Windows Update SP3

[Panic]

SP3 is now available through Windows Update. I just finished. Took almost
an hour. It seems to be working fine.

 

[Big Al]

SP3 is now available through Windows Update. I just finished. Took almost
an hour. It seems to be working fine.

And that should be the standard results.
Glad to hear you didn't have an issue.

 

[RJK]

Of course, now that XP is more robust than it's ever been, dare I say,
almost to the point of pefection -

....oh dear | end of product life cycle | ....look at our lovely new Vista
!!!

....I somehow don't think so ! I can remember hanging on to 98se for as long
as possible but, once MS had abandoned it, it seemed to get so old, so very
fast. I have a suspicion that Vista is looming overhead !

regards, Richard

 

[RJK]

....where'd that "r" go ?

Of course, now that XP is more robust than it's ever been, dare I say,
almost to the point of pefection -

...oh dear | end of product life cycle | ....look at our lovely new Vista
!!!

...I somehow don't think so ! I can remember hanging on to 98se for as
long as possible but, once MS had abandoned it, it seemed to get so old,
so very fast. I have a suspicion that Vista is looming overhead !

regards, Richard

 

[Big Al]

Of course, now that XP is more robust than it's ever been, dare I say,
almost to the point of pefection -

...oh dear | end of product life cycle | ....look at our lovely new Vista
!!!

...I somehow don't think so ! I can remember hanging on to 98se for as long
as possible but, once MS had abandoned it, it seemed to get so old, so very
fast. I have a suspicion that Vista is looming overhead !

regards, Richard

I skipped all that ME stuff (thank god). I'm wondering if XP is so
good, and good to what 2014?, that I might skip Vista and get the next
generation.

 

[Big Al]

I installed Vista partly out of curiosity but mainly so I could help
some friends who bought computers that it can preinstalled on.
My installation of SP1 was accomplished without issue.

I like it so much that I imaged XP (with SP3) "just in case" and am
now using Vista with SP1 exclusively. Besides, my laptop has XP on it
and it's still nice and perky (installed SP3 on that without a problem
too).

Thats and idea. I have a DELL that has an OEM XP MCE on it. So I could
leave it alone with SP3 now, and upgrade my Retail copy of XP to Vista.
My office bought a copy to verify our software we write, and I kinda
liked it. It has some glitches, but it has some bells. I can just
keep the retail XP Pro for backup. Yes, might Image it!

Its food for thought. I would like to play with it at home more.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

 

[Big Al]

Thats and idea. I have a DELL that has an OEM XP MCE on it. So I could
leave it alone with SP3 now, and upgrade my Retail copy of XP to Vista.
My office bought a copy to verify our software we write, and I kinda
liked it. It has some glitches, but it has some bells. I can just
keep the retail XP Pro for backup. Yes, might Image it!

Its food for thought. I would like to play with it at home more.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Boy that's was a confusing sentence. I meant to say my Desktop has a
retail copy of xp and that could be updated to XP.
I know, either could be, but I hate to monkey with the OEM verion. It
works so nice and I LOVE my laptop.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

We shall alert the media.

 

[Big Al]

My XP license is Upgrade. I bought a retail version of Vista from
royaldiscount.com ($123 for 32-bit) so that I wouldn't have to tie up
that license.

I clean installed on the IDE slave drive (I can boot to whichever
drive via the BIOS) and played with it until I was sure that I liked
it before I archived XP.

I have 3 drives, I could clear the 40 gig'r and dual boot Vista/XP.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. More options.
Glad I'm retired.!

 

[Shaun]

I downloaded the SP3 update from Softpedia and it's worked in three XP
systems. On my system though, I had to reset my internet connection by
following the prompts on IE7. The other two computers took the update
without any problems at all. I did notice some slowdown right after the
update but that goes away, you might have to reboot.

Shaun

 

[Sgt]

Same for me. Didn't suggest I turn of any AV had Windows fire wall turned on
and using AVG.

 

[Sgt]

Downloaded, installed SP3 on my laptop. At startup I get Stop Device, The
application will not run in this operating system. I click OK yet all
shortcuts in the tool bar work and start, programs all work. checking update
history everything shows success.
Laptop Sony VAIO, PCG-K33.
everything else normal function, OE, Internet connection. IE7. ???
Just had to Disconnect & unplug, plug Wireless connection to printer.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

What service pack level is on the machine now?

Downloaded, installed SP3 on my laptop. At startup I get Stop Device, The
application will not run in this operating system. I click OK yet all
shortcuts in the tool bar work and start, programs all work. checking
update history everything shows success.
Laptop Sony VAIO, PCG-K33.
everything else normal function, OE, Internet connection. IE7. ???
Just had to Disconnect & unplug, plug Wireless connection to printer.

 

[Sgt]

SP3

What service pack level is on the machine now?