Re: What are the odds of SP2 messing up?

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From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:28:23 -0700

In news:uB59Qyx2EHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
Carey Frisch [MVP] <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> typed:

> Odds are 100% that SP2 will install successfully if you follow
> these guidelines:

I certainly agree that the odds are excellent, but I'm never
willing to say that they are 100%. However unlikely, it is always
possible that something can go wrong. For that reason it's
prudent to be sure you have a backup of anything you can't afford
to lose before beginning. 

-- 
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> Windows XP Service Pack 2 Checklist
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
>
> [Courtesy of MS-MVP Jupiter Jones]
>
>
>| My mother asked me last night if SP2 for WinXP Home would mess 
>up
>| her computer if she installs it.  She has heard quite a few
>| disturbing tales on the internet and she has it sitting in her
>| Updates are Ready Notice for a while now.
>|
>| What would be the odds of her having serious problems that she
>| couldn't remedy by uninstalling SP2 from the Add/Remove 
>Software or
>| using a Restore Point?
>|
>| It's not that old a system, having been upgraded over time to 
>stay
>| reasonably current and she has no problems with XP Home itself 
>at
>| this time.  It's been much more stable than 98 was for her.
>|
>| Are the odds good, bad, 1 in 10, etc?
>|
>| Thanks

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