SP2 vs MBR????

[Taylor, ForrestX]

On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 14:06, jdow wrote:
> From: "Mark Haney" <mhaney at interactsys.com>
> > On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 09:13, Jack Howarth wrote:
> > >     Has anyone installed the Windows XP SP2 update on a dual boot
> > > RedHat Linux/Windows XP box? Does the process of applying the SP2
> > > update overwrite GRUB in the MBR? 
> > 
> > I have done it safely on many boxes.  It does not affect the MBR in any
> > way that I can see.  You should be just fine.
> 
> On the other paw, I note that both IBM and UniSys have prohibited their
> employees from installing SP2 on any of the corporate machines. It kills
> several important applications by blocking their ability to communicate
> or by blocking important functions they need.

And many other companies...

> I'd wait a few months before considering installing XP2. (I installed it
> on a sacrificial machine. The chief problem involved getting the firewall
> into a sane configuration. But as a sacrificial install it had no serious
> applications installed. I'm holding off on the SP2 install myself. My
> machines MUST operate properly or my source of income is killed. <sigh>
> 
> (At least I now have decent Linux credentials. I got a kernel patch
> accepted. {^_-})

Excellent!  Congratulations.  Even Linus believe that you are SWMBO ;^) 
So, where is the patch?

Forrest