On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 19:02:31 +0100, "Brian Watson"
wrote:


As usual, it will be advisable to wait until Service Pack 2.



I completely disagree.

I'm never in favor of waiting for a Service Pack. The point in time
when a service pack is released is at the discretion of Microsoft and
is completely arbitrary. Upgrades and fixes to any version of Windows
are released when needed--once a month, normally, but more often when
necessary. At some arbitrary point, Microsoft decides to roll up all
those upgrades and fixes into one package and calls the result a
service pack.

There's no particular significance to when that service pack is
released, and it doesn't mark a special point of stability. There were
upgrades before it and there will be more upgrades after it. Since it
has no particular significance, treating it as a special event, and
waiting for it, is meaningless.

--
Ken Blake