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Symantec blames Microsoft for XP SP3 registry corruption
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Symantec on Thursday said it was Microsoft's code that crippled some PCs after upgrades to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) emptied Device Manager, deleted network connections, and packed the registry with thousands of bogus entries.
"We finally got to the bottom of this last night," said Dave Cole, Symantec's senior director for product management of its consumer software. "All of these problems are related to the same thing, a Microsoft file that created all the garbage entries [in the registry]."
He also said that some of the same symptoms had been acknowledged by Microsoft when users updated to Windows XP SP2 several years ago; Cole referenced a pair of Microsoft support documents to back up his claim.
Two weeks ago, after Microsoft launched Windows XP SP3 on Windows Update, users started reporting that their network cards and previously crafted connections had mysteriously vanished from Windows after updating with the service pack. The Device Manager had been emptied, they said, and Windows' registry, a directory that stores settings and other critical information, had been packed with large numbers of bogus entries.
Most users who posted messages on Microsoft's XP SP3 support forum said that the errant registry keys -- which started with characters such as "$%&" and appeared corrupted at first glance -- were located in sections devoted to settings for Symantec products. Not surprisingly, they quickly pinned blame on the security company.
Earlier this week, Symantec denied that its software was at fault, and instead pointed a finger at Microsoft.
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on May. 28, 2008 // 06:07
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I reckon all the cheapsK8 cQskrz with cracked XP "Reloaded, Black, Platinum, Gold, Copper, Rust, Platypus release" rubbish got porked on this one, and serves them right!!! Too bad we didn't get to see some of their upset faces = priceless :D
I have yet to see a problem with SP3 as an upgrade (PROPERLY implemented), or a fresh slipstreamed CD install, on a proper WORKING XP with SP2.
I don't personally see a difference between SP2 and SP3, but if it makes peeps feel all 'warm inside', why should I break their bubble :?
XP and 2000 has been with us for years now and work extremely well, and I have no regrets paying for a few copies.
Vista on the other hand, MS should be paying ME for my time wasted it on it, as a BETA tester up to SP1!