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RE: lame bitching about xpsp2
From: Al Reust <list () geeksamazing com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:53:08 -0700
Craig et al... As I had stopped reading this thread decided to give it one last chance.I loaded SP2 into my first platform (a year old XP "original" install with various installed/un-installed software and hardware (not it is not a clean XP). This was after a defrag, a specific System Restore Point and Backing up critical files. Started the upgrade and watched, about 40 minutes later it was running XP SP2. I looked at the firewall and saw things I liked, I went Windowsupdate and it Warned me about ActiveX as expected.
What surprised me was that unless you had some really flaky drivers for some arcane piece of hardware/software it was extremely simple (yes signed drivers would probably make it easier). I would feel safe letting my mother do it (but then I built her computer). I still have other hardware to test, but it was one of the most painless Service Packs I have seen. One of the first things noticed was that Firewall blocked NetBIOS from the Internet but still allowed connection to a "share" Internally. The Firewall appeared flexible, Logging still has to be explored. No, my mother would not understand the Firewall but could right click on a reg file that I send her.
Next is to hit some of the more suspect sites/exploits to see what happens.Obviously if you have software that uses RAW Sockets, you are in trouble... If you have security testing to do you want to wait until a few people have worked through some of the problems. I do have to do a clean test machine for my sniffer, snort etc... But then that type of information would be productive conversation rather than "I can't get things to work." Esp... when no one gives real details about what did not work.
On to the next configuration and more testing. R/ At 03:05 PM 8/16/2004 +0200, Soderland, Craig wrote:
> > <Much stuff deleted.> > > m$ have actually got this one right! > > It's great that it works for your one configuration, but there are > thousands of other configurations out there. For some, it is not > working, even when they read the documentation. The world is not just > you and your PC. >350 installs now and nary a problem, comprised of 3 different laptop platforms, IBM, HP and Compaq and the odd Dell, 6 Different workstation platforms, and even loaded it on a server or two just as a hoot. Works well, I would submit that those experiencing problems have something cocked up to begin with._______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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