Re: Scared to Death!

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From: root (postmaster_at_buchanangc.com)
Date: 08/22/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:45:41 -0700

"Liz Murphy" <LizMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46788DDF-0E20-45AD-BF03-563B5855B2DC@microsoft.com...
> I've been reading it every day, my point was three days ago it had more
than
> 250 programs listed, after it was released.

If you'd read it then you'd know it was 250 obscurities.

> Have fun with SP2, I'll just wait over here, lol. ;}
>
> "root" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Liz Murphy" <LizMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:8EB9E95E-A417-49D2-9E72-875391F735FE@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi root!
> > >
> > > Here is a copy of a message I posted on another board August 18th
> > > *please note that the page at the first link did indeed list more than
250
> > > programs that day. That was three days ago. MS must have fixed a lot
of
> > > issues with games compatibility, and issues with 30+ microsoft
programs
> > which
> > > were listed that day. At this rate (of daily revising the version and
> > fixes)
> > > I'll wait until the dust settles. I work on my computers every day,
and
> > can't
> > > risk a glitch which would cost me wages.
> >
> > Go back and study the list carefully. It's all obscure stuff as proven
by
> > the zillions of folks installing SP2 with NO problems.
> >
> > > Copy of a post from 8-18-04 follows:
> > >
> > > Well, here's the latest from Microsoft about the new service pack.
> > >
> > > It seems that in the last 24 hours the list of "programs that may
behave
> > > differently after you install Windows XP SP2" (read: won't work as
> > designed ~
> > > or just plain won't work) has risen from around 40 to 257 (a friend
> > counted
> > > them, not me!)
> > >
> > > Here's the link to the knowledge base article...
> > >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2
> > >
> > > Note the extensive list of microsoft programs...
> > > particularly the programs with 'XP' in the titles...
> > >
> > > Here's the link to "Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Support Center"...
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;windowsxpsp2
> > > this page was last "reviewed" (updated?) "August 11"
> > >
> > > I wonder if they're still insisting on "you'll get SP2 automatically
as
> > > Microsoft releases it."
> > >
> > > I'd be laughing here if they weren't thinking about screwing up my
> > > computers, I don't remember agreeing to be a beta tester when I
registered
> > my
> > > OS.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts? Anyone? I know, someone's going to say they checked
snopes
> > and
> > > it's all a practical joke, right?
> > >
> > > Nature Lover
> > >
> > > everything in quotes in this message is © 2004 Microsoft Corporation.
All
> > > rights reserved.
> > >
> > > end of message
> > >
> > > "root" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "Liz Murphy" <LizMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:89ABF2E1-7861-45DD-9574-DEC72933C8D2@microsoft.com...
> > > > > If he's already downloaded it, what's the point in waiting?
> > > > > Won't he have the same potential problems in "a week" because it's
> > today's
> > > > > version?
> > > > > When they quit fixing it every day, then I'll consider downloading
it.
> > > >
> > > > Download and install it today. It works great just like the OP
says.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >