Re: sp2..... WHY?
From: Jone Doe (fake_at_nowhere.org)
Date: 10/14/04
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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:41:42 -0500
"SP2.MICKY.TAKE" <SP2.MICKY.TAKE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I say why, because after all of the hype about security etc. I was worried
> sick about all sorts of people trying to hack into my machine, I could'nt
> even sleep at night. I had to install sp2, only having to uninstall it as
> I
> could only boot into safe mode and restore would not function. I
> downloaded
> this product that was supposed to make my computer more secure, better to
> use, allow me to rest easy, enrich my online experience. Instead, I wound
> up
> with a machine that didn't work at all. Complete security, even I could
> not
> get into it. I would have gladly paid some hacker heaps of money to access
> my
> machine. I can now almost hear the roar from the experts "How dare you
> criticise the mighty MS "Look in the help pages" "Don't post your
> whinings
> here dear boy". Well I did look at the help pages, and why can't I post
> here
> about my whinging, free speech for some maybe? Lets take a reality check
> here, many computer users are like me. One lonely desktop at home with one
> internet connection, it has a firewall and quality virus software to boot.
> So
> why do I need sp2? it seems like having heart bypass surgery to cure the
> common cold. I have managed so far without my computer being raided by
> hackers. Giving service pack 2 away free on the front of computer mags is
> like leaving sharp objects around in front of the children. Can I suggest
> putting something more useful on the front of the mags, like a blank
> recordable CD (better still a DVD). If the industry were to do this, then
> I
> won't lay awake all night worring about if I have the latest update, I can
> get on with my life and the computer can get on with it's work.
>
> Cheers
Nochastising, just a simple and accurate statement. If your machine was
clear of viruses and other nasties, and you had followed the suggestions
before downloading which are listed plainly on the windows update page, you
would have joined the vast majority of users now enjoying a much better
operating system under SP2.
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