[TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Service Pack 2
- From: Bil Green <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Keith from BEM <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:58:18 -0800
Why are all you guys using XP anyway? The real fix is to use 2000 and
forget about the spying, crashing service packs, etc. Large
corporations and the military have been using Windows 2000.
Bil Green
PC 1000
Mammoth Lakes, CA
760-924-1000
Friday, January 14, 2005, 8:05:09 PM, you wrote:
KfB> Is this speculation Al or is there a way to track this info down as fact ?
KfB> Wouldn't Microsoft want to lay low after all it's recent problems with
KfB> Internet Explorer and the other lawsuits ? I am not saying I don't believe
KfB> you, but I would love to see a thread from a computer forum that
KfB> substantiates this. I would not be surprised if it is in fact true though.
KfB> KEITH from BEM Electronics
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KfB> ----- Original Message -----
KfB> From: "Al Gutz" <alg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
KfB> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
KfB> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 9:45 PM
KfB> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Service Pack 2
>> SP2 is designed to spy on the users, unfortunately spybot will not
>> remove it.
>> Remember a way back when intel started to put a serial number internal
>> in every CPU so you could be tracked everywhere you went on the net. The
>> media got hold of it and intel dropped it because of bad press, the MS
>> trick has not yet hit the media but is designed to do the same thing.
>>
>> Al G
>>
>> Ed Gaidies wrote:
>> > Russ;
>> > Some new programs you buy today will tell you you need to update to
>> > Service Pack 2.
>> > As I may have mentioned previously...I un-installed mine after finding
>> > it was doing too much communicating with Microsoft.
>> > I advise all..to hold off as long as possible. Has no..or next to no
>> > advantage for the User.
>> > If you keep archives you can check back on the last couple of weeks,
>> > when it was addressed in great lengths.
>> >
>> >
>> > Disclaimer;
>> > Be advised that the above comes from a User. Windows and Mac OSX.
>> > I do not profess that my advice is legitimate, or correct.Use at your
>> > own risk.
>> >
>> > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > On 14-Jan-05, at 7:03 PM, Hoyt's TV wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>Wayne, sorry I got backed up on reading this list.
>> >>
>> >>I installed SP2 several months ago on computer that was about a year
>> >>old. It
>> >>screwed it up so bad I had to reinstall the whole operating system and
>> >>programs that came with it. I have been very afraid of installing SP2
>> >>since
>> >>then, but I believe we are eventually going to have to. Sort of like
>> >>trying
>> >>to get by with Windows 3.1 today.
>> >>
>> >>Two weeks ago I took a look at SP2 again and it looks like they have
>> >>revised
>> >>it since my previous installation.
>> >>So I installed it again, and so far, no problems.
>> >>
>> >>I still haven't worked up the courage to install it on my other
>> >>computer
>> >>which I use for all my record keeping and checking accounts. If the
>> >>one with
>> >>SP2 is still working in a few months, I will probably transfer those
>> >>programs over to it and try installing SP2 in the other one.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Russ Hoyt
>> >>Hoyt's TV
>> >>Exeter, NH
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Wayne Vanaman" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 5:35 PM
>> >>Subject: [TechAssist] Windows XP Service Pack 2
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>A couple of questions for those of you that made the Windows XP Pro
>> >>>Service Pack 2 "upgrade": Would you do it again? Should I take the
>> >>
>> >>plunge?
>> >>
>> >>>Thanks for the info.
>> >>>
>> >>>Wayne Vanaman
>> >>>Omega Electronics
>> >>>6904 W Fairfield Dr
>> >>>Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310
>> >>>
>> >>>Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>>WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com
>> >>>
>> >>>850-456-5995 voice
>> >>>850-458-6369 fax
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