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PC Makers: Look Before Taking SP2 Leap

Posted by TimSlavin at September 2, 2004

"A Microsoft representative said that that although the company has been pushing Automatic Update as the easiest way to download [Microsoft Windows] SP2, it has been recommending that customers check with their PC maker and other hardware makers to get any necessary driver updates. Microsoft also has its own list of software that may have compatibility issues or may work differently with SP2 as well as a page with links to PC makers' sites."

Useful article with lots of links from CNET. It appears that Gateway, for one, is getting much fewer SP2 calls than expected. We're still waiting another 2-4 weeks before upgrading, time enough for any more bugs to be identified and worked out. Article provides links to Dell, HP, Sony, and Gateway resources.

Want more great background on this update and issues involved with upgrading your Windows XP software? Check out my post, Rough Patches for Microsoft's XP2, about an excellent set of links compiled by CNET.

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