Should I install XP Service Pack 3?
Is it yet advisable to install SP3 on Windows XP ?Absolutely. We’ve had few problems with SP3 and the roll up of all the security patches makes it a must have on Windows XP systems.One word of caution, before you do it back up all your important data just in case something goes wrong.
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August 17th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Many thanks for your prompt reply & advice now installing Windows SP3.
August 20th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
I recently installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 on two machines and ever since both the machines it was installed on keep dropping out their internet connection. Any suggestions as to what may be wrong?
August 24th, 2008 at 10:33 am
I run XP2 SP2 and I am aware of SP3 only through PC Rescue.
I have had updates for my SP2 from Microsoft as I am sure other users have,but I have not been contacted by Microsoft asking me to upgrade to SP3.
Is Microsoft shy?….I find this behaviour odd.
August 27th, 2008 at 3:52 am
It is experiences like in Bruce Spry’s comment above that keep me from obtaining and installing XP SP3. So far, all the automatic XP updates have been downloading and installing, and since SP3 is just a compilation of these, I see no reason to go any further. Also, there is an issue of inherent distrust of MS and its intentions. Who really knows what they’ve put into this service pack anyway?
Thom
August 28th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Lo and behold… my latest MS ‘update was SP3 !.The installation wizard archived the current files before updating.
Did PC Rescue prompt them?