[archive] Warning: Windows XP SP2 Could Break Existing Applications

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http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/windows/story/0,10801,90849,00.html?nas=AM-90849

Windows XP SP2 could break existing applications software. Developers have been warned by Microsoft to test their code
against a beta version of Service Pack 2 or face the prospect that the official release update could cause problems with their programs.

To help them, Microsoft has created an online training course that details the implications of installing SP2 on Windows XP machines. The course covers the impact on existing applications and includes code samples.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/XPSP2/default.aspx

Perhaps Acucorp and the beta testers could be proactive about testing with XP SP2 beta before all heck breaks loose. Just a thought.

Thanks for a heads up Dan, we are aware of this statement that recently went public.
ACUCOBOL-GT has historically never been a front runner, nor will we be in this case. ACUCOBOL-GT will be certified with XP SP2 from our QA department when that time comes. If any anomalies show, we will of course address that.
It is indeed a good idea for those distributing software based on ACUCOBOL-GT to give notice to this warning from Microsoft to their users, so that they avoid installing XP SP2 until it is known if it is sound. This of course applies to any developing tool, not ACUCOBOL-GT in particular.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 05 March 2004]

http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/windows/story/0,10801,90849,00.html?nas=AM-90849

Windows XP SP2 could break existing applications software. Developers have been warned by Microsoft to test their code
against a beta version of Service Pack 2 or face the prospect that the official release update could cause problems with their programs.

To help them, Microsoft has created an online training course that details the implications of installing SP2 on Windows XP machines. The course covers the impact on existing applications and includes code samples.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/XPSP2/default.aspx

Perhaps Acucorp and the beta testers could be proactive about testing with XP SP2 beta before all heck breaks loose. Just a thought.

Originally posted by gforseth
It is indeed a good idea for those distributing software based on ACUCOBOL-GT to give notice to this warning from Microsoft to their users, so that they avoid installing XP SP2 until it is known if it is sound. This of course applies to any developing tool, not ACUCOBOL-GT in particular.

I agree, the only problem we've had in the past is when clients purchase new PC's with a service pack pre-installed that doesn't work correctly with the runtime. It's caused problems in the past, and if XP SP2 is preinstalled on new PC's it might cause problems again. I guess we'll see how it goes.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 05 March 2004]

http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/windows/story/0,10801,90849,00.html?nas=AM-90849

Windows XP SP2 could break existing applications software. Developers have been warned by Microsoft to test their code
against a beta version of Service Pack 2 or face the prospect that the official release update could cause problems with their programs.

To help them, Microsoft has created an online training course that details the implications of installing SP2 on Windows XP machines. The course covers the impact on existing applications and includes code samples.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/XPSP2/default.aspx

Perhaps Acucorp and the beta testers could be proactive about testing with XP SP2 beta before all heck breaks loose. Just a thought.

If anyone has a MSDN subscription of "Operating System" level or higher (such as "Universal"), you can get the XP SP2 beta from the MSDN web site now.

I have it installed on a test system, but I have not had a chance to test the Acucobol runtime on it yet.

One of the things XP SP2 does (currently) is automatically enable the ICF (Internet Connection Firewall). I'm not through reading all of the docs on it yet, but what it appears to do is block all incoming TCP/IP connections to the system. To allow an incoming connection, the program must register itself with the ICF and then the user must specify that the program is allowed to receive incoming traffic through a configuration screen. I would imagine this would affect something like AcuRCL.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 05 March 2004]

http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/windows/story/0,10801,90849,00.html?nas=AM-90849

Windows XP SP2 could break existing applications software. Developers have been warned by Microsoft to test their code
against a beta version of Service Pack 2 or face the prospect that the official release update could cause problems with their programs.

To help them, Microsoft has created an online training course that details the implications of installing SP2 on Windows XP machines. The course covers the impact on existing applications and includes code samples.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/XPSP2/default.aspx

Perhaps Acucorp and the beta testers could be proactive about testing with XP SP2 beta before all heck breaks loose. Just a thought.

If anyone has a MSDN subscription of "Operating System" level or higher (such as "Universal"), you can get the XP SP2 beta from the MSDN web site now.

I have it installed on a test system, but I have not had a chance to test the Acucobol runtime on it yet.

One of the things XP SP2 does (currently) is automatically enable the ICF (Internet Connection Firewall). I'm not through reading all of the docs on it yet, but what it appears to do is block all incoming TCP/IP connections to the system. To allow an incoming connection, the program must register itself with the ICF and then the user must specify that the program is allowed to receive incoming traffic through a configuration screen. I would imagine this would affect something like AcuRCL.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 05 March 2004]

http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/windows/story/0,10801,90849,00.html?nas=AM-90849

Windows XP SP2 could break existing applications software. Developers have been warned by Microsoft to test their code
against a beta version of Service Pack 2 or face the prospect that the official release update could cause problems with their programs.

To help them, Microsoft has created an online training course that details the implications of installing SP2 on Windows XP machines. The course covers the impact on existing applications and includes code samples.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/XPSP2/default.aspx

Perhaps Acucorp and the beta testers could be proactive about testing with XP SP2 beta before all heck breaks loose. Just a thought.

If anyone has a MSDN subscription of "Operating System" level or higher (such as "Universal"), you can get the XP SP2 beta from the MSDN web site now.

I have it installed on a test system, but I have not had a chance to test the Acucobol runtime on it yet.

One of the things XP SP2 does (currently) is automatically enable the ICF (Internet Connection Firewall). I'm not through reading all of the docs on it yet, but what it appears to do is block all incoming TCP/IP connections to the system. To allow an incoming connection, the program must register itself with the ICF and then the user must specify that the program is allowed to receive incoming traffic through a configuration screen. I would imagine this would affect something like AcuRCL.