Re: Windows 2000 Service Packs?

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"Bob I" <birelan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The question was the equivalent of "Will you get hit by a bus tomorrow?"

In other words, you don't know anything about this, and you are emphasizing
it by using a bad metaphor.

Let me rephrase the issue in a much simpler manner. Is upgrading to a
particular Win2000 service pack, IN AND OF ITSELF, a bad move for reasons of
security, stability, or flexibility.

To repeat my examples, which you seemed to have missed:

# Example: One of the Office 2000 patches, SR-(something), blocked access to
# almost all Outlook attachments (which smacks of a Microsoft lawyer thing,
# but whatever). This reduced functionality.
#
# Although it's another company, since 2001, Symantec's yearly editions of
# SystemWorks have had less and less "Norton" functionality (presumably to
# make it easier for less sophisticated users).
#
# The moral of this story is that it's not uncommon for modern updates,
# upgrades, and service packs to reduce functionality or introduce problems.
#
# Simply speaking, I just want to be aware of any difficulties, or
# (unofficial) incompatibilities, that the Windows 2000 service packs might
# cause.

Is there clear enough for you now?





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