According to Microsoft support on the web, there are commercial
application that have known incompatibilities with SP-2. In some cases
after up grade to SP-2 they in essence stop functioning.
For example ScanSoft PaperPort 8.0 is on the list of those that become
nonfunctional. This program comes bundled with several scanners which
means it is in common use. As of my last check a week ago ScanSoft did
not have a patch for this problem. So if you plan to upgrade to SP-2
make sure the applications you use are compatible with it or that the
software developer has a patch to resolve the issue.
As always, to rip of an old phrase "let the downloader beware."
73 W0ETC
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:04:57 -0700 (PDT) Jim Reisert AD1C
<jjreisert@alum.mit.edu> writes:
> --- K4SB <k4sb@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > As he briefly described it to me, the problem is in the new
> "security
> > settings", which all too often interfere with normal operation.
> He
> > further stated that SP2 was known to be defective, has numerous
> bugs,
> > which Microsoft is working on, and that their dealership will not
> > install it on any machine they sell, and provide a written
> warning
> > that if the machine has to be returned for service, and SP2 is
> found
> > on the machine, then the "repair warranty" is not valid.
>
> He's just spreading FUD. I have been running SP2 since the early
> public beta
> releases (RC1 and beyond). It's now installed on 5 computers under
> my control,
> using a variety of hardware, and I have not had a single problem
> with it.
> Sure, security is a little tighter, and doesn't always wook with
> *poorly-written* applications (those that bypass the Windows API,
> etc.). But
> it's a far cry to claim "SP2 was known to be defective, has numerous
> bugs".
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
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