SP2 and PC games problems

[Quall999]

Well, if you turn off the net security, then you shouldn't even bother getting SP2 in the first place.. But, if you are THAT afraid of MS's updates, than you probably shouldn't even be using windows.

[SCVirus]

I wouldn't use windows if I had a choice but other Operating systems are hardly useable for gaming. And there is far more in SP2 then net security, all of the core system has been recompiled to be more resistant to stack overflows and they have included quite a few previously unreleased security fixes as well. Anyone who does not update to SP2 and has an unprotected connection to the internet is going to get autohacked by some XDCC kiddie as soon as (or before) the vulnerabilities addressed in SP2 are released to the public.
I am not 'paranoid' about windows updates, they have a horrible track record. They fix a security flaw and break a bunch of the applications i use. Its not worth it considering there is a far better option.

[Quall999]

Well, then I see why you would discourage updates, at least until the problems with them have been solved. I personally haven't come across any programs that stopped working, or gave errors do to updates. SP2 hasn't had any problems with my machine yet, or at least the thing's that I've used recently. I hope it stays that way.

[SCVirus]

There are other problems with SP2 #1 of them is it throttles connections, limiting the amount you can make at once. The reason for this is to stop worms from spreading, the problem is that if you acually had a worm all your problems couldn't use the internet becasue the worm would take up all the connections. Not to mention the fact the the worm on other peoples computers port scanning you would use up your connections stopping your applications from properly working.