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said by sean151 :
It seems I cannot receive this update because I'm running Win XP SP2 RC2.

This is why you NEVER...NEVER...EVER install 'beta' level software on production machines. Even Microsoft warned you before installing it on their website that this was beta code and you were on your own with no regular support in case problems happen, which it looks like they did for you.

And, since you can't uninstall the Service Pack, it maybe time to use something OTHER than IE anyway, so who knows, perhaps this was a good thing to happen to you after all....
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permalink · 2004-07-31 14:44:12 · Print ·

dadkins Can you do Blu? Premium,MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA ·Comcast	Re: Win XP SP2 RC2 "This is why you NEVER...NEVER...EVER install 'beta' level software on production machines." I couldn't agree more! -- Nuke 'em all, let God sort 'em out.
	permalink · 2004-07-31 14:46:44 ·

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I know beta level software is bad if it is on a production machine, but where did I say it was a production machine?

I love updating my software. Why else would I be using Microsoft still? Besides my school mandates Microsoft must be on my laptop for school. I'll still put a PPC linux distro on it through PearPC.
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permalink · 2004-07-31 16:09:33 · Print ·

BoomerSooner Premium join:2004-02-11 ·Pioneer Telephone .. ·Pioneer Internet	I don't believe the vulnerability affects users running SP2. That is most likely why you don't see the update available. As far as I can tell from both Microsoft's and CERT's website, PC's with SP2 installed are NOT affected. -- I'll take "Things Only I Would Know" for $10,000 Alex.
	permalink · 2004-07-31 15:18:39 ·

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Re: Win XP SP2 RC2

said by BoomerSooner :
I don't believe the vulnerability affects users running SP2. That is most likely why you don't see the update available.

As far as I can tell from both Microsoft's and CERT's website, PC's with SP2 installed are NOT affected.

Question... if it is true that SP2 isn't affected, it would imply that MS knew about and fixed the bug a few weeks ago or more (when was the last SP2 RC version released?) but did NOT release the fix right away.

Why such a lag?
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permalink · 2004-08-01 07:31:31 · Print ·

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said by Mark_Venture :
... it would imply that MS knew about and fixed the bug a few weeks ago ...

Not necessarily. The vulnerability could be blocked by one (or more) of the ENHANCEMENTS that MS has added to the security features with SP2. Chances are MS found some means of blocking several different avenues of exploiting XP and apparently, it's working thus far (knock on wood).
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