Ah right my bad.
Al
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Francis I. Coppage, Jr.
Sent: 24 August 2008 21:19
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Subject: RE: [NF] XP SP2 vx SP3
SP3 VFP ??? No such thing
iday, August 22, 2008 12:44 PM
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Subject: RE: [NF] XP SP2 vx SP3
Er... Are we talking SP3 VFP9 or XP ?
Allen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Francis I. Coppage, Jr.
Sent: 22 August 2008 19:41
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Subject:
Francis I. Coppage, Jr. wrote:
> Granted my machine is 4 years old, but after installing SP3 I was never
able
> to "restart" the
> machine twice in a row without going through 'Safe Mode' and doing a system
> restore.
> Had to roll back to SP2 for stability. Just my two cents!
No problems here.
Er... Are we talking SP3 VFP9 or XP ?
Allen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Francis I. Coppage, Jr.
Sent: 22 August 2008 19:41
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Subject: RE: [NF] XP SP2 vx SP3
Granted my machine is 4 years old, but after installing
Granted my machine is 4 years old, but after installing SP3 I was never able
to "restart" the
machine twice in a row without going through 'Safe Mode' and doing a system
restore.
Had to roll back to SP2 for stability. Just my two cents!
Best,
Francis I. Coppage, Jr.
"Two things are infinite: the
At 01:48 PM 8/22/2008 +0100, Alan Bourke wrote:
>On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:09:55 -0700, "Paul McNett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> > Stick with SP2 if you don't want to risk instability.
> >
>
>And keep all the security holes fixed in SP3.
And miss all the new security holes introduced by SP3
;-)
I've installed it on at least two machines with no troubles whatsoever.
--- On Fri, 8/22/08, Alan Bourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Alan Bourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [NF] XP SP2 vx SP3
> To: profox@leafe.com
> Date: Friday, August 22, 2008,
Alan Bourke wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:09:55 -0700, "Paul McNett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
>> Stick with SP2 if you don't want to risk instability.
>>
>
> And keep all the security holes fixed in SP3.
I get the feeling that each security pack released, no matter how many
security holes
We have some vague 'bloke said, down the pub ...' mutterings about
problems with SP3, okay. Every major service pack for every OS I've ever
used has caused problems for some users. Create a restore point and
install it. If it goes wrong, uninstall it. It has caused no issues for
me on the various P
On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:09:55 -0700, "Paul McNett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Stick with SP2 if you don't want to risk instability.
>
And keep all the security holes fixed in SP3.
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> Sweet! Some great info in there. Thanks a bunch.
>
My pleasure!
Gil
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Casey McGuire
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:26 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [NF] XP S
Gil Hale wrote:
> I use r-tt.com r_DriveImage ($45!) for any Windows Server platform (and
> sometimes for Windows workstations), and either Norton Ghost v-9+ or Norton
> Save & Restore for Windows 2000 Pro and XP. For filf-by-file backups I use
> SyncBack. Check out my document on my ftp Server f
tupid activation. The cure was to restore from a backup
and disable the updates.
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From: "Charlie Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "ProFox Email List"
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [NF] XP SP2 vx SP3
At 01:20 PM 8/21/2008 +01
half Of Casey McGuire
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:17 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [NF] XP SP2 vx SP3
>
>
> Gil Hale wrote:
> > Even though I image my boot HDDs weekly, I would want to
> perform a separate
> > image just before doing an update to S
Gil Hale wrote:
> Even though I image my boot HDDs weekly, I would want to perform a separate
> image just before doing an update to SP3 just in case anything did go wrong.
> But if something went wrong I can't take the time to fix it (revert back to
> SP2) even if it a simple image recovery. So,
TED] Behalf Of Allen
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:22 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [NF] XP SP2 vx SP3
>
>
> Because I have SP2 programs working fine, I too will refrain from the SP3
> upgrade on my main work machine. However I plan on SP3 on a
> separate machi
Because I have SP2 programs working fine, I too will refrain from the SP3
upgrade on my main work machine. However I plan on SP3 on a separate machine
probably with Vista on it as I may need to solve problems using that op
system. And I know there are problems. Also I plan on SP3 for any new
projec
ack to
SP2) even if it a simple image recovery. So, I am styaing at SP2 for now.
Gil
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul McNett
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:10 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [N
Alan Bourke wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:20:39 -0400 (EDT), "Charles Hart Enzer, M.D.,
> FAACAP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>> What are the advantages of staying with SP2?
>
> None.
Oh come on. If you have a working system, and the possibility of it
becoming a non-working system, if only tempo
11:49 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [NF] XP SP2 vx SP3
>
>
> At 01:20 PM 8/21/2008 +0100, Alan Bourke wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:20:39 -0400 (EDT), "Charles Hart Enzer, M.D.,
> >FAACAP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> > > W
At 01:20 PM 8/21/2008 +0100, Alan Bourke wrote:
>On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:20:39 -0400 (EDT), "Charles Hart Enzer, M.D.,
>FAACAP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > What are the advantages of staying with SP2?
>
>None.
Yep. True. If you've already swallowed the hook that deep, you're a goner
anyway.
:
On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:20:39 -0400 (EDT), "Charles Hart Enzer, M.D.,
FAACAP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> What are the advantages of staying with SP2?
None.
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Dear Michael:
Facts are useful.
Calls to mind the pearl about ignorance:
Ignorance does not constitute a school of thought
Charles
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>Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:32:56 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Michael Madigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [NF] XP S
Dear Paul:
Thank you for the clarification and thoughts on strategy.
Charles
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>Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:35:24 -0700
>From: Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [NF] XP SP2 vx SP3
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Charles Hart Enzer, M.D
sp3 has been tested to be 10% faster than sp2 by independent testers. As a
rule, keeping your computer up-to-date is a good reason too. I have seen an
increase in speed, unless it's just the placebo effect.
--- On Wed, 8/20/08, Charles Hart Enzer, M.D., FAACAP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Fro
Charles Hart Enzer, M.D., FAACAP wrote:
> What are the advantages of staying with SP2?
Known quantity.
> What are the advantages of going to SP3?
Possible improvement.
You should have a personal strategy to make such choices. Do you want
your systems to stay current? Then run Windows Update r
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