Service Pack Release Notes

**Electronic Punk** · June 1st, 2002

WindowsXP SP1 RTM August 14

The release Notes:

What is SP1?
Windows XP Service Pack 1 includes bug fixes (over 1700) and product updates
released since build 2600 (RTM). The updates include support for USB 2.0 and
a supported version of IPv6.

The SP1 CD will include some eHome components such as support for Tablet PC,
Mira and Freestyle.

The Service Pack package will update both XP Professional and Home editions.
Windows XP Professional 64-bit edition will also have an SP1 version.
What is the release schedule?
Note: dates are always subject to change.

The XP SP1 beta schedule is at Beta is scheduled to begin May 31, 2002 for
English and German. A Japanese version is scheduled for two weeks later;
June 14, 2002.

XP SP1 is scheduled for release (RTW) on August 14, 2002. The English and
German versions will be released on August 14th, and other localized
language version will be released according to the schedule at What does it
add to my system?
USB 2.0
XP SP1 includes drivers to support USB 2.0 devices. Windows Catalog lists
third party hardware that supports USB 2.0 and that are compatible with
Windows XP.
USB 2.0 is an enhancement to USB 1.x and increases maximum transfer rates to
480Mbps.
IPv6
Windows XP shipped with a developer’s version of IPv6. Microsoft provides no
support whatsoever for that version in a production environment. It is for
testing and development only.
SP1 contains an update to IPv6. The SP1 version is supported. If installed,
the updated version of IPv6 is listed in the Local Area Connection
properties.
For more information about IPv6 see the Microsoft internal site http://ipv6,
or the external site http://www.microsoft.com/ipv6
Mira
SP1 add support in Windows XP for Mira. Mira is the code name for software
and hardware technology supporting portable display devices. The primary
technologies involved are; Windows XP on the Base Station, CE .NET and
802.11 on the display device.
For more information about Mira see the internal site http://teamsts/mira or
the external site http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mira/default.asp
Freestyle
SP1 adds support in Windows XP for Freestyle. Freestyle is the codename for
software and hardware technology supporting remote control of the PC. The
focus is on remote control of video, audio, photos, and TV from within the
PC. For more information about Freestyle see
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ehome/default.asp

Mira and Freestyle are intended for home users, not a corporate environment.

Tablet PC
SP1 includes support for Tablet PCs. Major computer vendors are expected to
release models in the second half of 2002. For additional information about
the Table PC see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/

**gonaads** · June 1st, 2002

And what will be the ranson for this new Bug Hunt?

Smoke286 · June 4th, 2002

Apparently SP1 will be the end of the line for a lot of people using pirated copies of XP

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news2.php3?ID=4133

**Cosmin** · June 4th, 2002

Originally posted by Smoke286
Apparently SP1 will be the end of the line for a lot of people using pirated copies of XP

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news2.php3?ID=4133

nice joke

, pirated copies ( of everything ) will survive .

**Hipster Doofus** · June 5th, 2002

Got to agree with you Cosmin. I would not be suprised to hear that they already have sp1 & are working on it. Did not take them long to get spiderman & star wars.

Smoke286 · June 6th, 2002

Bless their little hearts

**Friend of Bill** · June 7th, 2002

I'm happy to see that this might be the end of the line for those operating pirated copies of XP (at least temporarily).

I'm a bit shocked that a minority of subscriber's to this forum operate in the pirated underground (mainly a few select criminals from outside of the United States). What do you think you really gain, other than trying to undermind the greatest democracy and super-power of all time?

**Electronic Punk** · June 7th, 2002

Originally posted by SnookBooger
I'm a bit shocked that a minority of subscriber's to this forum operate in the pirated underground (mainly a few select criminals from outside of the United States). What do you think you really gain?

Eh? Someone pirated the underground? Does the London Mayor know? And are the few select pirates inside the USA not criminals?

Anway, when you install the Service pack the FCKGW product code that came with the Devils0wn release of Corporate XP released 24th August (my birthday

) WILL NOT WORK.

If you are still using this product key then you have had plenty of time to evaluate the product and should either revert to your previous operating system or purchase a copy of XP.

LightWave · June 7th, 2002

heheh

June 7th, 2002

Er....the product key was cracked months ago. In fact with NO installation worries but some regedit skills, it is easy to change all that.

I think what prompted all the pirate stuff is people screaming MS will no longer support 98-2k as of next year. Thus scaring people into getting XP by any means. I have seen things in forums that work...forever. Anyhow I downloaded and am using SP1 and it locked up on me once. Only once. So far. Yeppers I can access the update page easily. But I don't have or use the infamous FCKxxxx product key. I DO wonder....when SP1 is released will having the beta:
a)make it impossible to upgrade to the final SP1
b)make it faster to upgrade to the final SP1

If I have to clean install one mo' time I'm buying a MAC.

--Rich

**Electronic Punk** · June 7th, 2002

Well seeing as the betas where intended for bug-reporting and evaluation usage, why would they want people to use it ?

June 8th, 2002

Originally posted by pmcartney

I think what prompted all the pirate stuff is people screaming MS will no longer support 98-2k as of next year..

2k will still be supported.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.asp

**gonaads** · June 8th, 2002

Originally posted by pmcartney
Er....the product key was cracked months ago. In fact with NO installation worries but some regedit skills, it is easy to change all that.

I think what prompted all the pirate stuff is people screaming MS will no longer support 98-2k as of next year. Thus scaring people into getting XP by any means. I have seen things in forums that work...forever. Anyhow I downloaded and am using SP1 and it locked up on me once. Only once. So far. Yeppers I can access the update page easily. But I don't have or use the infamous FCKxxxx product key. I DO wonder....when SP1 is released will having the beta:
a)make it impossible to upgrade to the final SP1
b)make it faster to upgrade to the final SP1

If I have to clean install one mo' time I'm buying a MAC.

--Rich

Can't you just do a restore prior to your install of the SP 1 Beta? Then install the final release SP 1 if it doesn't upgrade from the Beta.

**gonaads** · June 8th, 2002

Originally posted by Electronic Punk
Well seeing as the betas where intended for bug-reporting and evaluation usage, why would they want people to use it ?

Duuuuh, for bug hunting and reporting... ya think???

Reg · June 8th, 2002

Here's something to add. After installing the SP1 Beta, I noticed that I now get warnings when I download files in IE. Here's a screenshot.

surge · June 8th, 2002

i wounder where microsoft got that idea to desplay that warning on Ie , might it be mozilla, hummm i think it might be, does this prove once and for all that microsofts "programmers" have to look to other companys for ideas,
personaly i cant wate for Lindows its gonner rock.

xsk8zerox · June 8th, 2002

Originally posted by gonaads

Can't you just do a restore prior to your install of the SP 1 Beta? Then install the final release SP 1 if it doesn't upgrade from the Beta.

Its under ad/remove programs.

June 9th, 2002

Originally posted by surge

personaly i cant wate for Lindows its gonner rock.

Lindows runs users as root (just like 9x/Me) apparently.

If it's emulation is as good as it likes to claim, viruses/trojans/worms will run just as well as before, and even better than in properly configured NT/2k/XP systems (i.e. dont login as administrator).

Edit:Or use fat32 come to think of it.

**Electronic Punk** · June 9th, 2002

Originally posted by surge
i wounder where microsoft got that idea to desplay that warning on Ie , might it be mozilla, hummm i think it might be, does this prove once and for all that microsofts "programmers" have to look to other companys for ideas

Yes that extra sentence on the download dialogue has truly changed the way I browse the internet.

June 9th, 2002

For some reason, the SP has screwed up my computer and does not work. Booting up after i installed it gave me the wonderful BSOD with some message about a fatal error. i was able to revert to my "last good configuration" and worked, but as a result of that, the SP was not installed. I tried reinstalling, and the same thing happened. any ideas?

June 1st, 2002	Top \| #1
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	Service Pack Release Notes WindowsXP SP1 RTM August 14 The release Notes: What is SP1? Windows XP Service Pack 1 includes bug fixes (over 1700) and product updates released since build 2600 (RTM). The updates include support for USB 2.0 and a supported version of IPv6. The SP1 CD will include some eHome components such as support for Tablet PC, Mira and Freestyle. The Service Pack package will update both XP Professional and Home editions. Windows XP Professional 64-bit edition will also have an SP1 version. What is the release schedule? Note: dates are always subject to change. The XP SP1 beta schedule is at Beta is scheduled to begin May 31, 2002 for English and German. A Japanese version is scheduled for two weeks later; June 14, 2002. XP SP1 is scheduled for release (RTW) on August 14, 2002. The English and German versions will be released on August 14th, and other localized language version will be released according to the schedule at What does it add to my system? USB 2.0 XP SP1 includes drivers to support USB 2.0 devices. Windows Catalog lists third party hardware that supports USB 2.0 and that are compatible with Windows XP. USB 2.0 is an enhancement to USB 1.x and increases maximum transfer rates to 480Mbps. IPv6 Windows XP shipped with a developer’s version of IPv6. Microsoft provides no support whatsoever for that version in a production environment. It is for testing and development only. SP1 contains an update to IPv6. The SP1 version is supported. If installed, the updated version of IPv6 is listed in the Local Area Connection properties. For more information about IPv6 see the Microsoft internal site http://ipv6, or the external site http://www.microsoft.com/ipv6 Mira SP1 add support in Windows XP for Mira. Mira is the code name for software and hardware technology supporting portable display devices. The primary technologies involved are; Windows XP on the Base Station, CE .NET and 802.11 on the display device. For more information about Mira see the internal site http://teamsts/mira or the external site http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mira/default.asp Freestyle SP1 adds support in Windows XP for Freestyle. Freestyle is the codename for software and hardware technology supporting remote control of the PC. The focus is on remote control of video, audio, photos, and TV from within the PC. For more information about Freestyle see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ehome/default.asp Mira and Freestyle are intended for home users, not a corporate environment. Tablet PC SP1 includes support for Tablet PCs. Major computer vendors are expected to release models in the second half of 2002. For additional information about the Table PC see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/

June 1st, 2002	Top \| #2
gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	And what will be the ranson for this new Bug Hunt? *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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Cosmin Graphic Designer Joined: March 2002 Location: Romania Posts: 1,633 Reputation: 110 Power: 141	Originally posted by Smoke286 Apparently SP1 will be the end of the line for a lot of people using pirated copies of XP http://www.cdfreaks.com/news2.php3?ID=4133 nice joke , pirated copies ( of everything ) will survive .

June 5th, 2002	Top \| #5
Hipster Doofus Good grief Charlie Brown Joined: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 5,920 Reputation: 560 Power: 187	Got to agree with you Cosmin. I would not be suprised to hear that they already have sp1 & are working on it. Did not take them long to get spiderman & star wars. Pentium 4 2.6ghz 400mhz @ 3.07ghz 472mhz / Gigabyte GA-8IHXP v2.1 / RAMBUS PC 800 768mb / Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256mb / 2 x Maxtor 80gb ATA133 DiamondMax, RAID0 :: 1 x Western Digital 7200 40gb / Liteon DVD-RW Dual Layer SOHW-1633S @ 1653S / Liteon 52x24x52 CD-RW LTR-52246S / Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Fan / Antec TruePower 480w / RD3XP Gladiator Rounded Cables

June 7th, 2002	Top \| #8
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	Originally posted by SnookBooger I'm a bit shocked that a minority of subscriber's to this forum operate in the pirated underground (mainly a few select criminals from outside of the United States). What do you think you really gain? Eh? Someone pirated the underground? Does the London Mayor know? And are the few select pirates inside the USA not criminals? Anway, when you install the Service pack the FCKGW product code that came with the Devils0wn release of Corporate XP released 24th August (my birthday ) WILL NOT WORK. If you are still using this product key then you have had plenty of time to evaluate the product and should either revert to your previous operating system or purchase a copy of XP.

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June 4th, 2002	Top \| #3
Smoke286 Smokeater Joined: June 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 314 Reputation: 10 Power: 125	Apparently SP1 will be the end of the line for a lot of people using pirated copies of XP http://www.cdfreaks.com/news2.php3?ID=4133

June 6th, 2002	Top \| #6
Smoke286 Smokeater Joined: June 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 314 Reputation: 10 Power: 125	Bless their little hearts

June 7th, 2002	Top \| #7
Friend of Bill What, me worry? Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,572 Reputation: 20 Power: 139	I'm happy to see that this might be the end of the line for those operating pirated copies of XP (at least temporarily). I'm a bit shocked that a minority of subscriber's to this forum operate in the pirated underground (mainly a few select criminals from outside of the United States). What do you think you really gain, other than trying to undermind the greatest democracy and super-power of all time?

June 7th, 2002	Top \| #9
LightWave OSNN Addict Joined: June 2004 Posts: 188 Reputation: 0 Power: 98	heheh

June 7th, 2002	Top \| #10
pmcartney Unregistered Posts: n/a	Er....the product key was cracked months ago. In fact with NO installation worries but some regedit skills, it is easy to change all that. I think what prompted all the pirate stuff is people screaming MS will no longer support 98-2k as of next year. Thus scaring people into getting XP by any means. I have seen things in forums that work...forever. Anyhow I downloaded and am using SP1 and it locked up on me once. Only once. So far. Yeppers I can access the update page easily. But I don't have or use the infamous FCKxxxx product key. I DO wonder....when SP1 is released will having the beta: a)make it impossible to upgrade to the final SP1 b)make it faster to upgrade to the final SP1 If I have to clean install one mo' time I'm buying a MAC. --Rich

June 7th, 2002	Top \| #11
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	Well seeing as the betas where intended for bug-reporting and evaluation usage, why would they want people to use it ?

June 8th, 2002	Top \| #12
eggz Unregistered Posts: n/a	Originally posted by pmcartney I think what prompted all the pirate stuff is people screaming MS will no longer support 98-2k as of next year.. 2k will still be supported. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.asp

June 8th, 2002	Top \| #13
gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	Originally posted by pmcartney Er....the product key was cracked months ago. In fact with NO installation worries but some regedit skills, it is easy to change all that. I think what prompted all the pirate stuff is people screaming MS will no longer support 98-2k as of next year. Thus scaring people into getting XP by any means. I have seen things in forums that work...forever. Anyhow I downloaded and am using SP1 and it locked up on me once. Only once. So far. Yeppers I can access the update page easily. But I don't have or use the infamous FCKxxxx product key. I DO wonder....when SP1 is released will having the beta: a)make it impossible to upgrade to the final SP1 b)make it faster to upgrade to the final SP1 If I have to clean install one mo' time I'm buying a MAC. --Rich Can't you just do a restore prior to your install of the SP 1 Beta? Then install the final release SP 1 if it doesn't upgrade from the Beta. *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

June 8th, 2002	Top \| #14
gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	Originally posted by Electronic Punk Well seeing as the betas where intended for bug-reporting and evaluation usage, why would they want people to use it ? Duuuuh, for bug hunting and reporting... ya think??? *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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Reg eXperienced! Joined: March 2002 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 639 Reputation: 100 Power: 132	Here's something to add. After installing the SP1 Beta, I noticed that I now get warnings when I download files in IE. Here's a screenshot. Please use the reputation system! If you find a members post to be helpful, reward them by clicking the under there name so to encourage other helpful posts.

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surge OSNN Senior Addict Joined: February 2004 Posts: 382 Reputation: 0 Power: 105	i wounder where microsoft got that idea to desplay that warning on Ie , might it be mozilla, hummm i think it might be, does this prove once and for all that microsofts "programmers" have to look to other companys for ideas, personaly i cant wate for Lindows its gonner rock.

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xsk8zerox OSNN Senior Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: Philly Posts: 746 Reputation: 0 Power: 131	Originally posted by gonaads Can't you just do a restore prior to your install of the SP 1 Beta? Then install the final release SP 1 if it doesn't upgrade from the Beta. Its under ad/remove programs.

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eggz Unregistered Posts: n/a	Originally posted by surge personaly i cant wate for Lindows its gonner rock. Lindows runs users as root (just like 9x/Me) apparently. If it's emulation is as good as it likes to claim, viruses/trojans/worms will run just as well as before, and even better than in properly configured NT/2k/XP systems (i.e. dont login as administrator). Edit:Or use fat32 come to think of it.

June 9th, 2002	Top \| #19
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	Originally posted by surge i wounder where microsoft got that idea to desplay that warning on Ie , might it be mozilla, hummm i think it might be, does this prove once and for all that microsofts "programmers" have to look to other companys for ideas Yes that extra sentence on the download dialogue has truly changed the way I browse the internet.

June 9th, 2002	Top \| #20
BOB050082 Unregistered Posts: n/a	For some reason, the SP has screwed up my computer and does not work. Booting up after i installed it gave me the wonderful BSOD with some message about a fatal error. i was able to revert to my "last good configuration" and worked, but as a result of that, the SP was not installed. I tried reinstalling, and the same thing happened. any ideas?