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Offline Michele

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Windows XP Service Pack 3
« on: August 23, 2008, 11:50:49 PM »
Has anyone on here installed this?

I've just done my windows update but not installed this as after looking on Google quite a few people have had problems with it.
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2008, 06:39:25 AM »
I've installed SP3 and all seems well.

There is a warning about problems with AMD chips though - you need to download a hotfix for the chip before you install SP3.
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2008, 11:53:55 AM »
and in English layman's terms that means??? :dunno:  :D
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2008, 01:38:02 PM »
My hubby said dont install windows XP Service pack 3 yet until there are more updates for it he said at lest give it a couple of months ( hubby has own computer business )
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2008, 05:55:36 PM »
Quote from: doughy on August 24, 2008, 01:38:02 PM
My hubby said dont install windows XP Service pack 3 yet until there are more updates for it he said at lest give it a couple of months ( hubby has own computer business )

Thanks for that, this confirms what I'd read on one of the sites I'd looked up.
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2008, 06:07:20 PM »
Hi

Im running it on my pc, which has an amd chip ... it was simple download and install using windowsupdate service, and its running fine

but ... if your not sure .. hang fire for a bit ;)

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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2008, 11:26:48 PM »
Me, my brother and my dad installed it on our PCs and due to different probs we all ended up uninstalling it and re-insalled SP2.

I wouldn't install the thing. It's got too meny bugs and is causing too people too meny problems.
If you have installed it and it works fine, lucky you!  ;)
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2008, 06:52:20 PM »
My PC has tried to install this today and I cancelled it because of the advice on here.  Would someone be able to tell us when it is safe to install it??  ;)
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2008, 07:22:19 PM »
i'm running xp service pack and dont appear to have any problems :shades:

what problems are people having then?
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2008, 10:04:36 AM »
I installed this last week and have had nothing but problems since.  I spent 2 days not being able to get onto the internet  :o so uninstalled it and haven't had any problems since.   Will give it a while, then try again I think.
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2008, 03:21:07 PM »
Pleased to find this  thread. I know there were lots of problems with SP2 but didn't know 'til I had installed it!
When I had nearly finished installing this update I saw what it was and cancelled it!! Was wondering if it was safe or not.I shal waiti a couple of months as advised and see then.Thanks
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2008, 06:44:08 PM »
Hubby says wait a couple of months !
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2008, 07:01:25 PM »
I have XP and Athlon AMD. I installed SP3 a few month ago and crashed the pc. Couldn't even get it to start up. I had to ring a technical helpdesk who managed to get in and uninstall it. I would be very wary of trying it again.
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2008, 09:10:55 PM »
Am not going to install SP3 but can't get it off my Task Bar. >:D >:D
 I have cancelled it several times but it just comes back....any ideas? 
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Re: Windows XP Service Pack 3
« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2008, 09:16:39 PM »
Quote from: Smudgesmum on September 06, 2008, 09:10:55 PM
Am not going to install SP3 but can't get it off my Task Bar. >:D >:D
 I have cancelled it several times but it just comes back....any ideas? 

Same here - only options are install or cancel.  I don't want to install it by mistake  >:(
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