Information: XP SP2 - you're getting it, like it or not!

Hengis · 02-22-2005

Resistance Is Futile - Microsoft Forces SP2 Update On All XP And XP SP1 Machines

April 12th is the very last day. That?s when the clock runs out, and the deadline looms.

You thought it was April 15th. Nope, it?s the twelfth. Because we?re not talking about the day your taxes are due. Oh, no. We?re talking about the day that your Windows XP or Windows XP SP1 computer will be automatically updated to XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) whether you want it to or not. Period.

You thought that you owned your computer and the contents thereon, and could do whatever you wanted with it, and could choose what would, and what wouldn't, be installed on it.

Wrong...

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MadGamer · 02-23-2005

Ahh but what if the user has the auto update disabled?

Zimbo · 02-23-2005

Very true MadGamer, and if the person didn't have an internet connection and souly used his machine for things like Microsoft Office.

:-P

MadGamer · 02-23-2005

Yep i think you've hit the nail on the head so to speak.

02-22-2005	#1
Hengis PCHF Founder & Owner Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The PCHF Bunker Posts: 15,748 PC Experience: Microsoft Certified Professional	XP SP2 - you're getting it, like it or not! Resistance Is Futile - Microsoft Forces SP2 Update On All XP And XP SP1 Machines April 12th is the very last day. That?s when the clock runs out, and the deadline looms. You thought it was April 15th. Nope, it?s the twelfth. Because we?re not talking about the day your taxes are due. Oh, no. We?re talking about the day that your Windows XP or Windows XP SP1 computer will be automatically updated to XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) whether you want it to or not. Period. You thought that you owned your computer and the contents thereon, and could do whatever you wanted with it, and could choose what would, and what wouldn't, be installed on it. Wrong... Read the rest of the article: http://www.aunty-spam.com/resistance...-sp1-machines/ __________________ Handy Links: Pre-Work \| System File Checker \| Promote PCHF! \| Post your BSOD \| Post a screenshot \| Network info Tool Last edited by vger; 1 Day Ago at 10:26 AM.

02-23-2005	#2
MadGamer PCHF VIP Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,338 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: XP SP2 - you're getting it, like it or not! Ahh but what if the user has the auto update disabled? __________________ [center][u]Members Picture Gallery Firefox Tweaks Anti Virus Tools Anti Spyware Tools Pre Work After Work

02-23-2005	#3
Zimbo Friend of PCHF Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Right here ! Posts: 2,148	Re: XP SP2 - you're getting it, like it or not! Very true MadGamer, and if the person didn't have an internet connection and souly used his machine for things like Microsoft Office. :-P __________________ - PCHF Rules - PCHF Staff - Join the Team - Prework - Protect your PC - Tools - Inside your PC - Bootdisk.com

02-23-2005	#4
MadGamer PCHF VIP Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,338 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: XP SP2 - you're getting it, like it or not! Yep i think you've hit the nail on the head so to speak. __________________ [center][u]Members Picture Gallery Firefox Tweaks Anti Virus Tools Anti Spyware Tools Pre Work After Work

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