Re: XP SP2, horror story!
- From: "AB7HW Dick Lee Chrisman" <ab7hw@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 16:53:31 -0700
I am one of those horror stories, I had to re format my hard drive.
If you are using a router and a good firewall plus a good anti virus program
that is kept up date you won't have to worry about security problems.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Toews" <coke_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: XP SP2
> It has been a nightmare for some, but for others of us it was utterly
> seamless.
>
> Bruce
>
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> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, david poehlman wrote:
>
> > it's both necessary and a nightmare, but it's best to wait till early
> > november to give them time to work out the kinks or at least some of the
> > kinks.
> >
> > Johnnie Apple Seed
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Halton" <philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 6:10 PM
> > Subject: XP SP2
> >
> >
> > I just got a note in my system tray that updates are ready for
> > downloading-specifically XP SP2. Is this update necessary, or is it a
> > nightmare? Any experience with this update out there?
> >
> > Also, slightly off-topic, Can we PLEASE stop including every message in
a
> > thread with our responses? I use digest mode, and as many digest mode
users
> > do, I search on "subject:" to skip from message to message. This
becomes
> > difficult when every message in a thread is included with every response
to
> > a thread--making the digest "huge" and unwieldy for digest users. I
think
> > the people reading the response know what the thread is about and don't
> > really need to have the entire history of the thread attached with each
> > response. Perhaps attaching only the most recent message in the
thread-if
> > necessary-for contextual purposes would be more helpful and the least
> > burdensome approach. Simply whittling down the size of the message
before
> > hitting "send" would help us out alot.
> >
> >
> >
> > Just One man's opinion,
> >
> > phil halton
> >
> >
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