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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. help desk "personnel" by Talking+Goat · · Score: 0, Troll

    Someone please help this man...

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  2. Re:Hrmm by Dimentox · · Score: 1, Troll

    The Thing is M$ should not be placing buggy software out there in the first place. It shoulda been througly tested before initial release.

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  3. Re:Have fun with that by PKPerson · · Score: 0, Troll

    I (sadly) use XP on one of my boxes, and I have found really no need to install SP2. It is on a subnet, with a linux box as a firewall/router, so I couldent care less If it included a (M$ quality) firewall. I also dont need some Operating ststem to tell me If my virus scan is working fine, I am fully capable of doing so my self. I overall am pleased with windows update, until now when it will be force feeding us all sp2...great. On a side note: SP2 broke my bluetooth, and I'm pissed. *Runs off to linux box to use Bluetooth without having to install anything and watch it work perfectally*

  4. Re:At least this time by Richthofen80 · · Score: 0, Troll

    hey, where are the list of linux programs that stop working after an upgrade?

    oh, that's right. no one writes software for linux.

    PS when Mac upgraded to OSX, and pretty much destroyed backwards compatibility of its programs, no one whined here.

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  5. Re:Never mind the fact.... by Dysan2k · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, if Aunt Susie can't figure it out and she can't ask someone to help her, then she doesn't need to do it. I mean, geez. Computers are the nice source where you can do all sorts of damage to yourself financially. I'm all for restricting usage by people who can't figure stuff out on their own.

    Christ, should everyone have a car that wants one and drive it around? Note that I said 'should', not 'everyone already has one.. '

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