SP3 - Status Question

[Guest Bob I]

Re: SP3 - Status Question

 

From my reading of the posting the "obvious reason" was "FUD". ;-)

 

Unknown wrote:

> What in your mind is 'obvious reasons'? If less than 1% of people with XP

> have a problem show up when or after installing

> SP3 and seek assistance here, is that an obvious reason? If 1000 people have

> a problem out of perhaps 150 million, is that an obvious reason?

> "Fred S *****" <"Fred S"@anonymous.com> wrote in message

> news:uOZBVJoyIHA.2360@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

>>

>>ANONYMOUS wrote:

>>

>>>Fred S ***** wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>I have advised a number of people to hold off on installing SP3 for

>>>>obvious reasons.

>>>>

>>>

>>>There are no "obvious reasons" that we know of. could you cite some

>>>examples! In fact it seems that you are not qualified to "advise" people

>>>whether or not to install SP3 because your knowledge seems to be very

>>>elementary.

>>>

>>>hth

>>>

>>>

>>

>>The obvious reasons for holding off are all over this newsgroup -

>>approximately 30% of the discussions here are related to problems with the

>>damn service pack.

>>

>>The use of "obvious" was in reference to a significant number of users

>>reporting major system problems with either installation or dysfunctional

>>problems with the OS after installation.

>>

>>Windows XP is considered the most stable OS that Microsoft has made

>>available to users and the SP3 package has caused havoc with it.

>>

>>Now, what are you qualified to talk about?

>>

>>Fred

>

>

>

[Guest Unknown]

Re: SP3 - Status Question

 

I agree but, isn't that sheer stupidity?

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:ut58oV9yIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> From my reading of the posting the "obvious reason" was "FUD". ;-)

>

> Unknown wrote:

>

>> What in your mind is 'obvious reasons'? If less than 1% of people with XP

>> have a problem show up when or after installing

>> SP3 and seek assistance here, is that an obvious reason? If 1000 people

>> have a problem out of perhaps 150 million, is that an obvious reason?

>> "Fred S *****" <"Fred S"@anonymous.com> wrote in message

>> news:uOZBVJoyIHA.2360@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>

>>>

>>>ANONYMOUS wrote:

>>>

>>>>Fred S ***** wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>I have advised a number of people to hold off on installing SP3 for

>>>>>obvious reasons.

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>There are no "obvious reasons" that we know of. could you cite some

>>>>examples! In fact it seems that you are not qualified to "advise"

>>>>people

>>>>whether or not to install SP3 because your knowledge seems to be very

>>>>elementary.

>>>>

>>>>hth

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>The obvious reasons for holding off are all over this newsgroup -

>>>approximately 30% of the discussions here are related to problems with

>>>the damn service pack.

>>>

>>>The use of "obvious" was in reference to a significant number of users

>>>reporting major system problems with either installation or dysfunctional

>>>problems with the OS after installation.

>>>

>>>Windows XP is considered the most stable OS that Microsoft has made

>>>available to users and the SP3 package has caused havoc with it.

>>>

>>>Now, what are you qualified to talk about?

>>>

>>>Fred

>>

>>

>>

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