XP Service Pack Does the Impossible

Peyna writes "This article over at C|net discusses the upcoming Microsoft Windows XP service pack, which will contain the normal bug fixes, but more importantly, will make XP more modular, allowing you to override their default products. I assume this means Internet Explorer and possibly some other apps as well."

Comments

No more updates for pirates

[wik]

Microsoft has made a horrible mistake in this update. It disables further updates/patches for users who run XP with pirated activation numbers. I think this is horribly irresponsible, because the people who pirate are probably never going to pay for the full product. As a result, not only will they suffer from not having security udpates, but the rest of the internet will suffer from their vulnerable machines when the next Code Red comes around.

Personally, I do not run unlicensed software, but the people I know who do pirate software are more than willing to run a vulnerable machine, rather than pay money to keep from being a public nuisance.

Modular, eh?

[Swannie]

Why should we believe that it will continue to work after it's been modularized? I think we all know that Windows can work without IE, but it seems to me that Microsoft is going to use this as a way to say, "See? People de-install the Internet Explorer module, and Windows becomes (unstable|doesn't work)! I told you so!"

Classic Microsoft manuevering if you ask me... but then I'm a cynic. :)

Re:Modular?

[delta407]

You don't need a service pack, just fdisk.

Re:Please Can you Stop the Headline as Commentary?

[TobyWong]

Yeah when I read your comment, I thought...

--Does he think he's funny?
--Is he really that stupid?
--Does he dress and feed himself?