XP, (formerly XP)

[martha]

I have an older computer that came out before SP2 so I always had the
problem that if I ever had to reinstall WinXP it wouldn't have SP2 anymore.
So I surfed over to Windows web page and requested they send me a SP2 CD
(free) so I wouldn't have to go through a long download to get it. Once I
had it I found a site with instructions on how to "slipstream" Sp2 onto my
basic WinXP on my hard drive and then how to burn the combined package to a
new CD that I labeled WinXP w/ SP2.

Recently I had to do a repair/install and it was nice to be able to return
to the SP2 update. That allowed me to go online and download the 80+
updates that have come out since SP2.

Hopefully MS will soon come out with an SP3 that contains SP1, SP2, and
all those upgrades since SP2.

Well, I had the first version of XP (Before SP1) I had to add Sp1
eventually to go from photoshop 7 to CS2
It wasn't any problem. BUT! when adding SP2 I started running into all of
the new "security" warnings. I've got all kinds of virus/spyware. I only
need an operating system. The people I worry about the most is Microsoft!
Seriously, What am I missing here? That's one of my main complaints about
Vista. A webpage that I just produced, open it in IE, I get a bar at the
top that says: "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has
restricted this webpage... Bla Bla Bla..." You have to stop what your doing,
reach down, grab the mouse, Click on the Bar, and make a choice of several,
click on that, THEN, another "Security Warning" comes up and says: "Allowing
active content such as script and activeX can be useful, but Bla Bla
Bla...are you sure... bla bla bla" And you can't just hit enter, You have
to reach down, grab the mouse, You get the picture...Why do I buy this
Virus/spyware?
HELL! Who am I protecting myself from?

DAMN!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Well, I had the first version of XP (Before SP1) I had to add Sp1
eventually to go from photoshop 7 to CS2
It wasn't any problem. BUT! when adding SP2 I started running into
all of the new "security" warnings. I've got all kinds of
virus/spyware. I only need an operating system. The people I
worry about the most is Microsoft! Seriously, What am I missing
here? That's one of my main complaints about Vista. A webpage
that I just produced, open it in IE, I get a bar at the top that
says: "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has
restricted this webpage... Bla Bla Bla..." You have to stop what
your doing, reach down, grab the mouse, Click on the Bar, and make
a choice of several, click on that, THEN, another "Security
Warning" comes up and says: "Allowing active content such as script
and activeX can be useful, but Bla Bla Bla...are you sure... bla
bla bla" And you can't just hit enter, You have to reach down,
grab the mouse, You get the picture...Why do I buy this
Virus/spyware? HELL! Who am I protecting myself from?

DAMN!

Obviously no one.

You have decided you can protect yourself from viruses/spyware/dangers on
the Internet - and that is generally fine if you actually know what you are
doing. SP2 is not a problem - in fact it does provide MUCH better
protection against things than SP1 and XP without a service pack. In fact -
for new installs I recommend one do not even connect a computer to a network
or any method of possibly contacting the Internet until SP2 is installed and
the firewall is turned on by default for the user.