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| Thread ID: 47780 | 2004-08-05 10:05:00 | XP Service Pack 2 - Delayed/Cancelled | mr_rix (5375) | Press F1 |
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| 258534 | 2004-08-05 10:05:00 | www.theinquirer.net Microsoft pulls XP Service Pack at last moment No date given for release By INQUIRER staff: Thursday 05 August 2004, 07:08 SERVICE PACK two for Windows XP was supposed to be released to manufacturing yesterday but Microsoft pulled it at the last moment, without giving a reason for the move. So far, it hasn't given another date for the release, designed to provide rather more security than previous versions of Windows. The only thing Microsoft said was that it needed to make sure that Service Pack Two met quality standards. However, you can only polish a piece of software so much. By introducing additional features and fixing previous bugs, software developers always stand the risk of creating fresh bugs and opening up more holes. That's particularly true for large pieces of software cobbled together over years and worked on by large numbers of developers. Quality control in such cases is practically impossible. However good XP SP2 is, there are bound to be further fixes needed in the future and other problems introduced. Microsoft made the decision to concentrate on filling in holes in its premier operating system last year, and that has meant that other projects - future operating systems such as "Longhorn" and a 64-bit version of Windows XP - are also suffering delays Dammit :( I was looking forward to downloading 300mb of data of 33k. OT : Telecom are putting in brand spankin new fibre optics lines outside my house ^_^ -=Tom=- |
mr_rix (5375) | ||
| 258535 | 2004-08-06 06:51:00 | Actually according to a site I saw Home SP2 is 70mb and SP2 for Pro is 92mb. Nowhere near 300 mb | Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 258536 | 2004-08-06 06:55:00 | heh,i downloaded it the other day,246mb if i remember correctly. | metla (154) | ||
| 258537 | 2004-08-06 10:02:00 | hi melta where did u download it, i heard nothing about when can we start downloading.... jacky |
jackyht (3685) | ||
| 258538 | 2004-08-06 10:36:00 | > where did u download it, i heard nothing about when > can we start downloading.... I think melta is talking about the RC 2 which you can download as the final has Not come out yet. |
stu120404 (268) | ||
| 258539 | 2004-08-06 10:38:00 | > Dammit :( Double bugger :( As I have just installed Win XP SP2 RC 2 on my computer |
stu120404 (268) | ||
| 258540 | 2004-08-06 10:52:00 | I ordered the CD from Microsoft yesterday and was told that it would be available in 6-8 weeks. | kevinL (1785) | ||
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