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Service Pack 2 problems

October 29, 2004 › Sandy McMurray | comment

Just in time for Halloween, CNET has published a new feature called "Tech Nightmares," which explores some of the problems people have experienced with Windows XP Service Pack 2.

The Tech Nightmares feature is divided into five sections:

The Terrifying Tale of the XP Stalker
How to avoid upgrading to Service Pack 2 if you're intent on avoiding it.

Scary Security Center
Problems and solutions for the new Security Center control panel.

Curse of the Never-Ending Nags
Stop Windows, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer from bugging you.

The Update that Murdered My Apps
Can you prevent Service Pack 2 from crashing old programs?

The Service Pack that Won't Die
How can you go back to live before Service Pack 2?

October 29, 2004 › Sandy McMurray | comment on this item

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