KingFish
28 Aug 2004, 5:20pm
A problem in the Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP may keep owners of AMD-based computers from using the long-awaited security package under certain circumstances, according to Microsoft.
In an article posted in the Knowledge Base section of its Web site, Microsoft says that Service Pack 2 may not work with computers running Advanced Micro Devices' 64-bit microprocessors. The Redmond, Wash.-based company said earlier that owners of such PCs may want to bypass the update completely, but has now come up with a workaround. AMD's 64-bit chips include the Athlon 64 for PCs and the Opteron for servers.
Source: ZDNet (http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-5326707.html)
In an article posted in the Knowledge Base section of its Web site, Microsoft says that Service Pack 2 may not work with computers running Advanced Micro Devices' 64-bit microprocessors. The Redmond, Wash.-based company said earlier that owners of such PCs may want to bypass the update completely, but has now come up with a workaround. AMD's 64-bit chips include the Athlon 64 for PCs and the Opteron for servers.
Source: ZDNet (http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-5326707.html)