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Microsoft Lists SP2 Incompatibilities
thejuggler writes "ZDNET has a story about how the new XP SP2 causes conflicts with over 50 applications and causes problems with others including some of Microsoft's own products. The 'glitch' as they are calling it seems to be that the Windows firewall system is turned on by default and blocks unsolicited connections to your computer. You have to unblock certain ports as your applications require to make the apps work again. They are calling this a glitch, but I thought we wanted everything blocked by default so we would have to choose what was unblocked?" The BBC has a story as well.
Windows XP
They're forgetting about all the worms, trojans, and viruses that are going to need to be rewritten to exploit new backdoors in the OS.
:(
Those poor hackers...
microsoft corp of redmond,wa has filed an antitrust injunction against microsoft corp, also of redmond,wa for deploying 'service pack 2' - a cumulitive update for windows xp users, which has been shown to be incompatible with microsoft's visual studio and outlook.
The company I work for issued a statement telling the employees NOT to "upgrade" their computers because of the incompatibilities.
I'm sure there's going to be at least a dozen knuckleheads out of 3000+ who do DL the update. Those are the same one's who call the Help Desk saying, "Hello, I think I just got a virus. (pause) Yeah, I received an email that had an attachment that I didn't recognize so I double-clicked it to find out what it was. (pause) Ok, I'll shut it down and wait for a tech. Thanks. (click)" Unfortunately, that is an actual conversation I heard over the cube wall...
I'm so glad I work on the UNIX side of IT!
It looks like the default SP2 firewall also blocks packets and signals going to the TV out port to me :)
Laptops.
(Here are some more words: like you, I use a hardware firewall for my home/office, but when I'm at the coffeeshop with my laptop, it's kinda hard to lug all that routing gear around.)
(And here are even more words for you: concrete, bouncy, superfluous, carrot, foobly, upwards. Not sure about foobly, though.)
You cannot apply a technological solution to a sociological problem. (Edwards' Law)
"Parent poster embarasses himself and does not understand that "admin" != "root" on a macintosh.'
Anonymous Coward wins. Fatality.
"Derp de derp."
idiot...you lose again. Gee, this is easy ;)
Why is this so difficult to get into other peoples heads?
Your daughter is an exceptional case, having obviously inherited her parents' genius.
The average cable modem user is far below the intelligence of a normal seven-year-old girl.
Be proud of your daughter!
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