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Ready or Not, Here comes Windows XP SP2
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."
Well M$, has a history of fixing stuff by breaking even more. Too bad they dont througly test their own software before they put it out.
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Someone please help this man...
+ G to tha Izzo, A to tha Tizee, Talking Giz-oat, Ya'll Bettah Feel Me... +
I guess its time to turn off automatic updates.
I really does break some software, software this is properly written.
So your processor sucks or worse, your entire laptop sucks. But it's OK to blame MS for that right?
I (sadly) use XP on one of my boxes, and I have found really no need to install SP2. It is on a subnet, with a linux box as a firewall/router, so I couldent care less If it included a (M$ 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*
Ha! Ha! Ha!
You fail it LONG and you and fail it HARD.
I've scored 3 -1, Offtopic's so far for a comment on the software included in the service pack that is the subject of the article.
/.'s system messed up and the "insightfuls" are being scored as "offtopic"?
Is
Or did a bunch of Microsofties suddenly come into mod points?
Where the fuck do people like you exist?
Mind boggling to think there are still people who haven't migrated to Linux or OS X.
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.
Reason, free market capitalism, and individualism
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.. '
-What have you contributed lately?