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SP2 Community for Windows Developers?

Posted by Cliff on from the strenght-in-numbers dept.

kwelch007 asks: "As a Windows developer, I've been dreading the release of SP2, and the potential problems it could cause for my apps. So far, I've only run across one Win32 API function that doesn't work anymore. But, I haven't found any sites for developers detailing issues that others have discovered! Are there any sites/forums that developers can consult when attempting to determine why their code doesn't work with SP2, or even a BugZilla or similar to report such problems?"

6 of 38 comments (clear)

  1. msdn.general and channel9 by scupper · · Score: 4, Informative

    Isn't that what Channel9 and the msdn newsgroups are all about?

    1. Re:msdn.general and channel9 by scupper · · Score: 1, Informative

      might also drop in on http://blogs.msdn.com/

  2. Re:Answer: google.com by madaxe42 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, maybe he should.

  3. MS Official: Slipstream SP2 into Windows XP. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 2, Informative


    Download the new Sysprep: Windows XP Service Pack 2 Deployment Tools. See these instructions in the Readme.txt file, which has the usual sloppy, uncaring Microsoft writing and editing:

    * You cannot run Update.exe within an I386 directory to update a Windows XP installation to Windows XP SP2. You must run Update.exe against the entire contents of a Windows CD. If the entire contents of a Windows CD is not present in your installation share, Update.exe fails to complete the installation process.

    1. Download Windows XP Service Pack 2.

    2. At the command prompt, go to the folder where you downloaded the XPSP2.EXE file, and then type this command:

    xpsp2.exe -x

    3. When prompted, type the path from which you want the service pack to be expanded. For example, type:

    C:\XPSP2

    4. Create a temporary directory on your system and copy the entire Windows XP product CD to this directory. For example, type:

    MD C:\INTSP2 XCopy CDROM Drive Letter:\*.* C:\INTSP2 /e

    [Probably should be:]

    MD C:\INTSP2

    XCopy [CDROM Drive Letter]:\*.* C:\INTSP2 /e

    5. After the previous step is completed, change to the directory that contains the Windows XP SP2 files. For example, type:

    CD C:\xpsp2\update

    6. To update the Windows XP files to include SP2, type:

    update.exe -s c:\INTSP2

    This procedure results in an I386 directory updated to Windows XP SP2.

    Alternatively, see How to slipstream SP2 into your XP CD.

  4. Re:one API function? by kwelch007 · · Score: 5, Informative

    LOL. Actually, it was CreateToolbarEx(), which is documented on MSDN as obsolete, so I wasn't sure it was worth mentioning specifically.

  5. Re:one API function? by scupper · · Score: 2, Informative

    Here's another one I spotted, or rather "googled", http://www.winprog.org/ then started snooping around. Post back here when if you do/don't find what you're looking for from the suggestions.