Re: Is WinXP Sp3 update necessary?

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Just try it, or better yet, offer that as a suggestion to Microsoft.
"BillW50" <BillW50@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Unknown typed on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:05:39 -0500:
You said 'verify to make sure it was written correctly'. Try doing
that. Draw a flow chart, think about it. Use multiple updated files.
You'll soon realize the feasibility of verifying. Remember, verify
under all configurations.
"BillW50" <BillW50@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Unknown typed on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:10:32 -0500:
That is true, but you are talking about a very very simple update.
That is only one file.
"BillW50" <BillW50@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Unknown typed on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:10:17 -0500:
BUT, what I'm saying is that it is almost an impossible task due
to the multitude of computer configurations
If it were a simple program it would be easy but an update?????? .
"BillW50" <BillW50@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Unknown typed on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:02:58 -0500:
Are you then saying each time you do an update you should burn a
CD? "BillW50" <BillW50@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Unknown typed on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:00:58 -0500:
They would have to verify updates against many virus and
malware programs. The verification would be far more complex.
Think about all the various system configurations, fragmented
files etc. etc.

Not so. When you burn a CD/DVD you can do a verify to see if
everything got written correctly. Same idea with Windows
Updates. Even the commands Copy and Xcopy has verify switches.
It is very simple to implement.

No, what I am saying Windows Update should do a verify to make
sure everything was written correctly. Or at least give you the
choice. What it does now is it just assumes it was written
correctly. That is just bad programming practice.

No, not so. Say the update wants to change the xyz.dll file. It
overwrites it and then verifies to see if it was really written. If
not, something blocked it like an anti-virus program. It has
nothing to do with multiple configurations.

No, whether one file or a zillion. The idea is exactly the same.
When you do a Windows Update, the Update knows what files it adds
and updates. And all it has to do is to verify it did what it was
set out to do. Double checking as it were. This is Programming 101.

Not so. If it knows what files to update (which is does), it knows what
files to verify. Simple programming. I don't know where MS is getting
their programmers at, but they are not very smart. As this is all basic
and simple things to do.

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Bill
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Windows XP SP2



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