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On 2005-03-14 06:12, Cobrajack wrote:
My best advice is do not load Windows Service Pack II...it will screw up everything especially if you have anti-virus and add blocker!!
My computer manufacturer and Motorola tech told me this!!
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Funny you should mention having a problem with SP2...I've heard it mentioned quite a bit over the 'net. It has gotten to be a mantra among most help desk/tech troubleshooters.
I would like to dispute that claim...except, I will agree that a lot of "Brand" computers, like Dell, Gateway, HP/Compaq may have a problem. At issue with many branded computers is proprietary components and OS tweaks installed by their manufacturer...more often than not, these "tweaks" are made to enhance their ability to control the machine, not so much to improve your computing experience.
Not only am I running XP-SP2 on my home networked computers, I frequently install almost every Hotfix, security patch and Beta software that Microsoft issues. I've been running the "Antispyware" beta version for over a month...no unexplained failures so far.
My systems are all custom built from hand picked components: one is Intel based (P4), the other is AMD XP based (OC). I have upgraded the firmware as newer versions appear, but that has very little to do with SP2, mostly to take advantage of faster access or newer BIOS features.
The latest versions of SP2, with all security patches, are very stable and are miles ahead of initial release.
It is safe to go back into the water!
As far as most help desk/tech lines go...seems most of them diagnose from scripts, not many have real techies on line anymore (too expensive to have "trained" techs)...what you are actually hearing is not that SP2 is bad; what they are saying is "If your problem isn't in the "Book", we can't help you". Because of their closed set approach to repair or upgrades, you are missing many stability and security improvements…mostly because they cannot or will not hire skilled help for the tech lines.
Other than for a corporate setting, where uniformity is very important...I don't generally like or recommend “Brand” named computers...they are built to fit a price model, not for the best performance, something has got to be given up to reach that price. What they give up is adaptability to new software, hardware or operating system upgrades. That's why they have in-house driver downloads, and charge more for disk, component upgrades.
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