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Ready or Not, Here comes Windows XP SP2

Posted by timothy on from the peek-a-boo dept.

TheViffer writes "Beginning April 12, 2005 Microsoft will remove all temporary blocking of Windows XP SP2 by automatic update and Windows update which it has granted to those organizations that requested it. So unless you run Software Update Service (SUS), chances are you will get a mix of SP1 and SP2 running at the same time. Let's just hope you have these programs that are known to experience a loss of functionality when they run on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer and these programs that seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 patched, upgraded, or removed. Might be a good time for help desk personal to pencil in a week (or two) of vacation."

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  1. Last Post! by AtomicSnarl · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to upgrade XP now.... ummm....

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  2. "help desk personal" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am looking for a SWM that can keep his call times down to 5 minutes.

    1. Re:"help desk personal" by SpongeBobLinuxPants · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hi, my name is Bob. I'm a network supervisor who loves long gaming sessions and linux. My dislikes are first posts, me too, and sunlight.

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  3. Re:help desk "personnel" by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe it's "help desk personnels" with dating ads? "M tek sks F 4 lvl 2 sprt"

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  4. Re:Never mind the fact.... by lcsjk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tell that to Aunt Susie.

  5. Re:Have fun with that by b166er_zeroone · · Score: 3, Funny

    Glad I am running windows95! oh, wait...

  6. Re:help desk "personnel" by Jon_E · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tech: Hello, help desk ..
    User: Hi, I'm having problems with my hard disk .. I'm about 5'4" with dark hair, brown eyes, and a petite slim build .. I like walks on the beach, romantic dinners, poetry, science fiction, and smart geeky guys ..
    Tech: hold on, I'll be right there ..

  7. Re:Never mind the fact.... by erlenic · · Score: 3, Funny
    She told me about it :)

    Seriously though, this bypasses an installation prevention method that Microsoft released for businesses to use. It was either a GPO or registry setting. Either way, Aunt Susie already got SP2 last fall, when it first hit Windows Update. That's why I had to install some software updates for her back then.

  8. It might be a good time for helpdesk personell... by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 2, Funny

    to start using pencils.

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  9. Re:Why SP2 by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

    You let managers have access inside the firewall?! (Okay, maybe you have to let them inside the outer firewall, but still!)

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  10. Re:Never mind the fact.... by spac3manspiff · · Score: 2, Funny

    You insensitive clod!

    My Aunt uses SuSE.

  11. How is this a problem by DarkMantle · · Score: 2, Funny

    the first program listed that it blocks is " AOL Toolbar version 1.13.2" isn't this a good thing?

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