I just got a Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 running WinXP Tablet Edition and heard
that installing WinXP SP2 could be a problem. The main Panasonic Toughbook
Service and Support Website http://www.tcc.toughbook.com has no information
whatsoever concerning SP2 upgrading.

A Panasonic Japanese website
http://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pc/i...inxpsp2_e.html offers 3
potential problems when updating to SP2 with fixes that didn't look too
difficult. I decided to contact US Pansonic tech support to be sure before I
took the plunge and received the following reply: "Windows XP SP2 is not
supported on your model [CF-18BD]. When or if ,there is going to be an
update, I don't know. I recommend that you stay with SP1 for now." That
sounds a little over cautious in view of Panasonic's Japanese web site.

Have any CF-18 users tried to upgrade to WinXP SP2?

I don't have a Toughbook, but if you look through the information here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx especially the What to
Know Before Downloading and Installing, follow the suggestions and be
prepared by backing up your unit just in case, you should be fine.

Sometimes one wonders about these "support" people who make sure blanket
statements. I would told by a Linksys tech while asking some general
questions that no one should be running the new Windows XP Firewall because
"it'll block everything!" LOL!
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"apagano" <apagano@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E43C8FC7-871C-4A48-99BF-DEEB2A24F284@microsoft.com...
>I just got a Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 running WinXP Tablet Edition and
>heard
> that installing WinXP SP2 could be a problem. The main Panasonic Toughbook
> Service and Support Website http://www.tcc.toughbook.com has no
> information
> whatsoever concerning SP2 upgrading.
>
> A Panasonic Japanese website
> http://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pc/i...inxpsp2_e.html offers 3
> potential problems when updating to SP2 with fixes that didn't look too
> difficult. I decided to contact US Pansonic tech support to be sure before
> I
> took the plunge and received the following reply: "Windows XP SP2 is not
> supported on your model [CF-18BD]. When or if ,there is going to be an
> update, I don't know. I recommend that you stay with SP1 for now." That
> sounds a little over cautious in view of Panasonic's Japanese web site.
>
> Have any CF-18 users tried to upgrade to WinXP SP2?

Thanks, I'll take your advice.

Regards,
A Pagano

"Chris H." wrote:

> I don't have a Toughbook, but if you look through the information here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx especially the What to
> Know Before Downloading and Installing, follow the suggestions and be
> prepared by backing up your unit just in case, you should be fine.
>
> Sometimes one wonders about these "support" people who make sure blanket
> statements. I would told by a Linksys tech while asking some general
> questions that no one should be running the new Windows XP Firewall because
> "it'll block everything!" LOL!
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "apagano" <apagano@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E43C8FC7-871C-4A48-99BF-DEEB2A24F284@microsoft.com...
> >I just got a Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 running WinXP Tablet Edition and
> >heard
> > that installing WinXP SP2 could be a problem. The main Panasonic Toughbook
> > Service and Support Website http://www.tcc.toughbook.com has no
> > information
> > whatsoever concerning SP2 upgrading.
> >
> > A Panasonic Japanese website
> > http://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pc/i...inxpsp2_e.html offers 3
> > potential problems when updating to SP2 with fixes that didn't look too
> > difficult. I decided to contact US Pansonic tech support to be sure before
> > I
> > took the plunge and received the following reply: "Windows XP SP2 is not
> > supported on your model [CF-18BD]. When or if ,there is going to be an
> > update, I don't know. I recommend that you stay with SP1 for now." That
> > sounds a little over cautious in view of Panasonic's Japanese web site.
> >
> > Have any CF-18 users tried to upgrade to WinXP SP2?
>
>
>

It should be fairly straight-forward, but it is best to follow the
instructions of what to do before updating.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"apagano" <apagano@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6910B321-DF95-4AF1-8870-92BCE39033A0@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, I'll take your advice.
>
> Regards,
> A Pagano
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
>> I don't have a Toughbook, but if you look through the information here:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx especially the What
>> to
>> Know Before Downloading and Installing, follow the suggestions and be
>> prepared by backing up your unit just in case, you should be fine.
>>
>> Sometimes one wonders about these "support" people who make sure blanket
>> statements. I would told by a Linksys tech while asking some general
>> questions that no one should be running the new Windows XP Firewall
>> because
>> "it'll block everything!" LOL!
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "apagano" <apagano@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E43C8FC7-871C-4A48-99BF-DEEB2A24F284@microsoft.com...
>> >I just got a Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 running WinXP Tablet Edition and
>> >heard
>> > that installing WinXP SP2 could be a problem. The main Panasonic
>> > Toughbook
>> > Service and Support Website http://www.tcc.toughbook.com has no
>> > information
>> > whatsoever concerning SP2 upgrading.
>> >
>> > A Panasonic Japanese website
>> > http://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pc/i...inxpsp2_e.html offers 3
>> > potential problems when updating to SP2 with fixes that didn't look too
>> > difficult. I decided to contact US Pansonic tech support to be sure
>> > before
>> > I
>> > took the plunge and received the following reply: "Windows XP SP2 is
>> > not
>> > supported on your model [CF-18BD]. When or if ,there is going to be an
>> > update, I don't know. I recommend that you stay with SP1 for now."
>> > That
>> > sounds a little over cautious in view of Panasonic's Japanese web site.
>> >
>> > Have any CF-18 users tried to upgrade to WinXP SP2?
>>
>>
>>