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If you were talking to people that aren't here at the forums, then why have you come here, to the forums, to tell us that you've solved all our problems for 30 dollars?
And you still haven't explained why Best Buy's SP2 is better then the ones you can get from the dowload package, automated install, or the free CD that we can order from MS.
Gamingphreek
Lifer
Um actually its Gamingphreek .
Please point out to me where i called you stupid. I dont believe i ever did.
Now the internet install is the EXACT same thing that is on the CD. The internet install that WE automate is still the same exact thing. There is no difference. Where are you pulling some of this information from. Do explain what problems you guys might be having. So far SP2 seems to be going along very smoothly and solving a lot of probllems (yes it opens new ones also).
-Kevin
S0Y73NTGR33N
Senior member
Is this guy stupid or something? Hm... and don't say you're asking a question.. it's obviously rhetorical.
Yes I am stupid. SP2 must work perfect for everybody.... I don't know what I'm talking about... all setups and hardware combinations work perfect with SP2... lol....
Gamingphreek
Lifer
OK #1 you hadn't even posted yet... so it obviously wasn't directed at you. Yes it was a question... so it was rhetorical i didn't call him stupid. Rhetorical or not it was still a question.
Im confused as to this last line of post. Is that supposed to be quotes, or whats it going on?
-Kevin
Im confused as to this last line of post. Is that supposed to be quotes, or whats it going on?
-Kevin
S0Y73NTGR33N
Senior member
I hadn't posted yet?... I originated this post.... lol... you are too funny...
If you can't read between the lines and figure out a little sarcasm I'm not gonna bother explaining it for you.
If you can't read between the lines and figure out a little sarcasm I'm not gonna bother explaining it for you.
Gamingphreek
Lifer
Oops lol hunger gets to yah 😛
Well anyways... i dont recall ever saying that all HW works perfect with SP2 or that it works well for everybody. What i am saying is that there is no difference between what you guys do and what we do. We all have the exact same version of SP2. Therefore there is nothing special about what you guys do... all you do is charge 30 for it.
Also it seems that you lack understanding of much if your download screws up every single time and you dont want to install over the network.
Honestly do you have any clue what you are talking about.
-Kevin
Well anyways... i dont recall ever saying that all HW works perfect with SP2 or that it works well for everybody. What i am saying is that there is no difference between what you guys do and what we do. We all have the exact same version of SP2. Therefore there is nothing special about what you guys do... all you do is charge 30 for it.
Also it seems that you lack understanding of much if your download screws up every single time and you dont want to install over the network.
Honestly do you have any clue what you are talking about.
-Kevin
S0Y73NTGR33N
Senior member
I meant that SP2 download screws up on some setups. Not all. But the CD has never screwed up on me. I don't know why, maybe some super-geek does... Maybe 1 out of 20 computers I did wouldn't take SP2 easily when we were auto-updating or downloading it. Now they never have problems.
Gamingphreek
Lifer
Hmm so you just happened to have all 20 computers screw up on the download. I wont pretend that some computers dont have some trouble downloading, however they are the same exact version.
Like i said if all 20 computers are doing that seems like there is something wrong with the original install... therefore an operator problem.
-Kevin
Like i said if all 20 computers are doing that seems like there is something wrong with the original install... therefore an operator problem.
-Kevin
rbV5
Lifer
Listen, whether it's 1 out of 20, or Everything, whatever your current answer is? there is one important thing to consider
"Its better to sit there and look stupid, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt" You just open yourself for flames with your approach. Beware that the level of expertise in the forums is > than the general public. Most everyone here knows there are various methods of aquiring SP2, including a CD directly from MS.
The fact that Best Buy would sell the disk for $29 is outrageous, with installation included makes it a service rather than an outright gouge, but likely a service that wouldn't interest the user base here. The Geek Squad counter alone is the cue to stay far..far...away.
Gamingphreek
Lifer
I dont think they charge for the CD i think they charge for the standing around watching it install. Im not sure that they would be allowed to charge for the disk as you get it from Microsoft for free.
-Kevin
-Kevin
imported_Skorpio
Senior member
PS...COMP USA was willing to install SP2 for FREE...THATS RIGHT FREE...saw this in one of their ads a few weeks ago.
Unfortunately Best Buy is a rip off...occasionally they do have some good prices.
Unfortunately Best Buy is a rip off...occasionally they do have some good prices.
I wouldn't say that out loud. Not something to be proud of.
ROFL. Basically what you're saying is to break your ass installing SP's individually instead of pushing them out. Not a problem when you work for Best Buy, but when you administer 750 machines, that becomes EXTREMELY time-consuming. But hey, you administer 30 machines tops, plus you work for Best Buy. YAY!.😉
What exactly are those customizations that I'm paying 29 bucks for? For some pimple-farming l337-speakin geek to follow Quack Vipers recommendations for disabled services? Please.
Do us all a favor and go crawl back inside of whatever supply closet BB has you working out of. You have no right to call anyone here an idiot.
S0Y73NTGR33N
Senior member
You are right! Gamephreek actually reads the whole post before trying to give a cataclysmic reply! Good job! hehe..
S0Y73NTGR33N
Senior member
No.. we do that ourselves.
S0Y73NTGR33N
Senior member
BTW.. before people keep dissing the customizations we do, you can only mod someone elses computer in a way that is for sure not gonna upset them. Believe me, people get upset over little things like if you move their recycle bin over two inches.
Hey, FYI fellas (I'm sure most know this but just to clarify).
The Windows Update sp2 is a delta install. It won't grab whole files if they aren't needed.
The network install downloaded from Microsoft is the same as the CD version. Both also include sp2 for every variant (Pro, Home, MCE etc.)
S0Y73NTGR33NL337H4X0RPH3114: I think what everyone is getting at is they already know how to bypass any Windows Update related SP2 issues by downloading the full network install. If you are saying that the CD version is something different then you are wrong.
I'm sure you're quite a proficient tech and no one should really be dissing you one way or the other about working at bestbuy. Just keep an etiquette thing in mind: There are some big guns in this crowd and they'll chew up a low-post count guy that comes in with a big head and lacks at least some sense of humility. There are a few people around here that actually write the software you think you're clever at or the KB articles you reference for your tweaks.
You'll jump back into everyone's grace by simply doing something positive like saying, "Hey I was just trying to help everyone out in case they were having SP2 trouble". Something nifty like providing a link to the MS CD or network download wouldn't hurt either. People around here are generally pretty cool, I think you just hit a button.
Edit: Also guys: don't bust his balls too much about not automating 20-30 sp2 installs a day. He's not in an enterprise - the PCs are only coming in the door one at a time.
The Windows Update sp2 is a delta install. It won't grab whole files if they aren't needed.
The network install downloaded from Microsoft is the same as the CD version. Both also include sp2 for every variant (Pro, Home, MCE etc.)
S0Y73NTGR33NL337H4X0RPH3114: I think what everyone is getting at is they already know how to bypass any Windows Update related SP2 issues by downloading the full network install. If you are saying that the CD version is something different then you are wrong.
I'm sure you're quite a proficient tech and no one should really be dissing you one way or the other about working at bestbuy. Just keep an etiquette thing in mind: There are some big guns in this crowd and they'll chew up a low-post count guy that comes in with a big head and lacks at least some sense of humility. There are a few people around here that actually write the software you think you're clever at or the KB articles you reference for your tweaks.
You'll jump back into everyone's grace by simply doing something positive like saying, "Hey I was just trying to help everyone out in case they were having SP2 trouble". Something nifty like providing a link to the MS CD or network download wouldn't hurt either. People around here are generally pretty cool, I think you just hit a button.
Edit: Also guys: don't bust his balls too much about not automating 20-30 sp2 installs a day. He's not in an enterprise - the PCs are only coming in the door one at a time.
S0Y73NTGR33N
Senior member
Yeah, I just got a little pissy cause people were rather rude. Sorry about that. Maybe after I spend a lifetime getting a million posts or so I'll get some respect.. lol....
hehe, it's not the quantity of posts. You just did two things: 1) Ego bruised some people with lesser skills 2) Showed a lack of humility to ones with greater skills. I tried to jump in before you got it from both directions. 😛
ALL computer people have big egos (as they should - the general population are a bunch of numbnuts) you just gotta hide it. Stick around a bit and you're bound to see some guy come in and get all braggy about fixing his dad's AOL or something. You'll find yourself flaming the snot out of him alongside 10 other people.
ALL computer people have big egos (as they should - the general population are a bunch of numbnuts) you just gotta hide it. Stick around a bit and you're bound to see some guy come in and get all braggy about fixing his dad's AOL or something. You'll find yourself flaming the snot out of him alongside 10 other people.
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