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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DXBase Reflector" <[email protected]> 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tony Cash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "DXBase List" <[email protected]> > 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Tony Cash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXBase List" >> <[email protected]> >> 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXBase Reflector" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "DXBase Reflector" <[email protected]> >>>>> 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:[email protected] >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>>> Dxbase mailing list >>>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >>>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Dxbase mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] >
