tg1911 Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Microsoft is giving everyone until April 12, 2005, before they start pushing SP2 to all Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 customers automatically via Windows Update and Automatic Update. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marko_tomas13 Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 hmm i really dont know what to think anymoreI still havent upgraded and have been waiting for a while now but i dont have the need to because i dont wanna mess up my comp and have to reformat (even though the odds are pretty slim) and right now my comp is running great so i dont need sp2 slowing it down (i've heard sp2 is a bit of a resource hog anyone vouch for this?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nerelda Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 I still think the update to Sp2 should be BY PERSONAL CHOICE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bozodog Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Bozodog goes down.. hollering and screaming!!!! "not until my cold mummified hands fall off the keyboard!"How dare they jam it down our throats! I have no need for anything it offers.*SPITS* on Bill Gates! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marko_tomas13 Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Bozodog goes down.. hollering and screaming!!!! "not until my cold mummified hands fall off the keyboard!"How dare they jam it down our throats! I have no need for anything it offers.*SPITS* on Bill Gates! i totally agree well said Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcl Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 I still think the update to Sp2 should be BY PERSONAL CHOICE Hey, you do have a choice. You can either install SP2, or stop using Windows Update ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rv56 Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Is this a start? PCWorld Microsoft issues a patch for SP2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macmarauder Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 I still think the update to Sp2 should be BY PERSONAL CHOICEHey, you do have a choice. You can either install SP2, or stop using Windows Update ;-) what's sad is that M$ has always used tactics like this. especiall behind the sceens. all you guys are always welcome to my side of the computing world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macmarauder Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 sorry about the double post but in a related subject i came accross this today. (warning it is a larg flash file so sorry dial up guys)http://www.deadtroll.com/index2.html?/vide...ldeskcable.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 I still think the update to Sp2 should be BY PERSONAL CHOICEHey, you do have a choice. You can either install SP2, or stop using Windows Update ;-) what's sad is that M$ has always used tactics like this. especiall behind the sceens. all you guys are always welcome to my side of the computing world. Yep, that's why I mostly use Linux and Mac OS X. On a side note I upgraded my work computer to SP2 without too many glitches. The only weird thing I noticed was that windows no longer sees that I have an anti-virus program on my hard drive. Norton AV still works just fine I just run it manually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcl Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 (edited) I still think the update to Sp2 should be BY PERSONAL CHOICEHey, you do have a choice. You can either install SP2, or stop using Windows Update ;-) what's sad is that M$ has always used tactics like this. especiall behind the sceens. Eh, I can't really blame them. The alternative is fork Windows every time a major SP is released. Right now it sounds bad because there's only two choices, but what happens when SP3 and SP4 come along? When you consider that MS maintains four or five versions of Windows, a half-dozen editions of each version, and about five SPs for each edition....[Edit: Anyone want to confirm that that works out to 2^n versions of each SP? It looks right to me, but I haven't had nearly enough sleep :-)] Edited October 18, 2004 by jcl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tictoc5150 Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 *and visions of chubby little penguins dance in my head*been lookin for a reason to make my laptop linux exclusive, don't wanna find out that they haven't worked out the laptop bug by them stuffing it down my throat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Right now it sounds bad because there's only two choices, but what happens when SP3 and SP4 come along? When you consider that MS maintains four or five versions of Windows, a half-dozen editions of each version, and about five SPs for each edition.... Versions...XP is still v4.xxxxxM$ has not come out with a "new" version of windows for forever.M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bozodog Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Blah, blah, blah... They can't fix XP and now the new one?? So, stop supporting XP like the others? Linix or Mac is sounding better all the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Linux over Mac.M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcl Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Versions...XP is still v4.xxxxxXP is NT 5.1 as I recall. The currently supported versions are 2k (NT 5), XP (NT 5.1), 2k3 (???), and embedded XP. NT 4 and embedded NT may still be supported, but they're not marketed. On top of that, there are four editions of 2k (Pro, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter), six editions of XP (Home, Pro, Media Center, Tablet, 64-bit, and x64), and six editions of 2k3 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, Storage, and Small Business).It's true the versions are very similar and the editions of each version are almost identical, but if there are differences at all they have to treated individually. Even if the Service Pack is identical across every system, it has to be tested with each.Anyway, even if treat the whole product line as a single system, you still have to deal with all the possible combinations of Service Packs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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