Electronics Design Re: XP SP3

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Re: XP SP3 JeffM 08-12-08
Posted by JeffM on August 12, 2008, 1:11 am
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Jim Thompson wrote:
>XP SP3... is it safe?
>
Lotsa gotchas (per usual):
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:n8P_zdluJVEJ:msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx+IE.8+sql+*-*-research-all-*+unsupported.configurations+AMD+Disable+disconnect+uninstalled.first&strip=1

Lots of folks pitching a fit:
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?mode=nested&threshold=5&sid=08/05/09/1258229
especially if they have the wrong processor brand:
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?mode=nested&threshold=5&sid=08/05/12/0047253

>Also, is there a way to cause auto-logoff
>say after 1 hour of inactivity?
>(Problem with the autistic grandson
>getting on YouTube and Ebay when he's visiting.)
>
I thought someone had you squared away
on using a HOSTS file to loop back to your own box.
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:65irzLso9EAJ:accs-net.com/hosts/HostsToggle+*-*-*-forgetting-to-turn-*-Hosts-back-on+*-*-alternate-Hosts-files+*-easy-*-*-*-*+Requires.VB6+accs+rename+*-turning-the-Hosts-file-*.on.*-and-*.off+*-*-*-*-hassle-*+TGL+6+automatically.restored