Re: Service Pack 2

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From: W????n (???????_at_???????.gov)
Date: 09/02/04 

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:14:35 GMT

no problems here.

"Geoff" <someone@somewhere.sometime> wrote in message
news:1094120192.7315.0@eunomia.uk.clara.net...
> What is the problem with SP2 for XP? There seems to be an increasing
> number of programs that give trouble after downloading this service pack.
> Other newsgroups are also reporting problems with it.
> So far I have resisted the temptation to install it and until the number
> of
> problems diminish, I will continue to do so. The old adage "If it ain't
> broke don't fix it" is worth bearing in mind sometimes.
>
> I just wonder how much beta testing is performed on these updates before
> they are released.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Geoff.
>
>

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