RE: PROBLEM WITH SERVICE PACK 2 (ANOTHER ONE!)

From: del (del_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:15:03 -0800

i also downloaded sp2,now my pc refuses to load any dos run progs so cant run
scanner,camera,or old progs,is this a ploy to make us by the latest progs and
equipment?my mates also have same probs and you cant remove sp2 and it wont
even let me rewrite my hard drive,obviously bill gates needs more money the
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"JackieD" wrote:

> I (stupidly!) downloaded Service Pack 2 today after finishing a site
> for a non-profit org. A dhtml scroller and rollover links using
> Dreamweaver 3 were tested in Netscape and Explorer & worked fine.
> Then I made the mistake of downloading and installing SP2....after
> that it was goodbye to rollovers & dhtml scroller & hello to annoying
> messages (with sound) saying my computer is being protected from
> active content..ie nasty dhtml scripts and rollovers!
>
> Surely whoever thought up this latest update is getting paid waaaay
> too much! Microsoft should be paying us to be their testing bunnies.
>
> Someone else pointed out there is a disclaimer before downloading...it
> does contain warnings...but I (naively) assumed that Microsoft would
> do the right thing by their customers and make sure it worked properly
> before forcing it on us + I only downloaded it to get rid of the
> annoying pop up reminding me that I had a major update to install!
>
> A new Mac is starting to look extremely attractive cause I am heartily
> sick of Microsoft...
>
> PS: If anyone knows how to stop the warning messages and allow
> dhtml/java I'd be REALLY grateful! Please email jackie-memberships at
> idx dot com
>

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