Quick Service Pack 3 Question

[JCO]

Will the Actual Service Pack be modified and re-released?
Or will we have to just deal with all the hot fixes...

I have the CD disk downloaded (ISO) which has lots of other things, but of
course the main part of the disk is the WINDOWSXP-KB936929-SP3-X86-ENU.EXE
(the actual service pack 3).

Will KB936929 be modified so that we won't have to deal with all the fixes?

Thanks

 

[Daave]

Will the Actual Service Pack be modified and re-released?
No.

Or will we have to just deal with all the hot fixes...

Yes. But that's how it has always been. Prior to the release of SP3,
there were 80+ hot fixes post-SP2.

I have the CD disk downloaded (ISO) which has lots of other things,
but of course the main part of the disk is the
WINDOWSXP-KB936929-SP3-X86-ENU.EXE (the actual service pack 3).

Will KB936929 be modified so that we won't have to deal with all the
fixes?

No.

It sounds like you are in the process of installing SP3. Make sure you
do all the necessary prep work first:


It is highly recommended you image your hard drive before the upgrade.
It's always good to have all the bases covered.

You should also revert to IE6 (if you haven't already) before the
service pack upgrade.


For reference:


(For those who have PCs with AMD processors and OEM images, especially
HPs

"Does your AMD-based computer boot after installing XP SP3?"

http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jes...ed-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx

(or http://tinyurl.com/6zs52d )


"Windows XP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation"

http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx

(or http://tinyurl.com/6nf4k4 )


"Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717


"Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (All Languages)" (Free Microsoft
support for SP3-related issues)

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

(or http://tinyurl.com/6cw2xk )

 

[JCO]

Thanks for the info. I'm aware of most of the issues. The only thing I
can't do is revert back to IE6. So I may need to reinstall IE7 or try
version 8 beta.

At any rate, I have no reason to update yet and don't plan too. After
downloading the ISO CD, added my own folder that contains tools and
hotfixes... so that I can burn a CD. Will do this sometime soon which is
why I was wondering. But I won't update until ...maybe the end of the
year.

Thanks again.

 

[JCO]

Only update if you have some sort of software that requires SP3.
And before updating, Image your software to another harddrive... just to
make sure you can restore.

 

[Bill in Co.]

Only update if you have some sort of software that requires SP3.

Like what?? (and I don't mean MS "security updates")

 

[Daave]

You're welcome.

I agree that there is no rush. But as long as you are prepared, the
update should be just fine.

One question though:
Why are you not able to revert to IE6?

 

[JCO]

As long as my system has been running good, I usually deleted the backups.
I do this because I regally Image my system to anther harddrive for
backup... so I don't want to Image the backups.

 

[JCO]

At this time, there is nothing out there that requires SP3. But later,
maybe next year, we might start seeing software applications or other types
of installation that requires SP3 (I'm speculating at this).