I've got to agree with Paul here, I think it's in everybody's best interest to install it, from what I've heard about it - and I'm generally an anti-Mircosoft person!
Ok, so I don't mind advising people to hold off for a month or two and wait to see if there are issues and/or give "late comers" a chance to test their applications, but as developers we should be making the effort to do that. Regards, Bevan -------Original Message--------- From:"Paul M - ProSouth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Subject:Re: [DUG] Anyone put xp Sp2 on yet? Date:Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:51:01 +1200 > We have advised our clients not to install it. You've advised your clients not to install a major security update for their operating systems? Not wanting to start an argument, but do you really think that is a good idea? The release candidates have been around for a while, now. Were you unable to test your apps with these before the final version was released? Regards, Paul Matthews ProSouth Technology Solutions Phone: +64 3 470 1321 DDI: +64 3 470 1324 0800 PROSOUTH (0800 776 768) 249 Cumberland Street, Dunedin, New Zealand Visit us at www.prosouth.co.nz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nahum.Wild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:26 PM Subject: RE: [DUG] Anyone put xp Sp2 on yet? > > It contains a feature called 'Data Execution Prevention' that is only > available when the CPU supports it. AFAIK only the AMD64 chips at the > moment. Delphi 7 won't install for instance because of a bad bit of > coding > in the multi-language packages - so I hear. We recently got ourselves an > AMD64 and our testers are runing our apps thru lots of coverage tests. So > far so good. > > If you want to know about it look up google, lots there. > > We have advised our clients not to install it. > > > > Nahum Wild > Group Leader - Development > PayGlobal > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, 13 August 2004 13:19 p.m. >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: RE: [DUG] Anyone put xp Sp2 on yet? >> >> I haven't installed it yet but I know that MS fixed the bug >> with the BDE and know of people running delphi and delphi >> apps happily under it. >> >> I'd try it on one machine first though ;-) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul A Norman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: 13 August 2004 11:14 AM >> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List >> Subject: [DUG] Anyone put xp Sp2 on yet? >> >> >> Any one aware of any thing (Delphi generated or otherwise) >> that gets broken by SP2 Xp? >> >> I'm just finishing the download of it and wondered if any one >> had experience of it beofer I put it on various machines? >> >> Paul A Norman >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Delphi mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> _______________________________________________ >> Delphi mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
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