Re: Install SP2 now or later

From: Peter (peterj_at_mail.net)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 20:56:30 -0400

> The machine runs fine as it is and you know what they say about
> if it ain't broke don't fix it.
But that's not true. SP2 is mainly focused on security. Your OS might run
your applications without a problem, but that doesn't automatically mean
that you're well protected without SP2, because you're not. So one could say
that there is something broken on your system, which is security. It's all
about how important security is for you. I have a machine that is online
24/7, lots of stuff on the machine is private and my wife runs an online
store on her machine. For me security is a top priority and therefore I will
do everything possible to increase it.

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