Guest Bob I Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 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 Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 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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