[WriteLog] Problem with XP service pack2?

[Robert McGwier]

The list of problem applications (major ones) is available on the
microsoft SP2 web site.

Let me give you a serious word of warning.

DO NOT allow SP2 to install automagically with a bunch of "protection"
software
running.  I did this accidentally.  It called me a thief for a week.  Then
after
I convinced Microsoft I was not a thief and they gave me a code to activate,
that worked.  EACH AND EVERY TIME I DID IT FOR OVER A MONTH.

Then, after weeks of struggling I finally got one of the Indian geniuses who
understood how to help with the problem and could speak enough red neck that
I could understand him.  He stayed on the phone with me for 3 1/2 hours.

We proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that Norton, WinPatrol, SpyBot, etc.
etc.
are not good things to all have going, when they are trying to protect your
system directory and registry from attack and at least one of them
interpreted
the installation of SP2 as an attack.


We deleted registry settings, wrong files in the system directory.  Replaced
missing files from the system directory. It was a mess.

Install manually with NO protections turned on or you to could go through
this
hell.


Bob
N4HY

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bob Naumann
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 3:45 PM
To: Bob McCormick W1QA; writelog at contesting.com
Subject: Re: RE: [WriteLog] Problem with XP service pack2?


"Windows XP SP2 probably has more bad press than its
actual reputation warrants.  In my shop we are deploying
it without problem or fanfare; only a couple of non-critical
applications have been affected by it."

My company is going with SP2 as well as it resolves many security concerns.
We have 600,000+ pc's world wide.

The only issue is that SP2 cannot automatically configure itself for many of
your old non-Micropsoft applications.  This is where the most complaint is
coming from.

You will likely need to change how the firewall works.  I found that I
needed to shut off the virus software monitoring on my home computer (XP
Pro) also.

Aside from that, no problems encountered.

N5NJ


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