Tech: XP Service Pack 2 - yes or no

Subject: RE: Tech: XP Service Pack 2 - yes or no
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 28 Aug 04 - 06:20 AM

Reading Barden OE's post leads me to a slight drift.

I now use an ADSL modem/firewall/router combination unit (a Netgear DG384 which I've found to be a unit that works well and much better for me than using Windows Internet sharing). The advice given in thier manual is not to run a software firewall with it. As such the firewall part of this upgrade would appear to me to be nothing but a PITA.

Subject: RE: Tech: XP Service Pack 2 - yes or no
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 28 Aug 04 - 06:06 AM

If I ran XP, I would be in the hang fire camp. I don't like Windows upgrades at the best of times as they have caused me problems both with my own PCs and with folkinfo (in that case my ISP installed a Windows service pack and the site went on a go slow - it took ages to get pages - it was later found that this SP screwed up the MySQL ODBC driver and they had to uninstall it until a resolution could be found).

I do believe in installing upgrades for reasons of security but there is no way I'd be installing one that looks to be known to cause problems. All I would be achiving is giving myself lots of headaches to later have the hassle of installing the "bug fixed" version.

Subject: RE: Tech: XP Service Pack 2 - yes or no
From: The Barden of England
Date: 28 Aug 04 - 05:54 AM

I've installed it, and have had no problems so far. It is early days though, but I'm assuming that it will not interfere with the drivers that were already there and XP was using. It has turned on my firewall which I was completely unable to do previously.

Subject: RE: Tech: XP Service Pack 2 - yes or no
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Aug 04 - 05:33 AM

Joe, Rog said the other day, he'd installed something from MS for Windows at work which totally removed IE! I'll ask him when he's awake if it was this or not.

Subject: RE: Tech: XP Service Pack 2 - yes or no
From: Lanfranc
Date: 28 Aug 04 - 05:08 AM

I'm holding fire, and recommending that my clients do the same.

See the following: Restricted List 1 Restricted List 2 MI2G Website

They may duplicate information you already have, but might interest others.

Alan

Subject: Tech: XP Service Pack 2 - yes or no
From: Joe Offer
Date: 28 Aug 04 - 04:37 AM

Windows Update keeps reminding me that Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is ready for download. I've seen criticism of the service pack, and no praise. Should I install it - or should I wait for Microsoft to fix the bugs?
-Joe Offer-