WARNING - XP Service Pack 2 - DO NOT INSTALL

From: DeborahSweet (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/19/04 

Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 06:31:18 -0700

I installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 yesterday. Turned
off computer and went to bed. Got up this morning, turned
it on, and none of my programs would load. Couldn't get
online, my Norton Internet Security and AntiVirus WERE
enabled (tool bar icons), but Windows wouldn't recognize
them. THANKS FOR THE WARNING (sarcasm)
So I uninstalled the service pack, and it better not have
screwed up anything on my computer or I'll be hoppin' mad.
Why, when I already have perfectly good security, do I
need this service pack, and the apparent headaches that
come with it?
I am not a computer wizard, just your average person,
with a basic understanding. I have had problems with
other Windows downloads, because your instructions are
lousy, you don't give proper advance instruction nor
warning of possible problems, and you sure as heck don't
write explanations or instructions which are
understandable by the "common man" so to speak.
Sure, there are links to explanations, which then link
you to other explanations, and so on, and so on, until
one becomes so confused that you don't know what to do,
nor whether or not something applies to your own computer
and system.
Anyway, I removed it. Don't plan on downloading it again.
It just seems a redundant waste of time and resources,
when, as I said, I already have excellent security in
place. Is there ANY other reason I would need this
update, other than to have YOUR firewall on my computer
(Already HAVE several firewalls available to me, and am
currently using Norton's), as well as YOUR chosen
security system?

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