XP pro SP2 , Update or leave as is ???

Stompa81 · Post by **Stompa81** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:22 am

G'day all my fellow Scope maniacs!!! i've missed u all heheh

Just wondering what is the General Consensus on Updating Windows XP PRO SP2 for the purpose of using SFP??

Is it better to install it As is out of the box (SP2 release) and never do automatic updates or is it better to always keep it up to date???

The updates to me seem to be installing a lot of crap that I think is not needed, clogging the system up etc etc or am i wrong and will updating be a good improvement to my system??

Thanx in advance ppl

p.s havent been here for ages .. Not that I dont like u guys

its just Scope eats all my spare time now .. Esp with Flexor 3 .. OMG i just cant get enough!!!

Crickstone · Post by **Crickstone** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:39 am

If your DAW isn't used for surfing and is dedicated to Scope, I wouldn't bother. As far as I know SP2 is mainly security for security and Scope runs wonderfully without it on my machine. Others more experienced with XP and computers in general may have a different and more educated opinion.

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:38 am

I'm using an SP1 install on my audio machine (not connected to internet). It's always worked well for me so I don't see a reason to change it...

Stompa81 · Post by **Stompa81** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:08 pm

Cool thanks for the Input!! .. My machine still works .. just not as smoothly as when everything was freshly installed with no updates or other multimedia programs etc etc.

All i really use besides the usual internet related programs is SFP, ABLETON 6, WAVELAB and Winamp . My windows XP disc has SP2 slipstreamed so i guess ill just stick to that and not update it.

Gonna go make my machine fresh and take it off the net now

FrancisHarmany · Post by **FrancisHarmany** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:13 am

SP3 is almost out........

Stompa81 · Post by **Stompa81** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:25 pm

Thanx ..ive still been too lazy to do it.. making music is much more fun than reinstalling an OS!!

Mabye SonicCore should make an Pure Audio OS

(i wish)

FrancisHarmany · Post by **FrancisHarmany** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:28 pm

Stompa81 wrote: Thanx ..ive still been too lazy to do it.. making music is much more fun than reinstalling an OS!!

Mabye SonicCore should make an Pure Audio OS (i wish)

As long its not based on Linux I am all for it

hifiboom · Post by **hifiboom** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:31 am

kernel recompiling due to a driver update.

no way ...

kylie · Post by **kylie** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:40 am

hifiboom wrote:kernel recompiling due to a driver update.

no way ...

if you get a black box system that just works (and that prevents you from fiddling around with it) you shouldn't care what's underneath.
(tested, of course) system updates are provided by the manufacturer, so no need for manual recompile.
"if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

-greetings, markus-

steve reaver · Post by **steve reaver** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:34 pm

I have XP SP2 and ALL the latest updates, I just jammed in a Pulsar II card yesterday and things are running very very fine !! both normal and xtc mode.... loving it !

RvR

Stompa81 · Post by **Stompa81** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:46 am

you may find it does some funny things with Midi timing if you are doing heeps of full on automation from your Daw to SFP.. Or you may not

good for u if it doesent

there's only little differences in how mine used to run .. just a few longer pauses than usual. Could be 1 of 10 million things mbaye not the updates.. who knows

Kymeia · Post by **Kymeia** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:59 am

You can't doubleclick on .oxe files anymore to install stuff but they still work if you put them in the oxe folder in /sfp

Something to do with the new way it handles programmes.