WinXP SP2 = security placebo? ( Some are not impressed with MS efforts )

The Register ^ | Thursday 2nd September 2004 10:48 GMT | Thomas C Greene

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Sounds like it might be smart to wait till this gets sorted out.....

[donozark]

Some experiencing re-start problems. Download/install goes fine. But you just can't re-start your PC...

A tech friend of mine said 15% of Microsoft XP users having problem with SP/2...That's a heck of a lot of folks...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Wasn't aware of that part of the problem.

They aren't even mentioning that , here.

[Lexinom]

Micro$oft Security: Let's make it a royal pain to copy file X from machine A to machine B on someone's home network. Let's make them fiddle around with security settings and permissions and sharing, etc.

One could make the case that security actually costs more in lost productivity than it saves from potential hackers. I work with secure systems, and have ported OpenSSL multiple times to multiple platforms so I can say this.

[uncbob]

Just ordered a CD for my new computer

I was waiting for it before I go online

Guess it doesn't make sense to wait now

[mattdono]

Hmmm... how many posts before someone utters the "L" word? (and, just to note, the L-word isn't a bad word in my book...just wondering).

[kendu]

I am in the It field, DO NOT INSTALL. They will once again come out with a fix for this fix. It is a demon, does not play well with active directory or any vpn clients.

[FesterUSMC]

I have SP2 and don't have a problem. I slip-streamed it onto a CD and did a fresh install with it. You will always needs 3rd party software such as anti-virus, anti-spyware, and after-market firewall. Microsoft can NOT include these into its operating system because they will get sued, remember the Clinton administration suing Microsoft because they included Internet Explorer into their operating system.

[SirChas]

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[SpecialEd]

As a longtime Windows network admin, I have come to learn the hard way to hold off on installing Microsoft patches. (actually most software vendor patches).
Its a sad state of affairs when a company puts so much hype behind something that really does so little!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I don't know what the true facts are, I was thinking about doing a big update, but was hesistant knowing the history of these major updates.... when I saw this.....

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Same ole deal.....

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Is that a babelfish translation??? ......ROFL!

[RockinRight]

Would that 'L' word be Linux..?

[isthisnickcool]

Looks to me like it's just Microsoft getting into the firewall and anti-virus markets.

[knews_hound]

Bump for Morning meeting discussion item.

Cheers,

knews hound

[SirChas]

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[ECM]

I'm one of them. After ironing out all sorts of crash bugs and conflicts, my machine now takes much longer to boot and hangs at the BIOS screen for a good 30-60 secs before proceeding through the rest of the start-up sequence. God, if only there was a reasonable alternative to Windows (and, no, OSX and Linux don't count).

[Indie]

Will not be installing this!!

These problems are legendary already. Where there is blinding choking smoke, there must be a ....FIIIIRE!

I look at MS as a car dealership service department. Take your vehicle in and it comes out busted up worse than when you dropped it off.

[Kenny500c]

Do a fresh install of XP then install SP2. You will not have any problems. It is not necessary to install SP1.
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