# Windows XP SP2 Released **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 16, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/111851 "2004-04-16T14:29:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/111851/41 "2004-08-25T21:52:18Z")
Thanks! Does anyone know how to remove that stupid, “Your firewall is not on” icon in the taskbar? I hate it like I hate…Clip Art… or something VERY evil like that. (Nvm, I fixed that) ---
**Author:** ![bodyvisual](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bodyvisual/32/564_2.png) [@bodyvisual](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bodyvisual)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/111851/42 "2004-08-25T22:27:56Z")
so do those of you who’ve downloaded it say it’s a definate good thing? i’ve heard mixed things… to get it or no… :p: ---
**Author:** ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/111851/43 "2004-08-25T22:31:09Z")
I would recommend it. After the first half hour or so of being pissed off at it because of everything it tries to do for you, you can disable what you want gone. Then you can see that things in general seem to run a bit faster. I think more processes are running by default… ---
**Author:** ![love\_police](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@love\_police](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/love_police)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/111851/44 "2004-08-25T22:31:13Z")
ofcourse its a good thing. dior. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/111851/45 "2004-08-25T22:32:33Z")
I like it a lot, and I don’t seem to have any of application incompatibilites that a few others have had. Give the download a shot, and if it doesn’t work out well for you, system restore back to your PC’s pre-SP2 state 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GW02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@GW02](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GW02)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/111851/46 "2004-08-25T23:40:03Z")
There doesn’t seem to be any difference between SP1 and SP2 after I disabled the firewall and other security junk… (I trust my hardware firewall for that task) Anyone notice any actual difference in performance? ---
**Author:** ![bodyvisual](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bodyvisual/32/564_2.png) [@bodyvisual](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bodyvisual)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/111851/47 "2004-08-26T00:23:48Z")
hmmm… i ordered the CD, but that won’t get here for 4 weeks, and i am _no way_ downloading it on 56k, even over night… is there an exe to d/l online somewhere? i may hit this at school tomorrow, on the T1 :cool: [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/111851.md?page=2)