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blix
10/15/2004, 02:18 PM
So I delayed installing Service Pack 2 on my work computie for as long as I could. I figured I'd see how many computers had a meltdown first before I willingly imploded my own system. Well, the dust settled and I figured I'd go ahead with it.

Problem 1: Outlook Express no longer recognizes my password. All emails and contact info are locked inside and I can't get to it.

Observation 1: Microsoft is so smart, they thwart their own advertisers. I went to check my Hotmail acct. and got a system message. A new feature in SP2 is a pop-up killer. Take a look:

http://www.leonsandoval.com/Tutorial/proof.jpg
Scott
10/15/2004, 02:32 PM
Sorry.. using the word's "Microsoft" and "Innovation" in the same subject line is grounds for banning Blix :) I mean... there's no such thing :)
blix
10/15/2004, 02:34 PM
LOL!!!

Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaase don't ban me! :D

-B
Dave
10/15/2004, 03:05 PM
Thats a bit like Police or Army Intelligence isn't it? :)
Twistedcliffdog
10/15/2004, 03:31 PM
it would be like.
Cops Stopped some punks from spraying graffiti on the wall, then they take the spray can
and writes "We stopped some punks from destroying this wall, did you notice?~tha copppies:D
TinCupid
10/15/2004, 06:08 PM
I just installed SP2 on one of my computers here at home....been a few days, no probs noticed yet. New firewall seems a nice addition. (even though I use a hardware Firewall intrinsic to my router)





/.02
Silky
10/15/2004, 08:36 PM
I still haven't installed the SP2 to my computer. I just KNOW when I do I'm going to have a ton of problems! I think for right now, I'll take my chances without it.
PDG
10/15/2004, 08:52 PM
[QUOTE=Jolt]Sorry.. using the word's "Microsoft" and "Innovation" in the same subject line is grounds for banning Blix :) I mean... there's no such thing :)[/QUOTE]

I must agree. The last innovation Microsoft tried to come up with involved charging people to send emails :(
burndog
10/15/2004, 10:08 PM
I have service pack 2 at home and do not seem to have any problems but I do not have much for hardware at home. At work however I had to remove it as I could not send files to a printer through the RIP software.
TrinityOfOne
10/16/2004, 05:51 AM
I haven't noticed any major problems. There's a minor hiccup when I access my work mail through a browser from home (bloody Lotus Notes). It won't install an ActiveX component but it's no biggy.

I don't use the firewall, as like TC, I have a hardware firewall. The M$ one seems to be tricky to configure though.