Does SP2 Suck, or What?

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From: Dave (wizard5_at_adelphia.net)
Date: 09/01/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 06:03:01 -0400

Yeah, I fell for it too... by now I should have known better. Did the
install yesterday, and I actually liked the block pop-up feature. It
blocked pictures in spam email too, saying that doing this prevented the
sender from identifying me. Things worked, but they seemed a bit slow. As
the day went on, usage of features and programs on my computer started to
deteriorate. My FTP tool used to upload HTML to my web pages started
getting slower, and then eventually, it wouldn't connect at all. I did a
reboot, (even though the install did a reboot when it finished,) and
suddenly, I couldn't get email and the browser (IE 6) couldn't connect to
the Net. Fortunately, SP2 creates a set point for System Restore, and last
night, in less than 24 hours of struggling with SP2, I went back to the
previous day's settings. Phew!

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