Comments on: XP SP3 canceled? Who cares! http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pill Stromectol http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-149741 Pill Stromectol Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:34:42 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-149741 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Matty http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-58378 Matty Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:23:32 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-58378 Daaaaamn Daaaaamn

]]> By: Ron Pickering http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-44595 Ron Pickering Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:35:54 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-44595 After reading through the many posts on the subject of XP SP3, and hopefully as a neutral observer, it seems to me that we should be communicating our concerns directly to the OS provider - not eachother. Some of the issues here are quite huge to those actually concerned with them in their day to day lives. As to the OS provider, there is no way (it seems) that they can possibly satisfy everyone's needs. Having said that, I don't see why some form of SP3 cannot be shipped to include only 'critical' updates which affect everyone. I don't mean 'critical' as defined by the OS provider, I mean critical as in ... erm, there's a gaping hole in your security otherwise and hitherto not previously noticed. Me? I only have to look after five PC's and I am not that good at it because I don't have the time to dwell too much on it. But there's one thing which we all seem to agree on; whether or not we subscribe to the idea that it is indeed necessary to perform a clean install, and that is ... It really does take an age to perform a clean re-install. For most of us time is money .. That Matters! After reading through the many posts on the subject of XP SP3, and hopefully as a neutral observer, it seems to me that we should be communicating our concerns directly to the OS provider – not eachother. Some of the issues here are quite huge to those actually concerned with them in their day to day lives. As to the OS provider, there is no way (it seems) that they can possibly satisfy everyone’s needs. Having said that, I don’t see why some form of SP3 cannot be shipped to include only ‘critical’ updates which affect everyone. I don’t mean ‘critical’ as defined by the OS provider, I mean critical as in … erm, there’s a gaping hole in your security otherwise and hitherto not previously noticed. Me? I only have to look after five PC’s and I am not that good at it because I don’t have the time to dwell too much on it. But there’s one thing which we all seem to agree on; whether or not we subscribe to the idea that it is indeed necessary to perform a clean install, and that is … It really does take an age to perform a clean re-install. For most of us time is money .. That Matters!

]]> By: » Not one, but two Windows service packs | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-31551 » Not one, but two Windows service packs | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:46:11 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-31551 [...] on-again, off-again Service Pack 3 for Windows XP appears to be on again. According to the report, “Microsoft has [...] [...] on-again, off-again Service Pack 3 for Windows XP appears to be on again. According to the report, “Microsoft has [...]

]]> By: Trevor http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27174 Trevor Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:54:57 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27174 I'd rather have one package full of updates then having to download 50 million updates and have to restart only 5 million times. I’d rather have one package full of updates then having to download 50 million updates and have to restart only 5 million times.

]]> By: Zian http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27171 Zian Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:23:52 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27171 @n4cer Good point about the timing. Besides, by waiting a bit to release SP3, they save people from having to install SP3 and a second service pack in rapid succession. @n4cer
Good point about the timing.

Besides, by waiting a bit to release SP3, they save people from having to install SP3 and a second service pack in rapid succession.

]]> By: n4cer http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27163 n4cer Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:23:09 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27163 Given Paul's other comments, I think he pulled "no SP3" from the dark side of his moon. Given MS' extension of support for XP and the chance to integrate several updated apps/frameworks, I don't think MS would want to miss that opportunity. I think SP3 will come after "Longhorn" RTMs. This will enable MS to include backported fixes from "Longhorn", and align the release (i.e., the relative patch state) of XP SP3 with "Longhorn" RTM, Vista SP1 and Server 2003 SP3. It'd make no sense to release XP SP3 before "Longhorn". Should Paul's rant prove to be true, there's still likely to be a rollup release. Given Paul’s other comments, I think he pulled “no SP3″ from the dark side of his moon. Given MS’ extension of support for XP and the chance to integrate several updated apps/frameworks, I don’t think MS would want to miss that opportunity. I think SP3 will come after “Longhorn” RTMs. This will enable MS to include backported fixes from “Longhorn”, and align the release (i.e., the relative patch state) of XP SP3 with “Longhorn” RTM, Vista SP1 and Server 2003 SP3. It’d make no sense to release XP SP3 before “Longhorn”.

Should Paul’s rant prove to be true, there’s still likely to be a rollup release.

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27152 Long Zheng Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:54:36 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27152 @Chad: You're right. My mistake. :) @Glenn: You're also right, I didn't mean to sound condescending. I don't speak for an IT manager, or any group of client users even, I just speak for myself. I'm just a little disturbed by the public's attitude to service packs and whatever benefits they think it will bring to the platform. Obviously I worded my post a little heavy, but I didn't mean to tell anyone what they should or should not think, but only to describe what I thought and why I thought. @Chad: You’re right. My mistake. :)

@Glenn: You’re also right, I didn’t mean to sound condescending. I don’t speak for an IT manager, or any group of client users even, I just speak for myself. I’m just a little disturbed by the public’s attitude to service packs and whatever benefits they think it will bring to the platform. Obviously I worded my post a little heavy, but I didn’t mean to tell anyone what they should or should not think, but only to describe what I thought and why I thought.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27148 Glenn Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:57:20 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27148 @mitch Wasn't braging about use of Vista, just putting my comments of another passionate Vista user w/one foot firmly in reality, or which, XP SP3 would be well received. And, please re-read my post. I state that we NEED Long's voice, not that he doesn't have some right to state his thoughts! @long Even someone speaking from the perspective of the Windows client uses and partcipates w/services that are provided by and managed by Enterprises. Patch management, whether we are talking about one machine or thousands, is a necessary topic in our world of software & hardware. And while WU & WSUS both have their place in appropriate arenas for which they were designed, it benefits ALL users of XP or Vista when the first time you turn them on, they are sufficiently patched & up to date. That is the intent of Paul Thorrott's original post which brought about our current discussion. @mitch

Wasn’t braging about use of Vista, just putting my comments of another passionate Vista user w/one foot firmly in reality, or which, XP SP3 would be well received. And, please re-read my post. I state that we NEED Long’s voice, not that he doesn’t have some right to state his thoughts!

@long
Even someone speaking from the perspective of the Windows client uses and partcipates w/services that are provided by and managed by Enterprises. Patch management, whether we are talking about one machine or thousands, is a necessary topic in our world of software & hardware. And while WU & WSUS both have their place in appropriate arenas for which they were designed, it benefits ALL users of XP or Vista when the first time you turn them on, they are sufficiently patched & up to date. That is the intent of Paul Thorrott’s original post which brought about our current discussion.

]]> By: Chad http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27145 Chad Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:13:06 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070407/xp-sp3-canceled-who-cares/#comment-27145 I copied and pasted right from your post: "I’m not going to dispute whether he’s right on wrong, but who the hell cares?" Don't get me wrong, I think your blog is great, very interesting and a refreshingly upbeat take on Microsoft-related news. I copied and pasted right from your post: “I’m not going to dispute whether he’s right on wrong, but who the hell cares?”

Don’t get me wrong, I think your blog is great, very interesting and a refreshingly upbeat take on Microsoft-related news.

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