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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."

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  1. Re:The fix will cost you by lucifuge31337 · · Score: 1, Troll

    You've obviously never worked with PSS. If you want this hotfix, they will give it to you for free. You call PSS, say "I'm calling a known issue, Q so-and-so." They email you the hotfix in WinZip format and the password to unzip it.

    And you're obviously and MCSE.
    WinZip format....when will you paper engineers ever learn?

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