Re: WARNING - XP Service Pack 2 - DO NOT INSTALL [Troll Alert!]
From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/30/04
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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 02:49:58 -0400
Al Smith wrote:
>> I had been told that if you are an average user, the problems caused
>> by service pack 2 will cause you to tear your hair out. So when I had
>> a replacement for my mother board professionally installed and they
>> asked if I wanted them to install service pack 2 for me. I told them
>> that if they guaranteed things would work fine, to go ahead and do it.
>>
>> Got the computer back and it was blue screening and failing to reboot.
>> Several programs that worked fine before were buggy. They took it
>> back and ended up having to do a clean wipe and reinstall of windows
>> and all programs. I should get the machine back tomorrow, so I'll see
>> if all is ok now. Thank goodness for inexpensive external storage
>> devices to do back ups onto so I did not lose any data, graphic or
>> music files.
>
> SP2 seems to be a crap shoot. You roll the dice, and cross your
> fingers. Some people -- maybe even the majority -- don't have any
> problems, but lots of other people get serious things going wrong.
> Why would anyone install it, knowing there is such a high risk of
> terminal failure that will force a complete reinstall? I don't get
> this. The Critical Updates you can download separately, and the
> other stuff is not needed.
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