Windows XP Service Pack 2 - warning

[62chev]

Just a heads up related to windows XP service pack 2. After installing it on 2 workstations both would no longer run Macola. I didn't try to trouble shoot it - doing a system restore was faster.

Jim

 

[dgillz]

FYI -

Exact actually came out with a warning not to install SP2 about 2 weeks ago. SP2 was a pretty major release so they want to do some testing on this. Obviously, they need to as well.

Software Sales, Training, Implementation and Support for Exact Macola, eSynergy, and Crystal Reports

 

[crystalreporting]

I have clients who just love to put in the latest release/version/service pack of ANYTHING as soon as it comes out. It's my understanding that the service pack 2 problem affects the MS/SQL client i.e. some of my clients running Pervasive applied service pack 2 and have not had any problems. In either case, I'd avoid it until Exact give the go ahead.

Peter Shirley

http://www.linkcorp.com

 

[62chev]

dgillz (Instructor) wrote -

Exact actually came out with a warning not to install SP2 about 2 weeks ago. SP2 was a pretty major release so they want to do some testing on this. Obviously, they need to as well.

Just curious - how does Exact 'come out' with these messages? I don't see anything as far as regular communication.....

Thanks!

 

[dgillz]

Generally messages of these types are on the news pages of the reseller and/or end user portals. So if you do not check these regularly, you probably should.

Software Sales, Training, Implementation and Support for Exact Macola, eSynergy, and Crystal Reports

 

[62chev]

Thanks for the info!

Jim

 

[MacolaHelp]

Macola did send out a bulletin on xp-sp2 in the softwire of August 19. Are you set up on the customer portal & do you get these updates? If not, you should sign up to get the softwire delivered to your email.

 

[62chev]

No I currently do not get these emails. I recently changed the email setting on the customer portal so hopefully I get them now. I was setup on as a contact but not the primary, I assume only the primary was getting them.

Thanks again.