Microsoft XP SP3 released.
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I've installed it on four PC's...not a hitch with any of them. As a matter of fact, I think it fixed some problems I had created for myself by tampering with Registry settings and then losing my archived version.
...runs pretty nicely on an Asus Eeepc, too.
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Can't figure out what was more senseless: downloading SP3 over a dialup connection or staying up all night building an SU house. OK, OK, I know it's the former.
Haven't seen a speedup yet, but I'm already having to fix little bits of this and that, including my login here. I restarted myself, so that might have helped with the hanging screen problem.
The only good news was that the installation itself did a System Restore at one point during the interminable installation process. It's marked as Software Distribution Service 3.1.
Murphy's best law has always been, "Whatever you have to do, you have to do something else first." Microsoft is always good for that. I usually forget what I was supposed to be doing about six levels into it.
But SU's fun, and these forums are gems. Thanks for all the advice!
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For those of you who have installed XP SP3 and need to keep your time and date correct on your files, please note that installing mine changed the time from Daylight Savings to Standard time.
It's also causing more and more little problems. MS at its best. . .
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Hmmm, after reading this thread I can't see a good reason to install SP3 at all. Can anyone give me one?
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If you have fully patched SP2, I don't know if there really hurry - wait another month and there should be enough SP3 bugs fixed that it can be installed safely. Well... that is what I am doing
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well its been a few months now and I still have'nt had the cahoolies to install sp3.
Anybody tried recently, any problems?
baz -
I went from sp2 to sp3 last week...went fine...I have not noticed any improvements.
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I've been using SP3 for a while now, can't complain what-so-ever.
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Seems fine. Used it a while too.
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installed sp3, no problems, fingers crossed.
baz -
I*ve just received an update from microsoft:SP3- I installed it and all is just fine.It seems(for now)to have a faster start and shutdown.
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