XP SP 3

I'm going to use a lot of curse words below so if you're sensitive or have a young, fragile mind don't read the following. Although if you are young, you're likely to ignore this and continue on. But at least your parents won't be able to blame me since I posted a warning.

Anyway, let's get this rant underway.

Some weeks back I did some forum surfing when I came across a thread about the XP SP 3 in the least expected place of all; a forum for the "technologically challenged" or as I (privately) call them: Idiots.
This was the first time I heard about it which is strange since it's predecessor was advertised up and down every possible tech site and forum around. Even more strange this silence is because it's the last SP for XP and after all, it's MS we're talking about. I didn't think much about it at the time becaus I didn't really see the point of it but after some digging I found out that it's supposed to speed things up and is generally thought of as a rather nifty creation.

So I Googled it. That's where the troubles began.

The first hit I got was an MS page, fine, let's try that one:

"Windows XP Service Pack 3 Overview"

What? Why on earth would I want to look at an overview, I want the executable for fucks sake! The next hit on Google landed me on a tech site complaining about the delay of SP 3. It's already out! Let's just get back to the MS site and dig around. Maybe there's a trackback to a download page from the overview.

WRONG!

After all, it's an MS site, why on earth would you include a link to the download page from the overview?
Further down the page it sais:

"Instructions
To start the download, click the Download button and then do one of the following, or select another language from Change Language and then click Change.

Click Run to start the installation immediately.
Click Save to copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time."What complete bullshit! There's no "Download button" on the fucking page you morons! The only thing you can download here is the the retarded overview documentation! What's wrong with you guys?

OK, so, more digging. When I found the actual download page I got this message :

"DO NOT CLICK DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE UPDATING JUST ONE COMPUTER: A smaller, more appropriate download is now available on Windows Update. The best way to ensure you get Windows XP Service Pack 3 is by turning on the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP. You can use our step-by-step instructions or, if you prefer, let us do it for you."

First of all, I have Windows Updater (or so it sais) but it won't let me search for updates. I don't know, maybe I'm not trusted to update my own computer, maybe Bill hates me, who knows.
Second of all what does the last part mean, "let us do it for you"? Are you insane? Let some fuckhead MS dumbshit developer fuckass dig around in my system, something I'm not allowed to do? Yeah right, why don't I just provide Billy-boy with my power of attorney and get it over with. Uh-uh, no way jackass.

OK, so, download the 300+ MB file. Done (and in 5 minutes! Yes! Got to love the broadband). Extracting... Extracting... Come on! OK, goo...What?! What the fuck do you mean "incompatible language"? You retarded asslicking fuckwad! Are you telling me the in spite of every fucking thing on the machine being in swedish (except external programs obviously), it's an english edition? Oh you are just fucking kidding me here!


Fuck this, I'm going to go watch some AVGN instead.

Over and fucking out.