# Windows XP SP2 Released **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 16, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166 "2004-04-16T14:29:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [September 23, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/121 "2004-09-23T00:05:14Z")
Yes - go to Security Center in your Control Panel. Click on Recommendations under the giant Firewall blob and check the box for “I have a firewall solution…” That should get rid of the shield for you. :kommie: ---
**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:** [September 23, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/122 "2004-09-23T00:37:08Z")
go to the security centre and hit “Change the way Security Centre alerts me” in the left hand column. then simply untick the things you don’t want to be told about. the only gripe i have about SP2 is that i IE, which i have to use coz i regulary use a certian plugin that only works for it, now blocks active content such as auto refreshes, at one point it even blocked flash elements from loading! ---
**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:** [September 23, 2004, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/123 "2004-09-23T00:41:12Z")
Thanx Kirupa 😃 ---
**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:** [September 25, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/124 "2004-09-25T14:19:51Z")
It won’t let me open the links that you guys posted, can some help? ---
**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:** [September 25, 2004, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/125 "2004-09-25T14:41:55Z")
Hmm - what won’t let you open the links that people posted? Do you mean SP2? ---
**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:** [September 25, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/126 "2004-09-25T14:46:01Z")
I installed SP2, before i did, everything was fine ( internet ) but now it doesn’t do some things, like open links that you guys posted ( internet explorer ). **Update** It was the stupid pop-up blocker, More problems : 1. Some websites won’t show up 2. When i try to reply to a thread in this forum, not using the Quick Reply ( which i am using right now ), i try to type but it won’t let me. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2004, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/127 "2004-09-25T14:48:02Z")
Some websites don’t show up too… ---
**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:** [September 25, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/128 "2004-09-25T14:53:25Z")
It was the stupid pop-up blocker, More problems : 1. Some websites won’t show up 2. When i try to reply to a thread in this forum, not using the Quick Reply ( which i am using right now ), i try to type but it won’t let me. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2004, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/129 "2004-09-25T14:58:11Z")
The Edit button is there so that you don’t reply multiple times to add-on to a previous message. Go to Tools | Internet Options | Security --\> Custom Level. Make sure that anything related to javascript/scripting/etc. is enabled. :ne: ---
**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:** [September 25, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/130 "2004-09-25T15:02:12Z")
Thank you Kirupa, everything works now. 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 26, 2004, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/131 "2004-09-26T05:02:03Z")
[size=1]_ **FF fanboy post #532 deleted by kirupa** _[/size] [size=1][color=red] **kirupa\_edit: Trolling isn’t allowed :evil:** [/color][/size] ---
**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:** [September 26, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/132 "2004-09-26T05:25:32Z")
For me it always blocks flash, even files on my local computer that I am testing. I have made many changes to the security settings (enabled pretty much everything), but they are still blocked. Any hints? ---
**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:** [September 27, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/133 "2004-09-27T04:01:29Z")
Are you sure that you have flash installed on it? ---
**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:** [September 27, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/134 "2004-09-27T04:17:13Z")
ya, after I unblock it it then loads fine. But the next time I start up IE once again it doesn’t load ---
**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:** [September 27, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166/135 "2004-09-27T04:23:45Z")
Under Internet Options | Advanced, check to make sure that you have “Play Animations” and “Allow active content to run from My Computer” checked. That may help somewhat 🙂 [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-xp-sp2-released/53166.md?page=6)