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dMw Chit Chat => The Beer Bar => Technology Section => Topic started by: Doorman on December 21, 2007, 11:34:18 AM

Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Doorman on December 21, 2007, 11:34:18 AM
There's a beta SP3 been released for XP. I've installed it and can't see any differences.....but it's very good. :rolleyes:

SP3 download (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=75ed934c-8423-4386-ad98-36b124a720aa&DisplayLang=en)
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Gone_Away on December 21, 2007, 02:00:43 PM
you're brave!!
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Doorman on December 21, 2007, 02:08:42 PM
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;216178you're brave!!

You're chicken!
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: DogMeat on December 21, 2007, 06:22:27 PM
Only a true cynic would look at the timing of this SP, the abysmal sales of Fista and wonder what's in the SP out of nowhere - exactly...?:g:
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Doorman on December 21, 2007, 06:55:28 PM
Quote from: DogMeat;216203Only a true cynic would look at the timing of this SP, the abysmal sales of Fista and wonder what's in the SP out of nowhere - exactly...?:g:
There's a billion cynics around the world then. Microsoft isn't like that ........is it?
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Anonymous on December 21, 2007, 07:07:43 PM
i've seen articles on the net claiming a 10% performance increase with SP3 over SP2; this leads me to believe that none of the SP3 code was in vista :roflmao:
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Rabbi Bob on December 22, 2007, 10:55:14 AM
Quote from: BlueBall;216211i've seen articles on the net claiming a 10% performance increase with SP3 over SP2; this leads me to believe that none of the SP3 code was in vista :roflmao:

:roflmao::roflmao:

Waiting for the full release.  IIRC, one major SP beta for Windows in the past needed to be uninstalled before applying the final release.  Considering the scope of this SP, I'd rather do it once.
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Doorman on December 22, 2007, 12:16:18 PM
Quote from: Rabbi Bob;216248:roflmao::roflmao:

Waiting for the full release.  IIRC, one major SP beta for Windows in the past needed to be uninstalled before applying the final release.  Considering the scope of this SP, I'd rather do it once.
Meh, it's something to do on a cold winter evening. :)
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: GhostMjr on December 23, 2007, 01:09:52 PM
Thanks for the heads up on this one Ron. So will this be the last service pack for xp then or will sp4 still be made?
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Rabbi Bob on December 23, 2007, 01:14:42 PM
This should be the final SP to XP.

Though if everyone keeps upgrading to XP from Vista, who knows what the future holds? :roflmao:

IIRC, Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott cover some info in this podcast episode:

http://www.twit.tv/ww34
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: GhostMjr on December 23, 2007, 01:32:04 PM
The sp3 whitepaper

http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/7/687484ed-8174-496d-8db9-f02b40c12982/Overview%20of%20Windows%20XP%20Service%20Pack%203.pdf

the sp3 support forum :rolleyes::


http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=2010&SiteID=17
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: delanvital on December 26, 2007, 04:15:16 PM
hm, doesn't seem worth the chance, if already using regular windows update?
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Doorman on December 26, 2007, 04:52:08 PM
Quote from: delanvital;216551hm, doesn't seem worth the chance, if already using regular windows update?
Chance of what? Damned if I can see a difference! In fact, until I read this post I'd forgotten I'd done it.

P.S. Any smartarse remarks about my memory and I'll be round to sort you out! :)
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: delanvital on December 26, 2007, 05:16:37 PM
Quote from: Doorman;216555Chance of what? Damned if I can see a difference! In fact, until I read this post I'd forgotten I'd done it.

P.S. Any smartarse remarks about my memory and I'll be round to sort you out! :)

Chance of installing will FUBAR the system. Was an issue for some when SP2 came out.
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Doorman on December 26, 2007, 07:58:12 PM
Quote from: delanvital;216557Chance of installing will FUBAR the system. Was an issue for some when SP2 came out.
My system isn't FUBARed. I remember the hoohah when SP2 came out. Storm in a teacup.
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: OldBloke on December 26, 2007, 10:11:06 PM
Quote from: Doorman;216562My system isn't FUBARed. I remember the hoohah when SP2 came out. Storm in a teacup.

Not for those of us that required a full rebuild to get up and running again. :sideways:

Seeing how MS can't get the 'release' version to work properly I'm sure as hell not risking a beta of theirs.
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: delanvital on December 27, 2007, 12:33:15 AM
Quote from: OldBloke;216566Not for those of us that required a full rebuild to get up and running again. :sideways:

Seeing how MS can't get the 'release' version to work properly I'm sure as hell not risking a beta of theirs.

Me neither. SP1 FUBAR'ed that present install. This install has been running for so many years I can't remember and I really can't be bothered to reinstall now.
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: ghoule211 on December 27, 2007, 03:09:14 AM
Intergrated the Beta into the RIS instal and refreshed the laptop image now on laptop and runs fine :D....
 
also now installs all 180gigs worth of app, games and updates properly whereas it used to stall at about 150gig SP3 has somehow fixed this but unsure in what part of the update:g:
Title: Xp Sp3
Post by: Doorman on December 27, 2007, 12:10:35 PM
Quote from: ghoule211;216573Intergrated the Beta into the RIS instal and refreshed the laptop image now on laptop and runs fine :D....
 
also now installs all 180gigs worth of app, games and updates properly whereas it used to stall at about 150gig SP3 has somehow fixed this but unsure in what part of the update:g:
I recall seeing windows installer being ....installed. Maybe that was it.
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