I wish someone at MS or elsewhere could setup demo to illustrate effects of installing SP
I wish to live life honestly and have peace of mind and believe in what I believe is reliable, true information. I believe there is complexity in systems and software behind the scene, so Microsoft releases service packs/patches to improve or fix problems or security holes. I buy into the idea of applying them, however, for the hundreds of patches released, and the so called improvements in security/architecture in subsequent versions of windows, many ordinary users don't understand or see the actual changes or benefits. So while I may take the effort of perfecting their systems by busily doing upgrades or installing patches, some idiots out there dont seem to appreciate it or feel im helping at nothing. instead they may say for the patches i installed they dont notice any benefit or even having the system working slower and question my credibility(!) i wonder if microsoft or someone could setup an online virtual machine session in lab format so that i can demonstrate the difference between systems patched and not patched or not having the architecture improved? (eg, one patched system will remain stable after an attack bomb is thrown at it, the other will crash etc) this way, ordinary users may see more benefit to using genuine software and professional services of IT people.
April 18th, 2010 3:15pm

It's a nice idea, but given that Microsoft often doesn't even create any meaningful text in the Knowledge Base for the update it seems unlikely they're going to go to much greater effort to create a video for each one. It's incredible that people take for granted the fact that Microsoft tasks thousands of Engineers with continuing to engineer your operating system even after you have paid them for it. Given that "software perfection" at this level of complexity is practically an oxymoron, it's actually quite necessary. And the plain and simple fact IS that occasionally something has to be done differently - e.g., the software has to become more defensive in response to an attack - that causes it to run a little more slowly. However, this is virtually always utterly eclipsed by the tremendous slowdowns incurred by those same small-minded people installing every toolbar and free/junkware app they can find on the Internet. You might want to use Microsoft's terminology (e.g., instead of "patches" say "updates"). "SP", assumedly standing for "Service Pack" is a much more thoroughly tested-together set of cumulative updates and minor feature enhancements, and is only rolled-out very infrequently. My approach has always been to try to educate users as well, and it does work - at least for the ones who actually CAN learn, and these folks surprisingly usually number in the majority. Best of luck. I like the way you think. -Noel
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April 18th, 2010 7:46pm

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