On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:20:01 -0700 (PDT), Ryan Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I highly apologize for the way way off topic post, but where else can I get the > expert advice available to me on this list. Feel free to hate me for using windows. > I think I've heard bad things about the new service pack, but incidentily my windows > install started freaking out on me today so I was considering installing it. Any > advice?
First I'd like to say: you're lucky, the last several times I posted questions here I got nothing back... sigh. Anyway onto the topic, When I installed SP2 my wireless went wacky, on another box my cd burner stopped working. On the other hand, I also have the SP2-integrated install CD and clean installs have been perfect. I really like the improvements. The big issue with SP2 is application compatibility. Lazy programmers (you know who you are) have been taking short-cuts for years, some of which have been found to be security holes. With those holes patched their programs no longer work properly, this is probably the biggest reason for holding off on upgrading. Many companies use applications which they know will not run with SP2, obviously that's a problem for them. ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
