Microsoft Confirms Windows XP SP3

SP3 would be an encouragement for me to get my system up to date.

I quit fooling with the updates over 1½ years ago and haven't missed the aggravation at all.

 

Very security minded, heh? LOL

 

Dave, let's just say I think a lot of it is Quixotic in nature and there seems to be better ways to protect my system.

I'm too old to waste time on such things.

When you see me posting up for help in the Spyware forum, then you can make sport of me.

 

Don't take it to heart guys. I just couldn't resist. Believe me, there's not a doubt in my mind that either of you could remove literally anything on your own, yet know full well that the likelihood of it ever even being necessary is next to nothing ... education goes a long way. I just found it ironic, and hilarious, that while over in the malware forum we're pounding MS updates into folks to help them stay protected, two of our most knowledgeable members, in a topic focused on the pending release of a service pack, pass off the importance of installing the updates that address the many many security vulnerabilities as trivial and un-necessary. Most of our readers need those updates as they become available, and I'd just hate to see them get the wrong message, then go off thinking they don't.

 

Indeed Dave, I never took it to heart and I knew you were poking in jest. Furthermore, I would never disparage the work that you do.

My philosophy is, there are lots of pitfalls out there and it's wise to protect youself in any way that works for you. There are two ways to do that and both of them take an inordinate amount of time.

You can either spend the time downloading and installing the stuff from MS (and occasionally working out the kinks) or else spend the time necessary to give you the insight to make do without those downloads.

Either way takes a lot of time and effort but I think the latter may be more productive in the long haul.

I throw no stones at either method however, to each his own.

I commend you Dave for going the extra mile on so many occasions and performing absolute miracles that nobody but you could in restoring the systems of folks who have chosen the former method (or no method at all).

All the best,

Dude

 

i konw

i don't like vista,so i want the sp3 now !

 

The only reason I install the updates is to find out if they cause problems. When they do I can warn others. Now if only the updates would fail for me as they do for others, knock on wood.