am I the only who *hasn't* installed SP1 yet?
Dec 26, 2003, 2:45 am
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am I the only who *hasn't* installed SP1 yet?
Call me paranoid, but after all the problems reported late last year re: SP1 for Windows XP, I stayed away.
A few days before XMAS, however, I installed a recently-issued hotfix for my Thinkpad (XP Pro). Result? Huge slowdown in boot up and application launches. De-installed the hotfix, things back to normal.
However, got me thinking. Maybe I should let my laptop recover the factory settings and (*shudder*) re-install all my software, beginning with SP1a.
Anyone else running XP Pro without SP1?
A few days before XMAS, however, I installed a recently-issued hotfix for my Thinkpad (XP Pro). Result? Huge slowdown in boot up and application launches. De-installed the hotfix, things back to normal.
However, got me thinking. Maybe I should let my laptop recover the factory settings and (*shudder*) re-install all my software, beginning with SP1a.
Anyone else running XP Pro without SP1?
Dec 26, 2003, 6:35 am
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I didn't install SP1 until a couple of months ago when there was a major panic about a virus exploiting a Micorosft security loop hole. Since then, I've just let Microsoft install new patches as and when requiried. Generally, the security risks associated with some of the problems Microsft are fixing are too high to ignore.
Dec 26, 2003, 11:18 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Internaut:
I didn't install SP1 until a couple of months ago when there was a major panic about a virus exploiting a Micorosft security loop hole. Since then, I've just let Microsoft install new patches as and when requiried. Generally, the security risks associated with some of the problems Microsft are fixing are too high to ignore.</font>
I didn't install SP1 until a couple of months ago when there was a major panic about a virus exploiting a Micorosft security loop hole. Since then, I've just let Microsoft install new patches as and when requiried. Generally, the security risks associated with some of the problems Microsft are fixing are too high to ignore.</font>
I think it's time for a complete re-install anyway. Spring cleaning, I'll call it.
Dec 26, 2003, 11:42 am
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I also keep up with all of the patches and updates for both XP home and Pro on various home and ofice PC's. Though I read about a lawsuit and "all kinds of slowdown" problems as reported by the latest issue of PC World, I haven't noticed any performance problems. Must not be paying attention, I guess.
Dec 26, 2003, 11:43 am
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I also keep up with all of the patches and updates for both XP home and Pro on various home and ofice PC's. Though I read about a lawsuit and "all kinds of slowdown" problems as reported by the latest issue of PC World, I haven't noticed any performance problems. Must not be paying attention, I guess.
Dec 26, 2003, 10:05 pm
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Not installing SP1 is IMHO unwise, it's people like that that help virus writers create the havoc they do. Zone Alarm pro and putting all your PC security faith in PC-Cillin and a second rate software firewall is just asking for trouble sooner or later.
Dec 27, 2003, 1:55 am
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I think that a person who double-clicks on an email attachment ultimately gives virus writers much more to feed on that someone who may not have SP1 but DOES have all other updates.
What makes ZAP second-rate? And why would you suggest that relying on PC-Cillin is "just asking for trouble sooner or later"?
What makes ZAP second-rate? And why would you suggest that relying on PC-Cillin is "just asking for trouble sooner or later"?
Dec 27, 2003, 8:39 am
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you are playing with fire.
The Windows updates are issued well after there have been security exploits exposed. So you have basically an operating system even more insecure than standard Windows with a number of known exploits possible.
Not a good idea...
The Windows updates are issued well after there have been security exploits exposed. So you have basically an operating system even more insecure than standard Windows with a number of known exploits possible.
Not a good idea...
