win updates..would you be able to select individual critical updates..or would you only be presented with sp2..which presumably includes all the sp1 and subsequent critical patches..? wayne

one of the most awesome compilations of help topics and utilities that exists is alsocom's GYAH post..for people like me who suffer from tech ADD(attention deficit disorder) it is the quintessential resource.. perhaps alsocom would agree to allow it to be presented here..?? wayne

i agree..but..the problem with google is you sometimes have to be able to recognize which links you can trust..and choosing the one of 600 million that google presents you..can be a challenge..don't get me wrong..i love and use google..but i've learned who to trust on boards like this..and have learned way more by the members' here and on other well run boards than google.. wayne

Hahahah....I hear ya screi... I'm the same......even when my daughter IM's me...and asks a question...when I look up to the monitor after typeing a reply. She's already asked 2 or 3 more questions or I get a lot of these all across the screen.... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!! ya.. i tried one of those online chat support things for my printer..and the support person "politely" asked to to call the 800 number.. wayne

well..as slow as i type..i've never had a problem with i min edit restrictions..hehe wayne (i love these smilies)

np..be sure to keep the 4.5 install file handy just in case..good luck..let us know how it turns out.. wayne

that's great..my 6 yo daughter loves that cat..she and her neighbor friends run all over the block imitating it..took a while for some of the parents to "get" it tho..hehe wayne

ya it would be great to "see" her again..i miss her laughing cat sig..lol wayne

yes.. 5.0 was a disaster..and i was silly enough to buy pro ver.5.0.043 before i checked the forums..i ended up uninstalling it and "reverting" back to 4.5..like most folks..i watched the ZA forums closely for the last few weeks..and because of the impending sp2 issues with 4.5..i took a shot at the 5.1..so far it's working for my set-up.. fyi..i did the update from 4.5..downloaded the 5.1..choose "clean install" and had no issues/problems with the install..i did turn off my McAfee and any other scanners.. hope this helps.. wayne

ok.that's two opinions on whether i should disconnect the second slave drive for a clean install..lol..most of the clean install instructions i've read say to disconnect all un-original stuff..printers etc..and i assume any added pci cards and attached second drives..my concern is reinstalling the second drive after re-installing xp..i would hope i would not have to format/partition this drive again and lose the data on it..given that sp2 certainly presents a clear danger of requiring a os re-install..i like to be as confident of my data back-up strategy as possible.. thanx wayne to clarify..i

hi folks..this post brings up an issue i've been wondering about for a while..so without trying to hijack this post let me ask this.. i installed a 160gb maxtor hard drive as a slave some time ago..formatted and partitioned it into 4 seperate drives..use it strictly as a backup drive for my docs..downloads..video's..even store my e-mails there..it's on it's own pci card..now i still burn the data files to cd about once a month so i have "hard" backups..but i'm wondering that if i have a major disaster and need to clean install my xp home on the c drive(which is on the original master) do i nee

where and when i grew up..asking someone who they were voting for..was akin to asking how much money was in their wallet..both taboo and serious breaches of social etiguette..and given the current polarized political environment..such topics are likely to rapidly become shouting matches..and degrade into silly soliloguies.. that said..i will add this quote..which i find appropiate: "Those who cast their vote decide nothing; Those who count the votes decide everything." -Josef Stalin wayne

lol..not all that much in a hurry..but up until yesterday sp2 did not show up when i manually checked for updates..i also just updated zap and i'm new to software firewalls so i'm a bit confused as to it's setup..mucking thru it all.. i've printed the chief's and pete c's recomendations for "safe" sp2 install..so when i'm ready.. thanx for the reply wayne added: ya i ordered the cd yesterday..but i do have dsl..and when i checked manually it showed about 75mb..my strategy is to let auto update download..and pick my own time to install..

just a thought..but maybe all the cleaning up and vanilla prep done before installing helped speed up your machine.. wayne

i'm on xp home..i have set auto updates to download /ask to install..when i manually check windows updates..sp2 is listed and wants to install..but i want to prepare my machine according to the good advise discussed here and at g4..so far auto update has not downloaded sp2..i'm wondering if i need to configue my firewall software(ZAp 5.1..just recently upgradeed) to allow windows update access..or if i just need to wait my turn in the auto update line..?? thanx wayne

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