Windows XP Service Pack 2, the Sasser Virus and unnecessary effort.

I should have known better. Long gone are the days when I will try out software that hasn't been released (well, not on my main machine and not without the belt and braces of virtual PC!). But today, I thought that I would install Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC1. It's a release candidate (or at least it was when it was made available for public download - but consequently, the release date has slipped a month), so it should have been OK.

Story of how it didn't work inserted in here!

Story of the Sasser virus and what an impact it has had on work, and the odd coincidence that some of the symptoms are similar to those experienced with Microsoft's April security patch.

Why won't people stop writing viruses and focus on something more productive instead? Having said that, I suppose they are providing the IT industry with an important network and infrastructure hardening service.

All's well that ends well.