[dba-Tech] Windows XP SP2 Breaks Apps

On 7 Mar 2004 at 20:52, Haslett, Andrew wrote:

> Give em a bit of a chance.  Its still in Beta isn't it. 

If you go and read the full article, available from:

http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=128915&
liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=6&liChannelID=171&liFlavourID=1&sSearch
=&nPage=1

or for the line wrap challenged :)

http://tinyurl.com/2utps

The first paragraph says:

"Microsoft has made something of a trade-off with the update, 
focusing on security improvements at the expense of backward 
compatibility. The company has called on all software developers to 
test their code against the beta version of Service Pack 2, or face 
the possibility that the update will break their handiwork."

So, MS expects that the SP will break things. It also implies that if 
SP2 does break your app, then it wasn't written correctly with safety 
in mind. A little over the top, IMHO, but none the less it's their 
stance.

Hell MS have even set up a training course for SP2!!

So there is something to this, IMO.

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