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Nancy Waterman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:19 AM Original message |
Beware Windows Service Pack 2 |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. Obligatory "Use Linux" post |
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LifeDuringWartime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 06:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
70. obligatory "use a mac" post |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
2. I assume you mean WIN XP |
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Magleetis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's working fine for me |
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UAWONE (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. xp |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
44. mine is working fine, too |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. I've installed on about 150 computers in the last 2 weeks with |
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onecitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
6. Too late.......... |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
7. I didn't have a problem |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
8. I vaguely recall it depends upon brand of microprocessor |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Don't Even Go There. -NT- |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. You got me puzzled |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Just Trying To Head Off A AMD v. Intel Flame Fest... |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 12:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. Is that a joke? |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 12:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Even $536 is too high for a product that will be obsolete in 4 years |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:04 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. So don't use a computer |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:23 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Incompatibility means obsolescence in my experience |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Hmmm... |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Gotta wrap this up |
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LifeDuringWartime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 06:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
71. any mac will work on a windows network |
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Protected (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Obsolete for what? |
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RebelYell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. I installed SP2 on my laptop and desktop |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 12:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. Wrong |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. So both processors are "equally stable" wrt the OS upgrade |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Performance |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
9. I had the same problem. |
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w13rd0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
11. Largest problem... |
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Nancy Waterman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Far from perfect |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
14. Beware Windows n/t |
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boxster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. Do you have any sources for your 40%/15% stats? |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:25 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. 78% of all statistics are made up on the spot. |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
42. and 22% believe all of them |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 08:06 PM Response to Reply #42 |
80. The remaining 63% have no clue about statistics |
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Brian_Expat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
16. It completely hosed my eight-month-old high-end Toshiba laptop |
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A_Possum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 07:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
76. Same here, same laptop |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
20. I'm a systems admin and it's not caused a single problem |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. Obligatory "Get a Mac" post |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:46 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I Know That The Mac And Linux Folks Don't Want To Hear... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. You're partially correct |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 12:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. "Secondly, MS designs it products with defects built in" |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 02:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
46. LOL, you obviously have never dealt with a Mac friend |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 03:13 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. You seem to ignore all the qualifiers in the original post |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:00 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Like I said before friend, |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:29 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Hmmm |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:52 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. You still don't know where of you speak, |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 05:02 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Let's see |
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Brian_Expat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-04 05:26 AM Response to Reply #30 |
83. I have to agree with MadHound here |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
56. unfortunately, most accounting software is PC |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:15 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. That's what emulators are for |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:30 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Unfortunately |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:58 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Look bub, |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 06:54 PM Response to Reply #65 |
74. Really? |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:43 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. thanks! eom |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 05:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
67. obligatory Lovecraft quote: |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
23. Ummm - what is it? |
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JohnyCanuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 02:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
47. You'll get it (eventually) with automatic updates. |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 03:17 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Oh, okay. But if it ever came to reinstalling the OS |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 03:34 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. It shouldn't cause you any problems |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
51. A windows service pack |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
24. It'll make slow computers slower, but that's not MS fault. |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 11:57 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Exactly Right. -NT- |
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askew (162 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 03:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
53. The service pack 2 has been working pretty well on my computer |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 03:42 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Scandisk |
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askew (162 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 06:28 PM Response to Reply #54 |
69. Thanks. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 06:45 PM Response to Reply #54 |
72. Sorry, Scandisk = old habit |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
57. thanks for the advice |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
28. I'll go out on a limb here and ask |
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RichardRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. Not for everybody, although it could happen |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
34. As far as "hose" systems |
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Brian_Expat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-04 05:29 AM Response to Reply #34 |
84. Excuses, excuses, excuses |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
35. It Downloaded Itself, Taking 6-7 Hours |
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Yuna (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:17 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Although it is not visible to an end users |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
45. MSNBC is working OK.... |
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Zech Marquis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
48. so you're telling us |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
59. Our company issued a warning to clients not to install it until |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
60. I haven't installed it because I read that it could interfere with a lot |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 06:48 PM Response to Reply #60 |
73. What games? |
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RichardRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
68. XP, SP2, Mac, Windows, programming standards, etc., etc. |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
75. I'm not having a terrible problem with XP SP II, though it is a RAM hog. |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
77. no problems here |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
78. My son say... |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 08:56 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Probably true |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-04 04:15 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Yup, my son stripped our |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-04 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
79. A Big Issue w/ Service Pack 2 Installation |
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