CibbuanoWindows XP SP3 causing problems
May 12th 2008 21:40
Windows users have rabidly stuck to their XP operating system - the problems with Vista have kept users from adopting the new operating system, Vista.
In order to keep Windows XP secure, however, Microsoft is compelled to release new updates. When these updates become significant enough, they release a service pack - previously, Service Pack 2 was the big daddy. Users loved it - it was stable and caused minimal problems.
With the launch of Service Pack 3 last Wednesday, though, hundreds of users have been posting their problems with the upgrade.
""My external disks are having trouble starting up, which results in Windows not starting up," complained user Michael Faklis, in a post Wednesday. "After three attempts [to install XP SP3] with different configurations each time, System Restore was the only way to get me out of deep s**t," said 'Doug W'.
Another user said the service pack prevented him from starting his computer. "I downloaded and installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals," wrote 'Paul'. "Now I can't get the computer to boot.""
Another user said the service pack prevented him from starting his computer. "I downloaded and installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals," wrote 'Paul'. "Now I can't get the computer to boot.""
Of course, Microsoft fanboys keep it all in stride, telling me that 'it's not a big deal' and 'all operating systems have bugs that have to be patched'. He'll continue, telling me about the problems with my Linux distribution.
The difference is, naturally, that Windows costs a lot of money and Linux is free. For the difference in price, I'm happy to have to deal with the bugs.
The article seems to cut Microsoft a little bit of slack - more than I'd give:
"It's not uncommon for major operating system updates to cause problems. Typically, the glitches are due to conflicts with software, such as drivers, system files, or applications already resident on the user's PC. Microsoft has yet to indicate whether it will issue an update to address some of the problems, though it has done so with previous updates."
Your text goes hereAlready, some users are suspecting Microsoft of deliberately dropping the ball on the service pack, hoping to push more users towards Vista.
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