Re: XP SP2

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SNIPO[/QUOTE Wrote:
>
> Hi Sitara,
> Follow along and then decide for yourself.
> "A 180 day grace period was given so that software could be
> updated to work with SP2, and
> _most_companies_have_patched_their_software_for_SP2.\"_
> LESS THAN A QUARTER OF BUSINESSES IN NORTH AMERICA HAVE INSTALLED
> WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2 (SP2) ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, APRIL 05,
> 2005 BY ASSETMETRIX.
> 'SC Magazine' (http://tinyurl.com/6av5r)
>
> "Not only does SP2 significantly enhance the security of Windows XP,
> it also updates over 5 million lines of code to _enhance_ the
> performance
> of Windows XP."
> GOOGLE SEARCH; XP SP2 PROBLEMS
> RESULTS 1 - 10 OF ABOUT 965,000 FOR XP SP2 PROBLEMS
>
> "-- Better hardware support: IEEE 1394 works without eating RAM"
> SORRY, BUT THAT'S NOT CORRECT EITHER. [/B]
> ARCHITECTURE - FIREWIRE VS. USB 2.0
> FIREWIRE, BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP FOR SPEED, USES A
> \"PEER-TO-PEER\" ARCHITECTURE IN WHICH THE PERIPHERALS ARE INTELLIGENT
> AND CAN NEGOTIATE BUS CONFLICTS TO DETERMINE WHICH DEVICE CAN BEST
> CONTROL A DATA TRANSFER.
>
> USB 2.0 USES A \"MASTER-SLAVE\" ARCHITECTURE IN WHICH THE COMPUTER
> HANDLES ALL ARBITRATION FUNCTIONS AND DICTATES DATA FLOW TO, FROM, AND
> BETWEEN THE ATTACHED PERIPHERALS (ADDING ADDITIONAL SYSTEM OVERHEAD AND
> RESULTING IN SLOWER, LESS-EFFICIENT DATA FLOW CONTROL)
>
> [B]\"WHY DOES MS SEEM TO ALMOST SHOVE IT DOWN OUR THROATS - AFTER ALL
> WE ARE ALL GROWN UP AND CAN DECIDE FOR OURSELVES WHETHER WE NEED THAT
> 'EXTRA PROTECTION' OR NOT.
> The way I see it, this update was meant for people that don't
> understand or care about security. That's why it's being shoved down
> your throat.
> My2cents,
> Treeman


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Treeman
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