[Dxbase] Windows XP SP2

Thu Aug 26 01:01:24 EDT 2004

That's funny, I just installed SP2 last night and my System Restore calendar 
shows
restore points back to July 18, 2004.
73 de Tony, KD4K
My Weather Page
http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/
My Ham Radio Page
http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/kd4k/radio.html
Sawnee Mountain (WB4GQX 147.15 +.600) Repeater Page
http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/sawnee/index.html
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John" <jdf at hta.eclipse.co.uk>
To: "DXBase Reflector" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 3:59 PM
Subject: **SPAM** Re: **SPAM** Re: [Dxbase] Windows XP SP2
> No problem with putting the Hosts file back - everthing needed for DXBase 
> is automatically backed up every day. Try it. It pays!
>> I have updates from Microsoft set to auto so the SP2 download/install came 
> at the usual time of day scheduled in the udate setup file. Took about 25 
> minutes to download and install. I could have refused it. But beware! I 
> thought that if there was a problem then I could always use "Restore 
> Point" in XP to revert to the previous installation. Not so! (of 
> course). SP2 installation deletes all restore points prior to the install 
> including the one for that day so I'm stuck with it. No other problems 
> since with DXBase but a few surprises elsewhere.
>> John, G3HTA
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry E Price" <LPrice at enia.net>
> To: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>; "Tony Cash" <kd4k at adelphia.net>; 
> "DXBase List" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:34 PM
> Subject: Re: **SPAM** Re: [Dxbase] Windows XP SP2
>>>>I installed the Network managers version a couple of weeks ago and it 
>>seems to work fine but the download was only 266 MB, no problems with it 
>>so far.
>>>> Larry, W4RA
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
>> To: "Tony Cash" <kd4k at adelphia.net>; "DXBase List" 
>> <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:40 PM
>> Subject: Re: **SPAM** Re: [Dxbase] Windows XP SP2
>>>>>>> I'm not sure that the 'online update' version is available just yet. I 
>>> think it is as someone on the beta reflector mentioned that the site was 
>>> not working due to overload yesterday.
>>>>>> The network version, the full 420mg version, is online.
>>> But you better have a high speed connection.
>>> Only because I have a network, with numerous machines to manage did I go 
>>> that route,
>>> One download and it did all the machines.
>>>>>> The 'update' version will only download files specific to your machine 
>>> configuration, hence it's much smaller and faster.
>>>>>> Same program really, just doesn't include drivers and code for every 
>>> possible cpu, card, hard drive etc.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Tony Cash" <kd4k at adelphia.net>
>>> To: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 11:14 AM
>>> Subject: Re: **SPAM** Re: [Dxbase] Windows XP SP2
>>>>>>>>>> How did you get SP2?
>>>> When I go to the Windows update site it says the only way to get
>>>> SP2 is to let auto update do it and so far mine hasn't downloaded
>>>> it (it is turned ON).
>>>>>>>> 73 de Tony, KD4K
>>>>>>>> My Weather Page
>>>> http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/
>>>> My Ham Radio Page
>>>> http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/kd4k/radio.html
>>>> Sawnee Mountain (WB4GQX 147.15 +.600) Repeater Page
>>>> http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/sawnee/index.html
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
>>>> To: "John" <jdf at hta.eclipse.co.uk>; "DXBase Reflector"
>>>> <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>>>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:20 PM
>>>> Subject: **SPAM** Re: [Dxbase] Windows XP SP2
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Upgraded two servers and a laptop, all xppro
>>>>> all have DXBase on them and no problems...nada, nyet, nothing....
>>>>> totally painless.
>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "John" <jdf at hta.eclipse.co.uk>
>>>>> To: "DXBase Reflector" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 4:52 PM
>>>>> Subject: [Dxbase] Windows XP SP2
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Installed Win XP SP2 couple of days back. Everything was Ok with 
>>>>> > DXBase
>>>>> > 2005 until the Server went down today. Couldn't change to another
>>>> because
>>>>> > the Hosts file in Windows had been deleted. Anyone else? No other
>>>> problems
>>>>> > so far. Easily put right.......
>>>>> >
>>>>> > John, G3HTA
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > ______________________________________________________________
>>>>> > Dxbase mailing list
>>>>> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
>>>>> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>>>>> > Post: mailto:Dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>>>> Dxbase mailing list
>>>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
>>>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>>>>> Post: mailto:Dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> Dxbase mailing list
>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>>> Post: mailto:Dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>>>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Dxbase mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:Dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>>> ______________________________________________________________
> Dxbase mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>