[vet-mm] Off Topic - Windows XP and Serv Pack 2 Incompatibility

[Mario]

Dear List,

 The only way that Windows Xp service pack 2 runs successfully is if you install it from scratch i.e. reformat all your drives and partition them. And then you will probably still need some upgraded devices.

Three times now I have installed sp2 and it has behaved differently on all three occasions so I took it off...It basically slowed down my system and most importantly it did not run all of my applications. Thank god Microsoft created an excellent uninstall of service pack 2 just so I could revert back to service pack one without a glitch....

I've got a standalone computer, imagine what its gonna do on a network?

In my opinion leave service pack 2 in the store and on the shelf. By the way Microsoft offer service pack 2 for free at places like Officeworks. No wonder! 

Anyway this is just my experience and thoughts.

Mario Yannakakis


---- Keith Richardson <keithcr at fastmail.fm> wrote: 
> Hi all.
> 
The following has been reported to me - I am wondering if anyone has
> 
experienced this?
> 
We were contemplating purchasing a lab full of new computers running XP
> 
Service Pack 2.
> 
We want to be able to continue using Office2000 plus many more pieces of
> 
software, common throughout the school. Other computers are running
> 
either Win 2000 or 98SE.
> 
Any thoughts?
> 
Many thanks, Keith
> 
Keith Richardson
> 
IPM List Moderator
> 
Head of ICT, Leibler Yavneh College
> 
Elsternwick
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Ph: 03.9528.4911
> 
k.richardson at yavneh.vic.edu.au
> 

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