Posts by Scott

Cyber B52 strikes mooted as response to Chinese infowar

Paranoia

Something like this?:

i) anything you really don't want spread is NEVER electronic, and subject to whatever level rules + need to know;

n) if must be electronic, then all systems physically connected have the same level or n <-> n-1, with hopefully proven interface; + whatever level n-1 rules + need to know.

Windows XP SP3 sends PCs into endless reboot

Yess!

Have now put it on several computers, and each and every time it has gone okay.

Windows XP SP3 leaps into the tubes

Okay with reservations

Tried it on one PC. Bit me on the first attempt with a "Failed to install catalog files" warning during "Creating restore point", followed by a "Windows XP partially updated and may not work properly" error which terminated the installation. Worked on the second attempt, after lengthy disk-light flashing during "Creating restore point" (for various reasons, this computer has a long history of upgrading rather than clean-installing the OS, dating back to Win95 and beyond).

As others have said, the end result seems more responsive. Hats off to MS if the installation issues are sorted.