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Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc
ozmanjusri writes "According to Information Week, within hours of its wide availability Windows XP SP3 had drawn hundreds of complaints from users who claim the update is wreaking havoc on their computers. One user said in a Microsoft newsgroup: 'I downloaded and installed [the SP3] package for IT Professionals and Developers on one of my computers. Now I can't get the computer to boot. I don't think Microsoft should have made this a critical update.' Other sites including IT Wire are also reporting problems, which include include random reboots or the inability to boot at all." Note that XP3 won't install on systems running beta IE8; and after a successful SP3 install users will no longer be able to downgrade from IE7 to IE6.
It may be paranoia, but I am considering that given the welcome that Vista has received, Microsoft had no choice but to do this. Producing two OSs that compete with one another is insanity... especially when the product that's winning is not the latest one.
So the solution is fairly obvious - if you can't improve Vista, you can make XP worse. That way, people know they're going to be dissatisfied with your product from the get-go, but at least they'll buy the latest one.
to all the beta testers out there. You know who you are! We appreciate all your hard work, and when we install SP3 several months from now, when it's ready for release, we'll be sure to think of you sucke^Wkind folks.
Haida Manga
"Not that I'm a MS fan-boy, far from it."
Don't worry. I did not feel that was the message you were trying to put across at all.
Your message was clear and unambiguous. You're a fan-boy of murder for hire.
The rest of the people can't send in a complaint because their only computer won't boot.
So as long as I don't install any software on my machine or do anything that changes the registry I'll be OK? I think the next computer I buy I'll just leave in the box. That way I'm sure not to have problems like this.
I'm glad MS figured out how to secure Windows totally.
I am Bennett Haselton! I am Bennett Haselton!
-w
calling all destroyers
I never installed IE7, so I've already avoided one flaming hoop right there already. Since I still have IE6, if I were to update to SP3 I wouldn't have to uninstall IE7 to get to XP SP3 + IE6 nirvana, so I avoid a second flaming hoop. It's more like a straightforward descent into hell with no annoying hoops in the way.
Sure, Vista kinda sucks, but all Windows versions kinda suck.
I'm not sure I see how your post qualifies as less of a microsoft-bashing post than the one you were responding to. Why must you say such negative things about the products of a poor, defenseless, beleaguered little 800lb gorilla!?
The "cue the foo posts in 3, 2, 1..." posts will commence with no subsequent foo posts in 3, 2, 1...
>>There are less-popular operating systems with upgrade / driver issues way worse than this.
Slackware, I'm looking at you.
This space for rent.
Now Kathleen Turner is as bloated as XP is, good comparison
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion, you must set yourself on fire.
it totally thrashed my computer, now won't start at all - constant BSOD's. Also, there's a burning smell coming from the back of the tower; I could swear its killed the fan on the cpu too. Oh, and it constantly leaves the toilet seat up now when it goes to the loo, and keeps looking at my girlfriend's ass.
Fucking Microsoft.
*shakes fist*
throw new NoSignatureException();
I find my servers work far better before users actually try to use them, or after I've kicked them off. /intended sarcasm
Some people still swear at Windows 2000 to this day, so I don't doubt that there will be people who will swear at Windows XP several years from now anyway.
There....fixed those typos for ya.....
"Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket." -- Eric Hoffer
You can fix a botched libc update most of the time.
I botched mine on Gentoo, and it was quite easily fixed.
First I used the installation CD to boot the system, then I started recompiling libc and probably it's dependencies. Three hours later I installed Debian. Problem solved!
The difference is that Vista really does suck.
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Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
I've been running OS upgrades on the same PC since Windows 3.1 without ever having to reformat...
...then I upgraded to Vista and my house burned down.
If you can't fix vista...Break XP
That is one way to boost Vista adoption rates.
Can't make Vista better ? No problem. Lets just screw Windows XP.
I am, however, an asshole and I do have a big mouth after about 3 whisky and cokes so you were half right.
Better idea - why not just install Windows 2000 on the machine? It'll run great!
Thank you for both warning and revenue.
Signed, the participants of the SP2 public beta.
I just read Slashdot for the articles.