Re: [Full-Disclosure] SP2 is killing me. Help?

From: ASB (abaker_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/12/04

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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 06:24:33 -0400

    SP2 works fine, so long as people actually read the deployment docs
    *prior* to installing it.

    There's always going to be someone who can't install a patch or hotfix
    (or the OS, for that matter)

    -ASB

    On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:29:20 +1000 (Australia/NSW), Darren Reed
    <avalon@cairo.anu.edu.au> wrote:
    > In some mail from xtrecate, sie said:
    > >
    > > I made the mistake of installing SP2 last night, and I'm having some serious
    > > issues. Nearly every dialog box shows up blank, I am unable to set options
    > > and/or access program functionality in practically every application on this
    > > machine.
    >
    > Windows XP SP2 has got to be up there with Windows NT 4.0 service pack 2
    > in terms of crap updates, possibly even worse. Maybe M$ are trying to
    > push everyone away from Windows ?
    >
    > If I recall correctly, NT4sp3 was not long after NT4sp2.
    >
    > I wonder if we can expect an XPsp3 "soon" that deals with all the crap
    > that XPsp2 brings upon us.
    >
    > > Apparently it saved everything I need for a rollback, so I'm really looking
    > > forward to doing that. The catch: The 'Add or Remove Programs' feature no
    > > longer works. The window appears, but is blank.
    > >
    > > Does anyone know of an alternate way to initiate a sp2 rollback?
    >
    > Have a read of this:
    > http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/breakingnews.jhtml?articleId=23905071
    >
    > Darren

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