Re: update sp2.....NOT

From: Gerry Cornell (gcjc_at_tenretnitb.com)
Date: 02/26/05 

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 01:28:02 -0000

Carey

You need to solve Pat & Steve's problems to convince them that SP2 is
the right way forward! 

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Gerry
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"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message 
news:uizVTo4GFHA.2356@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Sorry, your post is not at all helpful.  SP2 is not a new update
> as it was released back in August 2004.  It is a proven and solid
> release with over 150 million successful installations worldwide.
> Your system may have been somewhat corrupt to begin with,
> or maybe laden with spyware that caused the ill effects.
>
> Please refrain from making such broad statements when the
> problem was actually with your own individual PC.
>
> -- 
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
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>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Pat & Steve" wrote:
>
> | I just found out this new update is causing alot of problems on 
> computers
> | that never had problems until this update was installed.  I started 
> haveing
> | problems with my cdrw/dvdrw drive right after installing SP2. On 
> checking my
> | computer device manager showed everything was fine, but wouldn't 
> recognize
> | some installation cd's or autorun..nothing worked to install this
> | software...until I uninstalled SP2 from my computer..now everything 
> works
> | fine like it did before SP2 was installed...Hope this helps all of 
> you
> | wondering what went wrong with my computer!!!

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