tain Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 We're mentioned on Slashdot again. It wasn't me this time! ockgod quotes an article saying "With Microsoft now saying that its next major service pack for Windows XP will not ship until 2008, some Windows users are wondering whether the software upgrade will ever be released." and then later "Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, agrees that Microsoft may very well decide to drop XP Service Pack 3. "It absolutely could happen. Microsoft is under no obligation to produce any service packs, ever," he explains. "They feel that because these fixes are available through the auto-update that there's less need to create a service pack."by mmell (832646) <mike.mell@sbcglobal.net> on 2006.10.26 10:29 (#16594174)Granted, installing WinXP followed by the latest SP's from CD-ROM is a secure way to install a machine with some measure of confidence that it won't be hacked immediately upon exposure to the internet, but . . .Most people who are responsible for such systems are presumably intelligent enough to slipstream [vorck.com] the latest Service Pack AND all current security patches onto a WinXP installation CD which can then be used to install a machine - in fact, this would be the recommended procedure, as it results not only in the machine having the latest SP from the start but also all the miscellaneous security updates which have been published since the last SP.Remember, a fresh install of Windows XP + Service Pack 2 is still vulnerable to known exploits. Being able to incorporate all the security updates which are available at the time the machine is brought online results in a signifigantly more secure situation (although Microsoft's well-documented history of ignoring certain inconvenient security holes until they get their collective nose rubbed in them would still make me nervous, personally).Of course, this only works for i386 versions of Windows - from what I can gather, it's not possible to slipstream the x86_64 version. If I've got that wrong, somebody please correct me (and provide a link to instructions).http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=202824&cid=16594174Hey FDV, could you post a link to the new site on your page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Magician Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 @TAiN: It's already been posted http://www.vorck.com/hfslip-info.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tain Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Ah, a different page. Hopefully people read both, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdv Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Whoops, yeah... thought I'd linked to hfslip.org. Sorry!I'll edit it now...(opens Dreamweaver) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camarade_Tux Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 (edited) Dreamweaver... *arghhhh*edit : 2000 posts. opening Notepad++ nowAlready feeling better. Edited October 27, 2006 by Camarade_Tux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdv Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Dreamweaver...*arghhhh*Yeah, I agree, if other software gave edit+preview in real time, I'd switch in a heartbeat.I hate DW so much I can't even describe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camarade_Tux Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Let's do our own. And don't think about nvu : it has some bad habits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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