[DNA_Uncut]

http://update.microsoft.com/microsof....aspx?ln=en-us

[cwwozniak]

Based on the discussions of the preview release of SP3, I am in no big hurry to install the official release.

http://forums.techguy.org/tech-relat...tried-sp3.html

[whelm]

from what ive read on that thread the one they used wasnt the Final version of SP3. the one out in windows update should work fine

[MikeSwim07]

thanks

[Frank4d]

A few people are going to have trouble with the final version, just as some people have problems with just about every software package that is available. Since this is a tech support site, most posts about SP3 are going to from people who have a problem. That does not mean it is a bad service pack.

On the other hand, it offers no new functionality or features noticable to the average user. So there is no compelling reason to install it if you already have SP2 fully updated.

[JohnWill]

Originally Posted by whelm

from what ive read on that thread the one they used wasnt the Final version of SP3. the one out in windows update should work fine

I'll still wait for you Guinea Pigs to try it.

[DarqueMist]

Had it pushed on me as an auto update today. Think I'm going to heed JW's advice and wait on it a while before downloading and installing. See no reason to rush into it as I'm having no issues that need resolving at the moment.

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by DarqueMist

Had it pushed on me as an auto update today. Think I'm going to heed JW's advice and wait on it a while before downloading and installing. See no reason to rush into it as I'm having no issues that need resolving at the moment.

Ok, here's a question with regard to waiting to install SP3. Is the idea being if you don't install SP3 now, when you're ready to install SP3 the version you download at that time will be updated with fixes made after the current SP3 "bundle" was made? Or, is the idea that fixes for initial problems with SP3 will be made available such that installing the current SP3 later and then installing the subsequent fixes to SP3 immediately after installing SP3 will be ok with you?

Peace...

[SuedeTumor]

I installed the Windows XP SP3 update and my computer got stuck on the Windows opening screen when I tried to restart. I finally had to start up in safe mode and do a system restore. Perhaps they haven't gotten all the bugs out of it just yet.

[JohnWill]

Welcome to the club.

[Amppy]

Seems even the Moderator wanted to Experiment ...

If something is working good why change it, human nature makes us think twice but Curiosity i thought were for cats ...

[whelm]

Originally Posted by SuedeTumor

I installed the Windows XP SP3 update and my computer got stuck on the Windows opening screen when I tried to restart. I finally had to start up in safe mode and do a system restore. Perhaps they haven't gotten all the bugs out of it just yet.

at the opening screen it installs final updates (i think) you just need to wait a min or 2. thats wat happened on my computer.

[SuedeTumor]

I waited about ten minutes and then I decided it was not happening for me.

[CTPhil]

I installed SP3 a while back and have had no problems. But I'm now asking myself, why? I don't use IE or Windows security, like most people on this forum, so don't feel that any security fixes make any difference to me. MS is essentially done with XP, so on my other XP machines, I'm just going to shut off MS updates.

It made sense to do SP2, because not doing it denied access to things like .Net Framework 2.0, but I'm not sure that there's any such consequence to passing on SP3.

[simpswr]

I have installed SP3 on a dozen or so machines so far with no problems. I use the full service pack on a cd versus windows update.