Windows XP SP3

[kd6nig]

Is available (again) on Windows update as of this morning.

If you keep current with most of your patches, you probably have most of it already, so you probably won't notice much of a difference. But as usual with windows, its probably a good idea to upgrade.

It was pulled previously because of some incompatibility issues, but its fixed now.

Allegedly :doh:

Enjoy.

[kc2orw]

I never install an SP through windows update so I blocked it for the moment.
I also usually go back to the clean image file, add the new service pack, and then save the new SP image file.
Maybe I will do it the regular way this time as time is running out for the hardware these copies of XP are running on. I have converted some machines to Ubuntu Linux now and have this desktop and an old Sony Vaio laptop with XP installed on them. Neither may be around next year anyway so I may just leave them at SP 2 for the remainder of their usable lifetime...

[kc7jty]

I just downloaded & installed it onto my antique P3 machine. Took over an hour.

[n6hcm]

intalled the original SP3 on my new work laptop when it came out. no ill effects yet. looks like they may have fixed a bug with RDC ... and you get IE7 whether you want it or not.

[N1LAF]

... and you get IE7 whether you want it or not.

The Microsoft way!

You will have it whether you like it or not.

Is it any wonder why Microsoft developed such dislike? In a way, Microsoft is probably (indirectly) responsible for the existence of Linux today.

[N1LAF]

Is available (again) on Windows update as of this morning.

If you keep current with most of your patches, you probably have most of it already, so you probably won't notice much of a difference. But as usual with windows, its probably a good idea to upgrade.

It was pulled previously because of some incompatibility issues, but its fixed now.

Allegedly :doh:

Enjoy.

Last month after one of those auto updates, my programs would occasionally crash. No other software was loaded, and clean from any malware, I immediately suspected Microsoft. Who else. I stopped automatic updates and rolled back to a previous point (the next to last update). Crashes stopped. Culprit - most likely a poor QA'd Microsoft update.

A word of advice: If you stop automatic updates and roll back, after the roll back, redo stop automatic updates. The roll back overwrites any previous settings. Personal experience.

[N2RJ]

In a way, Microsoft is probably (indirectly) responsible for the existence of Linux today.

Linus did actually develop Linux (the kernel) because he found MS operating systems to be insufficient for his needs.

But it wasn't out of any frustration as to the reliability of Microsoft etc. It was because he wanted to access university computers.

Microsoft MS-DOS was a good OS at the time Linux was invented. Stable, didn't crash etc.

[N1LAF]

In a way, Microsoft is probably (indirectly) responsible for the existence of Linux today.

Linus did actually develop Linux (the kernel) because he found MS operating systems to be insufficient for his needs.

But it wasn't out of any frustration as to the reliability of Microsoft etc. It was because he wanted to access university computers.

Microsoft MS-DOS was a good OS at the time Linux was invented. Stable, didn't crash etc.

But the frustration of others helped drive them towards Linux, and helped to become what it is today.

[N2RJ]

In a way, Microsoft is probably (indirectly) responsible for the existence of Linux today.

Linus did actually develop Linux (the kernel) because he found MS operating systems to be insufficient for his needs.

But it wasn't out of any frustration as to the reliability of Microsoft etc. It was because he wanted to access university computers.

Microsoft MS-DOS was a good OS at the time Linux was invented. Stable, didn't crash etc.

But the frustration of others helped drive them towards Linux, and helped to become what it is today.

No, not really.

Linux really took off because it was a FREE server OS for webservers.

In fact, had it not been for Apache httpd, Linux would probably have been a footnote.

[n6hcm]

Linux really took off because it was a FREE server OS for webservers.

In fact, had it not been for Apache httpd, Linux would probably have been a footnote.

i'm not sure i totally agree, but this (and probably mysql) is certainly what tipped the scales ... and at least ubuntu makes an attempt at a decent desktop.

[kc2orw]

Linux really took off because it was a FREE server OS for webservers.

In fact, had it not been for Apache httpd, Linux would probably have been a footnote.

i'm not sure i totally agree, but this (and probably mysql) is certainly what tipped the scales ... and at least ubuntu makes an attempt at a decent desktop.
Yes/no/maybe it is the sum of a number of items
So I would add sendmail as a factor because the pricing of Exchange was pretty daunting to a lot of small to mid sized companies. You get DNS, Sendmail, Apache, no per user licensing, and finally add MySQL to the mix and Linux became a viable alternative. Well that is something I noticed from the mid 90's when everybody just decided to get on the Internet and have a web presence.
Is miniSQL (mSQL) still around that used to be bigger then MySQL... ha just did a search I guess so anyone run into anybody still using it?
http://www.hughes.com.au/

[KE5KJL]

The Microsoft way!

You will have it whether you like it or not.

Is it any wonder why Microsoft developed such dislike? In a way, Microsoft is probably (indirectly) responsible for the existence of Linux today.

Microsoft: This is where you're going today.

[WV6Z]

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