Re: IS Installing SP2 WiseTo Do!

From: MikeP (sitting_at_puter)
Date: 03/20/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:55:49 -0500

I installed XP SP2 RC1 this morning, working great so far.
You mileage may vary, so beware.

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:O30W7VrDEHA.2972@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> In news:rn5p509huvt81arh48rt11sh0vuhrbo18p@4ax.com,
> doglover <doglover@epix.net> typed:
>
>> Hi. Just saw the post for Microsoft's Download of SP2 Service
> Pack
>> Upgrade I guess in Beta form. Would it be wise to install it.
>
>
> No. This is Release Candidate 1. It is *not* yet the release
> version and undoubted still has problems, perhaps even serious
> problems.
>
> Especially when it comes to operating systems, it makes no sense
> to install pre-release software, unless you have a spare machine
> that you'd like to play with it on. To install it is to look for
> trouble. If you'd look at the Microsoft site containing the
> download, they tell you essentially the same thing: "This
> technical preview is unsupported and is intended for testing
> purposes only. Do not use in production environments."
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

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