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XP Service Pack Slows Programs

Posted by michael on from the strange-definition-of-fix dept.

AEton writes "Vnunet and others are reporting that Windows XP's Service Pack 1 has introduced a flaw into the operating system. Changes to memory handling code result in programs which often allocate memory (which is many of them) can take up to ten times longer than normal to start. Microsoft has acknowledged the problem in Q815411, and while a patch is available by request from Microsoft Product Services, it will not be widely released until Service Pack 2."

4 of 457 comments (clear)

  1. Re:never installed sp1! by capnjack41 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Well, I suppose it is stupid on many levels. Keep in mind that I am using Windows.

    But, I didn't pay for it. Ah, gotcha there!

  2. Well, I am not installing XP SP1 anyway... by Karpe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Doing that would warn me how my serial number was not acquired legally. :)

  3. Urban Legend or not??? by Col.+Klink+(retired) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And I was starting to believe that Bill Gates never said "640K is enough for anyone".

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  4. MOD Parent as Funny! Not Insightful by blunte · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    duh

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