News Concerns over key Windows update

More on SP2 being more of a hinderance than a service from the Beeb:

Microsoft's big security update for Windows XP is getting mixed reviews from the first people to install it.

While many people have said SP2 caused no problems, others say it can conflict with some non-Microsoft programs.

One online forum collecting SP2 stories shows a majority of respondents reporting problems ranging from minor to severe.

Microsoft is letting some customers postpone installation until they are sure it will not crash other programs.

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The stats are interesting, in that almost half the people that commented said they had issues with the SP2 'upgrade' ...

 

I've just run the upgrade on my pooter at work today and everything seems fine - the Cameo DOS program that we use works fine. I've even figured out how to get the patched uxtheme.dll to work.

I've also had it running on PC at home for a day or so and it appears to be fine.