Microsoft has Delayed SP2, Again

I_am_Rambi writes "According to news.com.com "Microsoft has again delayed a long-awaited update to Windows XP, citing quality concerns. The company had planned to wrap up development this week on Windows XP Service Pack 2, but a Microsoft representative said late Wednesday that the software giant had decided that more work was needed on the update before if could be released to manufacturing." Yea, if 3 out of 5 machines failed to come back up, it needs some polishing."

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it's "imminent"

[ack154]

Reuters had an article about this too.

" Redmond, Washington-Microsoft originally had planned to deliver the final production version of Service Pack 2 (SP2) to computer makers on Wednesday, but instead said the update would be release "imminently," possibly within days."

"imminently" ... so that's how long in "Microsoft" days? November?

Re:it's "imminent"

[RatBastard]

About "Two Weeks" in id Software time.

Missed their goal

[b12arr0]

I heard they were after a "4 out of 5" failure rate.

Thank God

[Anonymous Coward]

Working for a broadband provider, I really wasn't looking forward to walking customers thru troubleshooting after their machines were hosed... this delay shoudl buy me enough time to find a new job.

Credit

[ParticleMan911]

Come on, you've got to give Microsoft some credit. They used most of their resources to get Windows ME up and running flawlessly a few years back. They're only now shifting their man-power from the ME development squadron to the XP one.

Re:Credit

[ParticleMan911]

I kid you not. Windows ME is not something to joke about. In fact, it is managing the entire Athens power grid!

What are they doing?

[Aadain2001]

Rewriting the entire OS? That might explain why there is such a big gap between XP and when Longhorn is coming out LOL.

Re:New captain at the wheel?

[LynchMan]

Yeah, once it gets to only 2 out of 5 failing it will be ready for release...

This is terrible news

[foidulus]

Now how will I protect my machine when I am forced to boot into windows to play Duke Nukem Forever?

An improvement

[Bull999999]

3 out of 5 machines failed to come back up

I guess MS was right when they said that Win XP SP2 is more recure. You can't infect a computer that's down.

Re:puts on the black glass

[Anonymous Coward]

I belive ALT+F4 will get rid of it.

NOO!!!! BLASPHEMY! WINDOZE SUX.

[Anonymous Coward]

I refuse to believe this. You must be spouting FUD, you astroturfer!

How dare you imply that something is not M$ Windoze fault, heretic? Everyone knows that Winbloze boxen are terrible and crash, and GNU/Linux boxen own.

Get out of here, M$ shill!

Perhaps they were busy

[teamhasnoi]

stealing the code from the iPhoto 4.0.2 update.

Windows Update

[TykeClone]

I was just at the windows update site to update fixes on a PC.

On the welcome screen, it tells you what you can do to get Windows XP Service Pack 2.

It doesn't say wait and pray.

SP2 Name Convention

[mrpuffypants]

"In other news Microsoft has announced that WinXP SP2 has been internally renamed "Longhorn" to more closely coincide with their projected release schedules."

Dupe!!

[wolfemi1]

HA! This is a duplicate!

Oh, wait, it was delayed again?!

Re:Good For Them

[wolfemi1]

They want to get it right the first time

First time? This is Service Pack 2. They missed "get it right the first time" by two revisions!

Re:Good For Them

[Anonymous Coward]

Don't throw stones in glass houses, kids.

Those who live in glass houses shouldn't stow thrones either (-;

Re:I work at Microsoft

[Anonymous Coward]

ooooh, if there ever was a [No Carrier] joke waiting to happen, this would've been one of 'em.

Re:Good For Them

[kdb003]

Don't throw stones in glass houses, kids.

Don't worry, its safety glass. It will take more than rocks to bring such a great house down. :/

XP SP2 SP2

[lolindrath]

I'm waiting until SP2 for SP2 comes out.

Good security

[Nahor]

Yea, if 3 out of 5 machines failed to come back up, it needs some polishing.

Yes, until 5 out of 5 machines fail to come back up, there will be security issues.
The thing I don't understand is why it takes so long to prevent all machines from booting....

Re:Users will see it as Microsoft's problem anyway

[sys$manager]

Linux is 100% vulnerable to root users installing trojans.

Must be Linux's fault that users install trojans.

Re:This may suck...

[jazman_777]

I sure hope that SP2 gets released by Sept. 7. That's when the girls come back to school here. That's when they bring their spyware-infected, unpatched systems to school.

Let's see, the girls come back to school, they need computing help, you are the man on the job, and you don't see the opportunity there? Must be a /. geek...

Re:FYI: The SP2 RC2 problems are spyware related

[amRadioHed]

The problem is clearly with Microsoft's developer relations. Does MS give beta releases of their upcoming updates to all the trojan and spyware authors on a regular bases? I think not! How can they expect these poor developers to update their warez to run with the new service pack? You can't release a new OS and expect all the spyware to just work.

Re:Users will see it as Microsoft's problem anyway

[Afrosheen]

Sweet Jesus, I can almost hear my phone ringing off the hook already.

I really can't wait for SP2 if it's going to break the vast majority of XP installs. I do onsite support for homes and businesses and removing spyware is my bread and butter. This will be even better, and I can probably charge out the ass for it.

Show me the service pack, Microsoft, and show me the money.

Re:New captain at the wheel?

[kbielefe]

Reminds me of an old joke. How many Microsoft engineers does it take to change a light bulb? None. They just redefine darkness as the industry standard.