Interesting info about the upcoming XP SP2

[HistoryFan]

http://www.winnetmag.com/windowspaulthurrott/Article/ArticleID/40679/windowspaulthurrott_40679.html

 

[Linus Torvalds]

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[kurttrail]

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[Testy]

Pretty pathetic when you feel you must impersonate someone else. The REAL
Mr. Torvalds would be too intelligent to do that, unlike a loser like you.

Testy

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

And you're using Outlook Express to post this??? Nice try!

 

[Wild Dean]

All good and well to enable ICF, but what if you dont want it, ie hardware
based firewall? I hope they plan on prompting the user if they want it
enabled (with the default of Yes).

 

[Testy]

If you don't want it enabled just disable it! I would prefer it WAS enabled
by default so that all the idiots that didn't have it would not spread the
Blaster type worm like before. Having said that I do not have it enabled
because I use a hardware firewall.

Testy

 

[purplehaz]

What if you roll out sp2 on 100 computers on a network. We now have to visit
every computer and turn the icf off and messenger service back on. For
newbie home users this approach is fine, but for an office environment they
need to have a sparate, different sp2 install or give the admin the option
of choosing what to turn on by default. Only newbies should get settings
forced, advanced users should always get the option of what they want
installed. A default install and a custom install for sp2 would be in order.

 

[HistoryFan]

Also, from what I've read, the XP firewall with SP2 will be upgraded
and more powerful.

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

What if you roll out sp2 on 100 computers on a network. We now have to visit
every computer and turn the icf off and messenger service back on. For
newbie home users this approach is fine, but for an office environment they
need to have a sparate, different sp2 install or give the admin the option
of choosing what to turn on by default. Only newbies should get settings
forced, advanced users should always get the option of what they want
installed. A default install and a custom install for sp2 would be in order.

Hi

I would think this default icf enabled thing is only for OS installs where SP2 is slipstreamed into the
OS install. I would be very surprised if this also would be the case when you install SP2 onto an
already up and running OS (at least without being asked for it and for unattended installs having a
command line switch for it).

 

[purplehaz]

order.

Hi

I would think this default icf enabled thing is only for OS installs where SP2 is slipstreamed into the
OS install. I would be very surprised if this also would be the case when you install SP2 onto an
already up and running OS (at least without being asked for it and for unattended installs having a
command line switch for it).

That would make sense.

 

[Alexander Grigoriev]

Use domain policies to change both.

What if you roll out sp2 on 100 computers on a network. We now have to visit
every computer and turn the icf off and messenger service back on. For
newbie home users this approach is fine, but for an office environment they
need to have a sparate, different sp2 install or give the admin the option
of choosing what to turn on by default. Only newbies should get settings
forced, advanced users should always get the option of what they want
installed. A default install and a custom install for sp2 would be in order.


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