I ended-up creating a new XP image in my Virtual Machine today. I used an XP SP2 CD image. After installing VMWare Tools the first thing I did was run windows update. Not only did Windows Update need updating (I think 3 downloads), which required a reboot, but then there were 41 Critical Updates to download.
With Vista's release date still slipping I believe it would be good of Microsoft to provide an 3rd service pack for XP. Although Microsoft will most likely not provide one since they want to start moving people off of XP and onto Vista as soon as possible.
I know a few people that refuse to upgrade because of the invasive DRM (Digital Rights Management) that Microsoft has announced will be part of Vista. There was a document they released a while ago that said all the video communication over the bus must be encrypted, even if it means dropped frames. That is just crazy.
I was sitting in the LAX airport after PDC and talking with a Microsoft employee and he confessed that most people at Microsoft were not too keen on the DRM either, but the company felt it was a good idea strategically to get on the good side of Hollywood and the record companies.
Subject Tags: [Programming] [Software] [Microsoft] [XP] [DRM] [RIAA] [MPAA] [Vista]
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