Installing 54 XP security updates.....

[Testosterone boy]

Will my 'puter be faster than molasses after these are running?

I am not sure.

 

[Testosterone boy]

I will not let my fine record be soiled by zero views.

 

[Testosterone boy]

Or one view.

 

[digger]

Will my 'puter be faster than molasses after these are running?

I am not sure.

"Doctor, will I be able to play the piano after the operation?"
"Of course."
"Wow! Great! I never took piano lessons."
"Ahem. Having your appendix out will not teach you to play the piano, Ms. Jones."

Those security patches are supposed to keep you from getting 0wned, but if you're already "slower than molasses" it may be a little late for that. You need to find out what's really wrong, not count on Mickeysoft to magically heal itself.

Okay, one exception -- I had a sick PC that got a lot better when I installed XP Service Pack 2, simply because that one includes SO MANY files it's almost like reinstalling XP from scratch. That's really the exception to the rule, though. Putting patches on a system that's currently 0wned is building on a foundation of sand.

 

[alien amp pharm]

I'll never install automatic updates again.

I did once simply to get rid of the annoying pop-up of "Updates are ready to install" I received almost daily. After installing I had to restart my computer.....but it would not start. Some problem with a kernel or something.

From now own I will manually install the items I feel I need.

Moral of this post: Be careful what you install on your computer.

 

[Cutiebaby]

"Doctor, will I be able to play the piano after the operation?"
"Of course."
"Wow! Great! I never took piano lessons."
"Ahem. Having your appendix out will not teach you to play the piano, Ms. Jones."

Those security patches are supposed to keep you from getting 0wned, but if you're already "slower than molasses" it may be a little late for that. You need to find out what's really wrong, not count on Mickeysoft to magically heal itself.

Okay, one exception -- I had a sick PC that got a lot better when I installed XP Service Pack 2, simply because that one includes SO MANY files it's almost like reinstalling XP from scratch. That's really the exception to the rule, though. Putting patches on a system that's currently 0wned is building on a foundation of sand.

fully agree, well said.

 

[Testosterone boy]

Last time I installed updates, that computer became much slower. This time the impact seems more negligible.

 

[canadianhitman]

Love the 'building on a foundation of sand' analogy....well said.