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Complete List of Bugs Fixed in SP2
callipygian-showsyst writes "Microsoft has published the complete list of bugs fixed in Service Pack 2.
They range from the obscure like: 'File Appears to Be Deleted Although You Do Not Have Permissions on the OS/2 Warp4-Based Server' to the serious-sounding: ' Stop error message on a blue screen when you transfer data to a USB device in Windows XP'"
is the list of bugs they've *introduced*.
--Rob
How can they fix these: "Random "0x0000008E" Error Message on a Blue Screen in Windows XP" and "Your Computer Restarts Unexpectedly When You Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to Unlock Your Computer" These are the best features in windows!
I mean, this guy printed the list : http://www.microbizz.nl/buglist.jpg
Is SP2 in the buglist?
What are you talking about? The one for Apple has a huge bite taken out it!
331044 Files Larger Than 4 GB Are Truncated When You Use an EMC Device with Windows XP
I first read that as EMP Device... Actually it might improve things.
It is amazing to see a fix of this nature...it is more like an upgrade. I didn't count the number of fixes, but I would venture to say it is in the hundreds, plus all the ones they do not publish. I can't wait to download all 250MB of this patch over my dialup line! should take about 2.75 days
827778 You receive a "There was an error updating the Registry" error message when you start Sound Recorder.
Thats a personal favorite of mine. What the hell does sound recorder need to update the registry for?
--sig fault--
Indeed. How are people supposed to take Linux seriously when a very large (and very vocal) linux-friendly community uses such childish imagery to describe their competitors. If you go on microsoft.com, they don't call linux "linsux" and have pictures of tux fucking a hooker.
pictures of tux fucking a hooker.
I totally need this for my desktop wallpaper.
Because everyone knows that geeks wouldn't know what to do with a hooker if they had one anyway.
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Out of an amazing 805(?) bugs listed, this has to be my favorite.
Some programs do not work as expected when large files are opened
It's time this site starts to grow up.
..says the guy with the all caps, boldface sig.
I'm sure "SlashdotMedia" will improve on all the wonders that Dice Holdings blessed us all with
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
Found on planetspace.de:
"Microsoft is not the Borg collective. The Borg collective has got proper networking."
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
Of the list of slashdot topics, only Microsoft and the Windows icons are of a derogatory and belittling nature.
I think that the education icon is somewhat belittling... 2+2=5 ?
-nova20
its a broken colored window, dumbass. Its degratory to Catholics because its stained glass.
Are there any fixes in terms of usability or user interface?
Like the damn message that comes up VERY TIME I wake a windoze laptop from sleep: "Hi! You're connected to your wireless network again. The same network as always, but I just wanted to remind you. The signal strenght is excellent. Click me, and I'll disappear. But be sure that I'll return the next time you start or wake your computer!"
I wonder how many suicides are directly related to windows error and/or informational messages.
Ciryon
More pressingly, why is the worm topic represented by a caterpillar?
This list is kind of funny.
Browse with Mozilla and you'll stay clear of any popups and/or malicious stuff the page is trying to install. (I got some complaints from a friend when I gave the link, don't really what it was all about, but something I guess made IE go nuts)
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
326971 - Operating system does not work
>>pictures of tux fucking a hooker.
;)
>I totally need this for my desktop wallpaper.
Well you may want to check this out. Not exactly tux fucking a hooker, but still
1) Tux is involved
2) Fucking is involved
Here's an excerpt from a recent article on the debacle.
Issue:
Error message on a blue screen when you transfer data to a USB device in Windows XP.
Resolution:
Error message now placed on gradient green screen when you transfer data to a USB device in Windows XP.
Subtle as a kick in the nuts or a bag of bricks to the head.
Stop error message on a blue screen when you transfer data to a USB device in Windows XP'
Yes, thankyou for reminding me. What Windows OS or service pack would be complete without it..?
Wow! they are half way to eliminating the blue screen, now we get them, but without messages! They were the only chance I had to brush on my hex reading!
#hostfile 0.0.0.0 primidi.com 0.0.0.0 www.primidi.com 0.0.0.0 radio.weblogs.com
if we're close to the time when the majority of slashdot readers don't know what OS/2 Warp4 is?
/. watches Star Trek
Hey! not everybody on
MS03-008: Flaw in Windows Script Engine may allow code to run
So...if it's working fine then no code runs..?
Your access to network resources is slower in Windows XP than in earlier versions of Windows
That's a bug? I thought it was just a symptom of bloat.
The Display Rotates 180 Degrees When You Lower Your Screen Resolution Using the Accessibility Wizard
Now that's just funny. I wanna see it
'Don't worry' said the trees when they saw the axe coming, 'The handle is one of us.'
Ripping the shit out of microsoft for no good reason is an impossibility. M$ is such an amazingly efficiant producer of reasons that no one attempting to produce an unjustified attack is likely to succeed in avoiding all of them.
_O_
.|< The named which can be named is not the true named
I use Lynx you insensitive clod!
liqbase
813907 You Cannot Open Certain System Information (.nfo) Files
WAREZ!!
326863 Operating system throttling does not work
If you look very closely, its either a very nice stained glass window, or each pane is cracked.
Don't be rediculous. Those are just speed-holes to make the OS run faster.
This is just to avoid antitrust lawsuits. If any competitor claims MS destroys their market by including a firewall in the OS, MS can reply: "Well, you see, our FW isn't really secure, so you still have a market."
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
Worksafe... unless your boss is a penguin.
Norman Cook's Ode to Sl
Why is it in the core OS to run slower!
This is called the 486sx method. Later on, they'll sell you an upgrade with the throttling disabled (Windows XP TURBO!!!).
(yes, mods, it is a joke).
No sig
Why is this news, I thought everyone here used Linux. Or is it just me and you're all laughing behind my back?
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
Ok, this is not XP SP2, but Win2k SP3:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=276304
Imagine getting an error message like:
"Your password must be at least 18770 characters and cannot repeat any of your previous 30689 passwords. Please type a different password. Type a password that meets these requirements in both text boxes."
LedgerSMB: Open source Accounting/ERP
what's even cooler is knowing what your name mean... callipygian: having beautiful buttocks
If you go on microsoft.com, they don't call linux "linsux" and have pictures of tux fucking a hooker.
Thanks jerk. I just had to explain to my boss what was so funny. Veeeery professional.