Re: SP2 automatically installed on April 13.

I love the SP2 update on both my XP computers. I use AVG virus, the XP
firewall, and Microsoft's Beta Antispyware and never have a problem, except
now hubby says he can't play games at Yahoo even though I have all my java
enabled. Only thing it messed up that I haven't figured out yet.

Dani

"CyberCafe" <pkbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:425d8ac8_2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ZDnet's recent e-mail newsletter mentioned that Microsoft was planning
> to automatically install service pack 2 (sorry, I don't have the link to
> the online article). My computer's system restore log shows that was
> done in the wee hours of the morning on April 13. My computer was set
> up to automatically download updates, but then I would manually need to
> install them. The SP2 bypassed that.
>
> Actually, I was up at the time Microsoft started downloading SP2, but I
> didn't know what was going on so I kept canceling it. The thing was
> persistent and just didn't give up. When I was out of the office, the
> thing downloaded and installed itself and restarted my computer even
> though I had a bunch of open programs on it (drat!).
>
> I haven't looked at my OS firewall (XP) as the update was supposed to
> change the default to on (instead of off).
>
> Can't tell yet if it has affected programs or OS performance yet. Just
> thought this information might be useful to a couple of people who
> didn't know about the SP2 update.
>
> Barb
>


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