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There than security which I pretty much have taken care of, is there a
good reason to get the SP2 patch to XP?

Looking at the features, there doesn't seem to be anything I really
need.
 
John Johnson said:
There than security which I pretty much have taken care of, is there a
good reason to get the SP2 patch to XP?

Looking at the features, there doesn't seem to be anything I really
need.
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IE/OE far more secure. ALot of unnecessary services turned off. Windows
less prone to being hijacked.
 
John said:
There than security which I pretty much have taken care of, is there a
good reason to get the SP2 patch to XP?

Looking at the features, there doesn't seem to be anything I really
need.
Click to expand...
In fact, XP2 will break your Compaq, and, some OTHER brands of computers!

Compaq didn't announce the problems in SP1, until over a month after SP1
was released. SP1 has NEVER been released for Compaq.

Run Mozilla browser ( http://mozilla.org ), a hardware firewall, adaware
( http://lavasoft.com ), spybot S&D
( http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html ), and 'SHOOT THE
MESSENGER' ( http://grc.com )!

Or, simply switch over to GNU/Linux. Try one of these LiveCDs, first,
to see how you like it:
http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php

Also, we use one of these to bring up any newly repaired computer, or
built system, the first time...
 
Not from what I see. SP2 seems to have been put together for people who
don't know how to secure their machines. WMP 9.0 is required and you get a
pop-up blocker in IE. IMO, the SP doesn't go far enough to secure newbie's
machines and is a Band-Aid approach. This idea of hard locking attachments
is designed to protect idiots form themselves. _This_ is what it has come
to...
 
patrick said:
In fact, XP2 will break your Compaq, and, some OTHER brands of computers!
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I've always considered Compaqs to be "pre-broken" from the factory.

Jon
 
There than security which I pretty much have taken care of, is there a
good reason to get the SP2 patch to XP?

Looking at the features, there doesn't seem to be anything I really
need.
Click to expand...

I installed SP2 and the only problem I had was with DivX...I had to
remove DivX until it is updated...
Since installing SP2 my computer seems be being running better...it
takes a little getting used to the new functions with IE downloads and
pop up blocker...but I am getting used to it...
For me it has been worth it...and this time MS did not call it "Win XP
Second Edition" and grab more money from us ;-)
Glenn M




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