Rob wrote on 05 Sep 2010 09:16:54 GMT:
> KCB <bcgc_qc@hootmail.com> wrote:
>> I have three (3) computers at my house that run Windows XP. All three have
>> been updated to SP3, with Internet Explorer 8, and all other critical, and
>> most recommended updates, and I haven't had a problem with ANY updates. One
>> is a home-built desktop, one is a Toshiba laptop, and the last one is a
>> desktop from HP. Can you imagine that? Three entirely different machines,
>> all updated to SP3 (with IE, and NO problems!
>
> The majority of users are like you.
> Only BillW50 is imagining a lot of problems, but like you I have not
> seen them myself. Every of the several hundred computers at work are
> updated just fine.
There are no imaging problems! As the problems are very real and
Microsoft has acknowledged some of them. I have a dozen plus computers
here and some update fine and some don't do well at all. The biggest
problems I had were on HP machines. I haven't seen a problem with as
Toshiba computers yet, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. As they
very well could be for all I know.
Now if you wasn't to put your head in the sand and want to believe no
Windows update ever screwed up anybodies computer. Well that is your
choice. But it is pretty foolish thinking if you ask me. And I feel
sorry for anybody computers your advice has screwed up.
Heck, it isn't just Windows updates that screws up some computers. This
Xandros Linux for example used to have updates on Asus' servers. The
newer ones changed the way Xandros worked. And it gave Linux the ability
to see drives with drive letters. So it was more friendly for users who
was used to Windows. Although this made it very unlike Linux and I
didn't see the point. And now all updates are gone from their servers.
And I don't think you can find new netbooks with Linux on them anymore.
As Linux netbooks (or even computers) just don't sell too well. So not
many of them are supporting Linux machines anymore.
And speaking about netbooks and those especially with SSDs... most of
them don't have enough room to do Windows updates anyway. As Microsoft
claims you need 900MB free to update to SP3. Well I think the real
number is closer to needing 1.5GB free during my tests. And some of
these machines just doesn't have that kind of room to successfully
install SP3 anyway.
--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Xandros Linux (build 2007-10-19 13:03)