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Reminder about SP2 Update Delay

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Name: XpUser
Date: February 17, 2005 at 15:57:55 Pacific
OS: XP Home & PRO All SP2
CPU/Ram: 2.02GHz/512RAM
Comment:

Time is running out!

Please note that the mechanism to temporarily disable delivery of Windows XP SP2 is only available for a period of 240 days (8 months) from August 16, 2004. At the end of this period (after April 12, 2005), Windows XP SP2 will be delivered to all Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 systems.

More info HERE


i_XpUser



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Response Number 1
Name: per
Date: February 17, 2005 at 16:30:24 Pacific
Reply:

And you WILL stand at attention, raise your right hand, face the Great Northwest of the Kingdom of Redmond and give the universally acknowledged one finger salute. -E.


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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser
Date: February 17, 2005 at 16:31:56 Pacific
Reply:

LOL I hate the thought of Uncle Billy is telling us what to do with our own XP!

i_XpUser


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Response Number 3
Name: per
Date: February 17, 2005 at 16:33:34 Pacific
Reply:

You haven't read the EULA. It's not yours! He is only giving you license to use it.


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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser
Date: February 17, 2005 at 16:35:10 Pacific
Reply:

Yeah damn the EULA!

i_XpUser


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Response Number 5
Name: per
Date: February 17, 2005 at 16:37:56 Pacific
Reply:

It's like owning your own home. You don't own it. Pay off the mortgage and don't pay property taxes and see how long you own it. The government owns your home, you just rent it from them.


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Response Number 6
Name: XpUser
Date: February 17, 2005 at 16:54:12 Pacific
Reply:

That's known as Eminent Domain! Life is a bitc* then you die!

i_XpUser


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Response Number 7
Name: per
Date: February 17, 2005 at 16:58:43 Pacific
Reply:

No, Eminent domain is the law that says the government can expropriate your property for the general good of the government after paying you a fair price for it.


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Response Number 8
Name: XpUser
Date: February 17, 2005 at 17:02:37 Pacific
Reply:

I forgot that. I guess I'm brain dead day :-) Gotta take a break and let you take charge of people's questions :-)

i_XpUser


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Response Number 9
Name: per
Date: February 17, 2005 at 17:04:58 Pacific
Reply:

I am gone for the day. Have a nice night.


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Response Number 10
Name: Michael J (by mjdamato)
Date: February 17, 2005 at 18:34:31 Pacific
Reply:

You can still choose NOT to install SP2 after April 12th. The "block" (for lack of a better term) only allows administrators to not have SP2 show up in the critical updates when automatic updates is enabled. That way client PCs in a large organization will not automatically be updated until the IT departments have time to test SP2 in their production evnironments.

After April 12, SP2 will be included in the critical updates regardless of any settings. As an individual user you still have the option not to install any specific updates.

Personally I see no reason not to update, but some people may be running some critical software which does not have a patch for SP2 - or they're just paranoid. You know Bill can see you through your monitor, right?

Michael J


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Response Number 11
Name: computer novice 2
Date: February 17, 2005 at 19:56:49 Pacific
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im one of those paranoid people , but I know that some of my software does conflict with SP2 (saw it happen on a friends computer who ahd the same software)

So I havent updated yet


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Response Number 12
Name: Tammy1949
Date: February 18, 2005 at 00:56:24 Pacific
Reply:

I currently have SP2 sitting in my download notification taskbar and it's been there for about 2 months. I haven't downloaded it yet because of the bad things going on with it. I don't know much about fixing things and some of those post scare me.

Is it best to do this install now or just wait for Microsoft to force me into it?

I'm not ignorant, I just need more learning!


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Response Number 13
Name: XpUser
Date: February 18, 2005 at 13:20:32 Pacific
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Tammy1949 - It's up to you. If you want to install it now, click on the link below and read everything thoroughly.

What to Know Before You Download and Install XP SP2


Meanwhile, CLICK ME to read relevant news article regarding the deadline.

i_XpUser


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Response Number 14
Name: Tammy1949
Date: February 18, 2005 at 13:41:16 Pacific
Reply:

Thank you XpUser, I will read this. Although I sometimes, alot, usually don't understand some of this stuff. I get the general idea's, but not so much the technical stuff.

I'm not ignorant, I just need more learning!


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