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Windows XP Service Pack 2 Build 2082
anphanax:
Paul's site doesn't have a direct link at the moment to this, but if you're interested in seeing all the stuff Microsoft is putting into SP2, this site
should be informative:
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_sp2_preview2.asp
[ March 20, 2004: Message edited by: anphanax ]
Refalm:
That firewall balloon sounds like a spam e-mail or something you may find in a pop-up commercial.
WMD:
IMO the Security Center and the Windows Firewall GUIs look really cheesy.
quote:There are just two (major) problems: XP's Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) isn't enabled by default and it isn't particularly configurable; assuming you can find the place to turn it on in the first place, all you get was a simple check box: It is either on or off. The Advanced Settings for ICF--where you can configure which services the firewall allows through--is even harder to find.
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:rolleyes:
DV8R:
Well I just read the entire article and "it sounds" to me that they are addressing a variety of the issues that are discussed here and other forums. Example: IE upgrades (to compete with Firefix...lol) , blah,blah Im not going to list what you can read yourself. Point being that they seem to be implementing a variety of good steps. Ya im sure that the people who get illegal copies of XP are NOT going to like it for obvious reasons but hey nobody likes to get ripped off, not even billionaires.
I myself cannot break away from XP...and wont. I also run Fedora c2 but I have to run alot of windows apps and Im not going to run wine because to me its not a good alternative ...at this point in the game. So what im doing is just keeping my XP offline.... no more worries if its not accessing the internet. Will I update to SP2? nope. Why? well I just cant do that... ;)
As soon as a solid, totally functional windows layer is implemented into linux I will continue to run my workstation on my XP drive and my EvilPenguin on my other drive.
[ August 06, 2004: Message edited by: DV8R ]
bedouin:
quote:Originally posted by Refalm:
That firewall balloon sounds like a spam e-mail or something you may find in a pop-up commercial.
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Hmm. I've been working on an article (a little too education oriented to post on this site unfortunately) that kind of takes a look at how Windows goes out of its way to interrupt the user, instead of letting him create. Anyway, it's a whole rant about how Windows' corporate/structural origins causes it to discourage creativity and reenforce conformity. A prime example is crap like this. A more overt one would be the grammar check in Word, and its subconscious effect on young writers who begin shaping their styles after what Microsoft suggests is correct.
You've given me motivation to go back and start working on it.
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