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Windows XP SP2 Impressions
A roundup of concerns and problems with Windows XP SP2 from the early adopters: Many, many users are reporting problems with SP2 limiting outbound TCP/IP connections. This appears to be nailing anyone who makes heavy network use of their machine, including especially users running P2P applications. A Microsoft blog rounds up some reports, as does SANS. Microsoft has objected to people helping them distribute SP2.
So let me get this straight. Microsoft determines that virii / worms / (insert other bad stuff here) use the internet to infect other computers. So, to make Windows more secure they shut down TCP/IP? Isn't that overkill? I mean really, I don't shoot my kids when they get a cold just because he might infect someone else!
the only safe way is straight from microsoft
Did you just say that?
Damn, they're ahead of Linux again. When will Linux come out with a version that only supports 5 TCP/IP connections?
... yet the articles that are linked are mainly positive.
Odd.
I just installed SP2! N....o........P....r....o....b....l....e....m....s ........H....e....y........E....v....e....r....y.. ..t....h....i....n....g........i....s........g.... o....i....n....g........s....o........s....l....o. ...w.......-Connection Refused-
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-- Michael
Slashdot Editors,
;p
Sooner or later you guys need to grow up.
You must be new here.
(if so, you've probably already heard this joke)
What is music when you despise all sound?
Same here, no probs whatsoever since even before RC1 (beta build 21-something). Of course, I been staying in Fedora Core 2 and haven't booted into Windows in two weeks, so many that has something to do with it. :)
Of course Microsoft does not want people to distribute sp2. Any number of backdoors or things of the like may be removed at any step along the way.
SP2 has been fine for me, but it's turned slashdot puke yellow!
It must be a Microsoft conspiracy.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. -- Carl Sagan
Well, all MY windows systems are either in critical or serious condition. Does that count?
I'd like to see these guys do an Windows XP impression.
Norman Cook's Ode to Sl
God, that's funny. How thinking of our crazy guy Steve-o would react to the news.
He probably will be so overwhelmed that MS did something he wanted, he'll set himself on fire and hold a press conference.
Shields Up indeed!
Wearing pants should always be optional.
Or, better yet, I thought I'd mention that mentioning that I would be modded "troll" would actually ensure that I would be modded "+5, Insightful". :)
How clever of you! :)
I enjoyed this comment posted way down on the linked page.
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SP2 destroyed my midget porn collection and made me so gay I moved to San Francisco.
Posted by: phil kaplan at August 12, 2004 12:07 PM
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I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more people moving to SF now as everyone installs SP2.
LOL!
And don't forget that people who can't send in reports after applying XP SP2 are too, to some extend, self-selecting.
Exactly. In linux that would require a root password to let the user know something like that is being altered. So far, I don't see how these measures will protect the user from malicious software they download.
Before SP2, windows was a broken door. Now it's a broken door with a "do not enter" sign.
Think outside the... Hey, where'd the friggin' box go?
Something about a guy calling himself 'RatBastard' talking about professionalism makes it loose all meaning.
"I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
From the article:
How do I resolve these issues?
Stop the application that is responsible for the failing connection attempts.
Me: "Mr. Goodwrench, my car makes this horrible knocking noise and it will only go 40 miles per hour. What do I do?"
Mr. Goodwrench: "Stop driving the car."
Read my keyboard review.