Bracing for XP's SP2...

[Force Flow]

"The applications that will break with SP2 were essentially doing things wrong from a security perspective," said John Pescatore, vice president of Internet security at Gartner Research. ... Some companies rushing to make their applications compatible -- or trying to negotiate last-minute Microsoft changes -- complain that SP2 is creating headaches. "The changes Microsoft is proposing for SP2 will have serious negative consequences on the consumer experience of many applications and Web sites," RealNetworks spokeswoman Erika Shaffer said. The Microsoft rival makes a digital music and video player and sells subscription download services. ... The company has delayed SP2's release, originally scheduled for June, amid efforts to improve compatibility. Microsoft group product manager Barry Goffe says the "vast majority of applications" should function properly when SP2 comes out. In the end, analysts believe most consumers will avoid major problems because most companies that have problems will fix them by the time SP2 is released. Gartner Research estimates that a mere 3 percent of applications that run on Windows won't work once SP2 is out. But Microsoft's Goffe says corporations running customized applications could have more complex problems, requiring them to specially configure SP2. Many legitimate corporate programs depend on just the type of interactions that would also alarm the security system. It could take months for businesses to adopt the upgrade.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/0....ap/index.html

[Statica]

Originally Posted by Force Flow http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/0....ap/index.html

"The changes Microsoft is proposing for SP2 will have serious negative consequences on the consumer experience of many applications and Web sites," RealNetworks spokeswoman Erika Shaffer said. The Microsoft rival makes a digital music and video player and sells subscription download services.

Wow! if it will impact (_spyware)companies like RealNetworks(_spyware) perception of the consumer(_spyware) experience(_spyware) .. I am now really looking forward to the security updates of SP2.

[patrickt]

I have been running the beta for months now and have had no problems with any of my programs and no problems surfing the web. I'm quite eager to get the final version as I want to format my hard drive and reinstall the system--I want to but don't really need to--and I'm waiting so I can download the final SP2.