Re: XP SP3 Details?
Imacs have just as many problems, perhaps even more, than Windows. But you
rarely hear about them because there are farther few of them.
"Laughingstar~*" <le_sentier_battunospam368@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Exactly the reason I program my "Downloads" to be approved by this PC
> owner--Moi! In a public discussion this week, more than 1/3 of those
> present said they've bought IMacs b/c MS keeps coming out with new OS, et
> al, and requiring its consumers to be their R&D. I agree. Its getting to
> be exhausting. Wake up MS.
> "HEMI-Powered" <none@none.sn> wrote in message
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>> Gerry added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...
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>>> I would not get excited. It will only be a collection of
>>> Hotfixes already issued and Security Updates.
>>
>> You seem to have the more common spelling of my name.
>>
>> I agree with you about not getting enthralled with the next MS
>> compendium of fixes. First, MS's long track record of really bad
>> releases of not only individual patches but SPs has taught me to
>> be VERY wary of being the first kid on the block to install the
>> latest and greatest. e.g., I waited over a year after SP2 to be
>> sure that the early adopters were happy. While I obviously do not
>> think SP3 will be that big a deal as you say, there is still a
>> STRONG likelihood of a major blow-down upon install, especially
>> if it includes IE7. I say that because I have declined to install
>> maybe 10-15% of today's SP2 critical updates after lurking for
>> awhile in these many MS NGs and seeing that those with auto
>> update turned on had grievous problems. And, I have a strong
>> philosophy of not trying to fix things that aren't broken, so if
>> I think I've gotten the updates I need/want - and I do think that
>> - then in all likelihood I will simply acquire SP3 but not
>> install it on my present PC.
>>
>> My older PC, bequeathed to my wife who is not a heavy CPU user
>> like I am with raster graphics, is still running XP SP1 just
>> fine, even though MS allegedly disavows support. My next PC,
>> probably a year or more off, will be state-of-the-art minus 1 for
>> multi-core AMD CPU, many gigs of memory, and - Gasp! - Vista
>> because I feel only it will be able to take advantage of a very
>> expensive HW platform. But, because I have important legacy apps
>> that won't be able to take advantage of Vista, and may not even
>> run, e.g., my old-but-still-fine flatbed scanner, I will approach
>> Vista gingerly and spend a LOT of time running both systems until
>> I get the Vista box tuned to my preferences.
>>
>> All I can say for the early adopters of ANY new version/update of
>> ANY software is Thank God for people who want to beta test with
>> THEIR Visa cards so I don't have to with mine! <grin>
>>
>>>>> I am hearing about XP SP3 about to be offered by MS.
>>>>> I've looked, but have not been able to find any list of what
>>>>> 'upgrades' are included in XP SP3, post SP2. Is there such
>>>>> a list, say by KB#?
>>>>> Where?
>>>>>
>>>> I've read that it is a 1Q2008 release. Maybe I'm off some,
>>>> but it is still a ways off AFAIK.
>>
>> --
>> HP, aka Jerry
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