Re: SP2 for Australia WHEN ? its the 26th now and NO Sp2 in Window

From: OzzieBloke (OzzieBloke_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/26/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 19:29:03 -0700

Given that I do keep my system maintained, up to date with the appropriate
patches, don't install and deinstall programs willy-nilly (thus not piling
out the registry with leftover entries), and the *only* element that changed
on my system between my problem not existing and my problem currently
existing was the installation of SP2, I would have to say that it's an SP2
bug.

Granted, MS can't cater to every hardware/software combination out there.
But given that I'm not running any "cracked" programs, and the programs I do
run are all mainstream, I would assume that something so simple as a file
properties freeze trying to bring up the file properties of only one
particular file type is unlikely to be attributed to a file association
glitch with the program that executes it (given that it happens to be Media
Player).

People *are* finding bugs left, right, and center. It's not your call to
defend MS and say there is no problem, or accuse a user of not knowing how to
maintain a system. It *is* the right of the user to report bugs, as well as
read reputable online sources that have been in contact with MS techs who
have already admitted to there being not only bugs in the SP2 release, but
also security holes that still aren't being adequately addressed.

Please keep you "perspicacity" to yourself in future.

Ozzie.

"Miss Perspicacia Tick" wrote:

> OzzieBloke wrote:
> > The reason they haven't released it yet is due to security problems,
> > plus a bunch of bugs that people who downloaded the network install
> > version have discovered.
>
> HUH?!? I downloaded it a week ago and certainly haven't discovered "a bunch
> of bugs". There is only one major bug and that concerns Prescott CPUs - and
> there's a workaround for that
>
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> > Like if you linger your mouse over an .avi file and windows tries to
> > display the file properties, the window freezes. Not with any other
> > file type though. Weird, no?
>
> No, because it doesn't exist. Just because it happens on your system doesn't
> make it a 'bug'. SP2, when installed on a properly maintained system
> (Prescott issue aside) causes no problems whatsoever. The problems that do
> exist are due to either third-party applications or PEBCAK errors.
>
> Stop perpetuating nonsensical rumours.
>
>
> --
> My great-grandfather was born and raised in Elgin - did he eventually
> lose his marbles?
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