Terry Pinnell wrote:
> Alias <alsoknownas@maskedandanonymous.ru> wrote:
>
>> Terry Pinnell wrote:
>>> Alias <alsoknownas@maskedandanonymous.ru> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Streaming wrote:
>>>>> "Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDELETE@THESEdial.pipex.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:kgdq635042r1ne4f096h7s2t3otku6utnf@4ax.com...
>>>>>> At http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx I read
>>>>>> "Before you install SP2, get your version of Windows completely
>>>>>> up-to-date with the latest performance and security updates.
>>>> False. Install the SP2 first and then get the updates. I've done it on
>>>> dozens of computers with outstanding results. Even though this is from
>>>> an MS site, SP2 includes all the updates from the release of SP1 to the
>>>> release of SP2 so I don't understand their guidance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Go to the
>>>>>> Microsoft Update, click Express Install, and then install all high
>>>>>> priority updates listed."
>>>> You should *never* use Express Install unless you want WGA/N, IE7 and
>>>> other flawed crap.
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>> Thanks, that proved sound advice. A little after posting I came across
>>> a non-MS thread that effectively said the same, i.e. SP2 already
>>> includes all SP1 updates. So I'm glad I ignored the MS article!
>>>
>>> I also agree entirely with you about Custom v Express. Although in
>>> this instance the only exception we made was to exclude IE7. (Last
>>> time WU inadvertently installed it on her PC, it gave a variety of
>>> problems, and no apparent benefits over IE6.)
>> Outlook has a big problem with IE7 if you use HTML in Outlook. IE7 makes
>> typing really slow and very, very frustrating. Personally, I only use
>> IE6 for Windows Updates and do all my Internet surfing with Ubuntu Linux
>> on another machine, being as there isn't one single Linux virus in the
>> wild. Not one.
>
> I use Firefox myself,

So do I but with Ubuntu, not Windows.

> but my wife seems happy enough with IE6.

She's not as likely to go to the sites you and may visit ;-)

>
>>> So all that SP2 upgrade part of the exercise went OK. But it didn't
>>> fix the issue that I mentioned at the outset. When run on the new PC
>>> the Wizard refused to recognise the compressed files it had made on
>>> the old PC. (Something like "Location contains no valid files...").
>>>
>>> I tried this using both an external HD and a 1 GB memory stick. I
>>> tried Files & Settings and then just on the Settings Only option. No
>>> joy with any of these.
>>>
>>> I'm pressing on manually now (just cracked the Outlook Express bit,
>>> for example), but for future reference and academic interest can
>>> anyone suggest why this failed please?
>>>
>> Sorry, I have never used FAST. I just back up the data on an external HD
>> and after reinstalling XP, put the data back. I manually configure
>> settings which really doesn't take that long and may even be less time
>> that you've spent fighting with FAST.
>
> No question about that. On this (admittedly limited) evidence, FAST
> seems poorly named ;-)

For me, backing up data is easier manually than with a Wizard and easily
confirmed.

MS has a problem with some of their names like Outlook Express and Outlook.

Alias