SP2 what a bunch of @#$!!!

[Guest]

Common sense would seem to be in order.....

ask the question :"What does the McAfee Security Service
do?"

some would say it protects the OS files\settings from
being changed or modified.

then ask the question: "What is a service pack?"

some would say it changes and modifies OS files\settings.

So my question is "why would anybody have both programs
running at the same time?

so if people actually followed the instructions as per:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx

pay paticular note to "Before You Download SP2" section
8. Close all open programs.

(although it is not directly stated here, this includes
Antivirus\system mechanic programs\popup
stoppers\Firewalls\and other programs running in the
background)


just one opinion.

 

[Plato]

so if people actually followed the instructions as per:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx

pay paticular note to "Before You Download SP2" section
8. Close all open programs.

Which should say "disable all startup apps from running on startup in
advance of installing XP2" or similiar.

ie simply closing them means they will run on the reboot which is NOT
recommended.

In other words, disable, reboot, then upgrade.

My guess half the XP2 problems read here are due to third party 24/7
background apps.

 

[Steven K]

Which should say "disable all startup apps from running on startup in
advance of installing XP2" or similiar.

ie simply closing them means they will run on the reboot which is NOT
recommended.

In fact closing open programs for just the time of installation is fully
sufficient.
SP2 reboots just once - when it has finished installation. No need to
disable startup..

;-)

 

[Chuck]

In fact closing open programs for just the time of installation is fully
sufficient.
SP2 reboots just once - when it has finished installation. No need to
disable startup..

;-)

Not all software that folks add to their systems is properly written. Some
stuff doesn't close properly, or may leave remnants of itself behind after
closing.

Also it's awful hard to find everything to close when you're preparing for the
upgrade. And too tempting to leave stuff running, for convenience.

I agree with Plato, IMHO it's cleaner and easier to disable everything, reboot,
then apply the upgrade. Then let it reboot, and test the upgrade. Finally, re
enable a few applications at a time, and test again.

Anal retentive? Yes. Effective? Hell yes. Waste of time? Possibly.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.