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Hakahura · 12-12-07, 10:54 AM

So my laptop has just downloaded SP3 for Windows XP. Now it's asking me if I want to install it.

What to do?

Has anybody else out there installed SP3 yet?

How has it worked out for you so far?

The reason I ask is because my machine is working just fine at the moment and I am loathed to let Microsoft **** it up!

Hakahura · 12-12-07, 10:56 AM

Hmmm

I could have made this thread a poll, now I think about it.
Don't see many of them round here.

Mush Martin · 12-12-07, 10:57 AM

Im no expert but my best friend of 40 yrs is a Vista Certified MS Tech.
that works for dell.

he said to me stay with sp2 and auto updates and for right now
stay with xp if possible.

JSLTIGER · 12-12-07, 11:09 AM

SP3 is only in Release Candidate 1 stage. I would stay away from it until the final version is released. Right now you're dealing with what is essentially a stable beta.

AVGWarhawk · 12-12-07, 12:12 PM

Run away, run very far way. If your computer is running great, why fix it?

Chock · 12-12-07, 01:09 PM

I've generally found that with OS service packs, it is better to get the version aimed at system administrators rather than the chopped down auto versions or the early releases. They can cause no end of trouble.
Two examples: Using the automated MS system to update XP to SP2 went via Internet Explorer, so of course it would have to shut down IE in order to update it as part of the service pack, which meant you could lose the connection because it was also using IE for the connection to the update, so then the update would screw up, then you couldn't instigate it again, because of course you were halfway through updating - result - a hung system that needed a complete format of the drive to sort out. That doesn't happen with the admin versions, because they are the full thing and can be installed whilst offline.
Another example: I made the mistake of installing a beta of IE 7 once, and it was okay, it worked, but thereafter, it would not uninstall and would not autoupdate either, again forcing a wipe of the drive to get rid of the thing.
If you system aint broke, don't try to fix it.

Chock

12-12-07, 10:54 AM	#1
Hakahura Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 785 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Computer Guru's So my laptop has just downloaded SP3 for Windows XP. Now it's asking me if I want to install it. What to do? Has anybody else out there installed SP3 yet? How has it worked out for you so far? The reason I ask is because my machine is working just fine at the moment and I am loathed to let Microsoft **** it up! __________________ Sir Humphey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO and MA. Britain's Greatest Orator, well bar that Churchill fellow.

12-12-07, 10:56 AM	#2
Hakahura Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 785 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hmmm I could have made this thread a poll, now I think about it. Don't see many of them round here. __________________ Sir Humphey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO and MA. Britain's Greatest Orator, well bar that Churchill fellow.

12-12-07, 10:57 AM	#3
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Im no expert but my best friend of 40 yrs is a Vista Certified MS Tech. that works for dell. he said to me stay with sp2 and auto updates and for right now stay with xp if possible. __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

12-12-07, 11:09 AM	#4
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	SP3 is only in Release Candidate 1 stage. I would stay away from it until the final version is released. Right now you're dealing with what is essentially a stable beta. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

12-12-07, 12:12 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,255 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Run away, run very far way. If your computer is running great, why fix it? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-12-07, 01:09 PM	#6
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've generally found that with OS service packs, it is better to get the version aimed at system administrators rather than the chopped down auto versions or the early releases. They can cause no end of trouble. Two examples: Using the automated MS system to update XP to SP2 went via Internet Explorer, so of course it would have to shut down IE in order to update it as part of the service pack, which meant you could lose the connection because it was also using IE for the connection to the update, so then the update would screw up, then you couldn't instigate it again, because of course you were halfway through updating - result - a hung system that needed a complete format of the drive to sort out. That doesn't happen with the admin versions, because they are the full thing and can be installed whilst offline. Another example: I made the mistake of installing a beta of IE 7 once, and it was okay, it worked, but thereafter, it would not uninstall and would not autoupdate either, again forcing a wipe of the drive to get rid of the thing. If you system aint broke, don't try to fix it. Chock __________________