Lingering questions for SP2 from MVP board

Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE wrote:

>
> Don't remember, but it has been our advice for years to turn off AV
> programs while installing service packs.
>


Yes, I understand that this has been the standard advice and
"conventional wisdom" for quite a while. Most software installation
routines still warn the user to disable antivirus apps during
installation. But it's been something that I've always ignored, without
ever suffering any consequences. (Even at work, SP2 was pushed out, via
SMS, to thousands of machines, all running Symantec AV CE, without any
problems.) That's why I asked if there were specific antivirus or
firewall applications that were known to have caused problems. I can't
help wondering if perhaps this is "legacy" advice that's no longer as
relevant as it used to be. (Much like the old saw about a clean
installation *always* being preferable to an upgrade -- it made good
sense at one time, but is no longer a universally applicable "law.")


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