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ajabbari · 08-08-03, 02:48 PM

It's not so much the Dell specific bugs that you should be worried about, those are fixed (to my knowledge). There are also some bugs with the OS itself that all WM2003 users need to deal with. For example the db_notify database bug, the buggy alarms, or the inconsistent sound some users are reporting.

These are actually typical for a new OS release, and in the next few months I'm sure Microsoft will release a new service pack, and shortly afterwards Dell will release a new ROM image based on it. For most people A05 seems to be good enough, but if you want rock solid reliability on par with 2002 then perhaps it would be best to wait till A06 or A07 (it seems the odd numbered versions are the good ones from Dell :) ) comes out.

BTW, I personally ordered the WM2003 upgrade back in June, but right now I'm thinking that unless I see some really positive reports coming from WM2003 users during the next few weeks, I may hold off a bit before I install it.

08-08-03, 02:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
ajabbari Aximsite Minor League Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 212 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's not so much the Dell specific bugs that you should be worried about, those are fixed (to my knowledge). There are also some bugs with the OS itself that all WM2003 users need to deal with. For example the db_notify database bug, the buggy alarms, or the inconsistent sound some users are reporting. These are actually typical for a new OS release, and in the next few months I'm sure Microsoft will release a new service pack, and shortly afterwards Dell will release a new ROM image based on it. For most people A05 seems to be good enough, but if you want rock solid reliability on par with 2002 then perhaps it would be best to wait till A06 or A07 (it seems the odd numbered versions are the good ones from Dell :) ) comes out. BTW, I personally ordered the WM2003 upgrade back in June, but right now I'm thinking that unless I see some really positive reports coming from WM2003 users during the next few weeks, I may hold off a bit before I install it.