Windows XP Service Pack 3 -- is out Now --- Anyone downloaded it??

[dirty]

Has anyone had any problems after the update?


I am installing it now...taking forever.... anything I should be on the Lookout for

[crazyl]

You didn't hear about the recall? There was a recent urgent notice from MS to abort any installations or roll back immediately, security violations. I can get the link if you want.

[Smoke]

So often these updates create more problems than they fix.

[BETenomics]

Originally Posted by Smoke

So often these updates create more problems than they fix.

service pack 2 fucked my shit right up

I'll pass on 3

[Whoson1st]

How did you get Service Pack 3? Automatic Update? I just went to Microsoft's Update page and could not get any response for 15 minutes....it just had the green bar going back and forth which said : "Checking for the latest updates for your computer". It never stopped. Worried now about my computer.

[BETenomics]

Originally Posted by Whoson1st

How did you get Service Pack 3? Automatic Update? I just went to Microsoft's Update page and could not get any response for 15 minutes....it just had the green bar going back and forth which said : "Checking for the latest updates for your computer". It never stopped. Worried now about my computer.

you are fucked now

[dirty]

Originally Posted by Whoson1st

How did you get Service Pack 3? Automatic Update? I just went to Microsoft's Update page and could not get any response for 15 minutes....it just had the green bar going back and forth which said : "Checking for the latest updates for your computer". It never stopped. Worried now about my computer.

I just ran windows Update on my own instead of Automatic and it came up to install. I have gotten it downloaded plus any other software/hardware updates it said to download and all is fine on my end so far....I will keep you guys updated if something doesn't work


You can get it here

Downloading Windows XP Service Pack 3: XP SP3 (final release) to improve network security

[diggin'4gold]

Originally Posted by BettingProphets

you are fucked now

LMAO....I just fell off my chair.

[Whoson1st]

Originally Posted by dirty

I just ran windows Update on my own instead of Automatic and it came up to install. I have gotten it downloaded plus any other software/hardware updates it said to download and all is fine on my end so far....I will keep you guys updated if something doesn't work


You can get it here

Downloading Windows XP Service Pack 3: XP SP3 (final release) to improve network security

I got a Security Warning asking if I wanted to dowload it. Not like the regular Updates from Microsoft.
Think I will wait for more information.

[dirty]

I just ran Windows Update on my laptop under Express and it came up as well...So I am putting it on my Laptop too


http://www.update.microsoft.com/

[Woody]

I get notified automatically for updates (which I manually check) and installed SP3 a day or two ago. There wasn't much extra in it judging by the time it took to install.

Doesn't seem to have made any difference FWIW.

[Whoson1st]

It F#c#ed up my computer so bad that had to do a system restore to get rid of it. According to the folks at HP, something must have interrupted the download. (Took 36 minutes to download) I should have waited for the notice.

System Restore caused loss of free disk space on my computer. Is that normal?

[Whoson1st]

I think now it was Spybot that caused it. Because it kept telling me changes were being made to the registry --did I want to allow them. About 3 instances.
Need to totally uninstall that and try later.

[dirty]

you have to disable all spyware and antivirus software

[Jeff Jones]

First rule of personal computing..

"If it ain't broke, don't upgrade it."

These "easy, quick" upgrades always seem to lead to heartbreak.

[Whoson1st]

Originally Posted by Jeff Jones

First rule of personal computing..

"If it ain't broke, don't upgrade it."

These "easy, quick" upgrades always seem to lead to heartbreak.

AMEN!
Cost me $59.99 and half a night's sleep to learn the hard way.

[Whoson1st]

Originally Posted by dirty

you have to disable all spyware and antivirus software

I have been doing updates for 2 years on this computer and have Never disabled either of those. All the updates went fine except this. I don't exactly know what to do at this point.

[dirty]

go to add/remove Programs and remove service pack 3

[Whoson1st]

Originally Posted by dirty

go to add/remove Programs and remove service pack 3

It's not listed. The last security updates were in April 08.

I'm going to do a "Search".

[dirty]

Be sure you have the box at the top checked that says show updates

[Whoson1st]

Originally Posted by dirty

Be sure you have the box at the top checked that says show updates

Of course.
But System Restore takes your computer back in time to whatever date. (At least that's what their tech did last night. We just went back to 1 day before the download attempt).
But when I do a Search it shows up as a blue file and another one. I don't know. Maybe have to end up doing a Recovery which means I lose everything and have a clean computer. HP really wanted to refer me to Microsoft.

[Whoson1st]

Money well spent. HP tech just called me to see how computer was working today. He said that Microsoft is aware that some computers are having problems with XP3 and will be releasing a new version. But in the meantime just do the automatic updates and keep my virus scanner up to date and computer should be fine.