Re: SP2 & Drivers???

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:00:28 -0600

If it is a driver issue, it is clearly a hardware manufacturer issue
since Microsoft is not in the driver business for 3rd party hardware.
If the manufacturer chooses not to make necessary updates for the
hardware, you have a few choices.
Do not update
Buy newer hardware.
Contact the manufacturer and ask for support for the hardware, this
can be successful if enough people make contact.

In the example you mentioned, it sounds like Gigabyte has chosen not
to support the update and the only option they can give is do not
update.

Similar for the security system.
Perhaps their code was poorly written based partly on one or more of
Windows XP weaknesses fixed by SP-2.
Consider changing to a company that believes in safe computing. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"kernel" <usafKernel@thistime.place> wrote in message 
news:O340PD5jEHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>I know of a few who may not agree with you.  MS changed the XP 
>operating
> system so that it is incompatible with equipment or software that 
> worked with
> SP1...shouldn't MS share a tiny bit of responsibility?
>
> I specifically asked Gigabyte about a problem with SP2 that wasn't 
> in SP1;
> they said it's a Microsoft problem because it "worked" with SP1. 
> And, I
> asked the manufacturer of a digital security system about a problem 
> with
> SP2 (SP2 crashed the program) that wasn't there with SP1, and they 
> replied
> "then you'll have to use SP1".  A friend said Earthlink advised him 
> not to install
> SP2 because it would cause him a problem.  Now don't shoot the 
> messenger,
> I'm just stating facts.    ;-)
>
> "Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message 
> news:4134ad03$1$49461$45beb828@newscene.com...
>> Jason wrote:
>>>
>>> I have Windows XP with SP2 integrated, problem is that I
>>> cannot load my Epson C44UX driver & my Trust flat scan
>>> 19200 usb driver.  They will not load correctly, any
>>> ideas?  I was thinking of trying to take SP2 off for now
>>> till Microsoft get around to ironing these problems out.
>>
>> When you upgrade your OS its your hardware makers responsibility to 
>> make
>> drivers available for it. This is NOT a Microsoft problem.
>>
>>
>
>

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