Windows Xp Pro

[Gary A]

Since my computer has been acting strange lately, I decided that installing service pack three would not be much of a risk. I downloaded it and it installed flawlessly. I'm not sure if it helped anything but since everything works and my computer is working fine, I can't see that it hurt anything.

[geoffphuket]

Since my computer has been acting strange lately, I decided that installing service pack three would not be much of a risk. I downloaded it and it installed flawlessly. I'm not sure if it helped anything but since everything works and my computer is working fine, I can't see that it hurt anything.

No problems here either

[RKASA]

Was that from the up-date site or did you use the iso download?  I got my download done at last, but have not run it as of yet.

[jeffer]

First computer I tried to download SP3 on wouldn't complete the download, maybe the servers were overloaded as it was downloading very slowly. Tried another computer and it went okay. Downloaded the file to burn to CD (300MB+). First copy I burned was deemed corrupt but the second CD worked perfectly on two computers. All computers working so far so good. On the internet people were reporting problems but a number of those were problems caused by having a pre-installed system on brands like Compaq who Microsoft were blaming, something about including files for both Intel and AMD on Intel CPU computers. Windows Update wasn't working for some people but I used it after installing SP3 without problems.

[gzu88bv]

On the internet people were reporting problems but a number of those were problems caused by having a pre-installed system on brands like Compaq who Microsoft were blaming, something about including files for both Intel and AMD on Intel CPU computers. Windows Update wasn't working for some people but I used it after installing SP3 without problems.

Yes, could well be as the garbage that is sometimes loaded on those pre-installed systems is huge. I installed my system (XP Pro/SP2) myself and since MS released SP3

I did not have any problems whatsoever with installing/de-installing the file SP3 nor with the Automated Update.

[david96]

I am in Australia and have one computer running XP, I have SP2 but not SP3, and it is not available from Windows Update,

at least not from Australia. Is it just Thailand that it applies to?

[gzu88bv]

I am in Australia and have one computer running XP, I have SP2 but not SP3, and it is not available from Windows Update,

at least not from Australia. Is it just Thailand that it applies to?

This has nothing to do with Thailand.

I do live in Thailand. I run/ran a legal XP/SP2 with Swiss Settings (and still do regarding settings). One day or two after the official release of SP3 through Microsoft on May 7, SP3 appeared in the Automatic Update bay and I downloaded/installed it. I have my Automated Update set "On", but do have the feature that I want to be

informed when Updates are available.

[david96]

I am in Australia and have one computer running XP, I have SP2 but not SP3, and it is not available from Windows Update,

at least not from Australia. Is it just Thailand that it applies to?

This has nothing to do with Thailand.

I do live in Thailand. I run/ran a legal XP/SP2 with Swiss Settings (and still do regarding settings). One day or two after the official release of SP3 through Microsoft on May 7, SP3 appeared in the Automatic Update bay and I downloaded/installed it. I have my Automated Update set "On", but do have the feature that I want to be

informed when Updates are available.

I received an update for Xp on 9/May/2008 but it was not SP3, a file to speed up windows xp updates and a Defender update. I have since found it on another MS XP download site just now, but I wonder whether it is worth downloading as the computer is a Compaq. and has a OEM ver. of XP

[Gary A]

Was that from the up-date site or did you use the iso download?  I got my download done at last, but have not run it as of yet.

I updated directly from the Windows Update site. After reading the horror stories, I was a little hesitant to try it. Since my computer has been having some problems I decided to try the update before I did a total XP reinstall. I'm quite happy to say that everything is working great.

[gzu88bv]

I received an update for Xp on 9/May/2008 but it was not SP3, a file to speed up windows xp updates and a Defender update. I have since found it on another MS XP download site just now, but I wonder whether it is worth downloading as the computer is a Compaq. and has a OEM ver. of XP

I cannot comment above, but tell you this:

My version is/was a legal OEM XP/SP2 copy, that everybody can buy from a recognised MS dealer in Switzerland and which I put on a Dell system myself and has been updated ever since it was installed the first time last December.

[A_Traveller]

There is some confusion about exactly how this is {or isn't} working. If you go to Microsoft Update, the first amendment will be a 'software upgrade' for the update system. This was released about 48 hours before SP3. This patch probably involved an update to WGA as well. Subsequently if you logged onto the update site after SP3 had been released {some might say escaped, especially AMD users} the process would kick in. As an example in one of my cases the download was @ 65mb on a XP SP 2 regularly patched, though not automatically.

The 300mb+ download is everything and the installation process selects which are required from the patches and only installs these.

By the by there has been a subsequent set of patches on the update site subsequent to SP3.

Regards

[gzu88bv]

There is some confusion about exactly how this is {or isn't} working. If you go to Microsoft Update, the first amendment will be a 'software upgrade' for the update system. This was released about 48 hours before SP3. This patch probably involved an update to WGA as well. Subsequently if you logged onto the update site after SP3 had been released {some might say escaped, especially AMD users} the process would kick in. As an example in one of my cases the download was @ 65mb on a XP SP 2 regularly patched, though not automatically.

The 300mb+ download is everything and the installation process selects which are required from the patches and only installs these.

By the by there has been a subsequent set of patches on the update site subsequent to SP3.

Regards

Yes Sir, absolutely correct.

[jeffer]

As I understand it if you have automatic updates turned on then not everyone will get a message about SP3. Maybe Microsoft are still giving it a little more time to iron out some bugs. I think I read that it will be another week or two before Microsoft make it available to everyone. Until then if you want it you need to make your own way to Windows Update. About 60MB is the average download but i wanted to share the update with some friends who still use dial-up so I downloaded the complete version and burnt a few copies to CD to give them.

[Thanh-BKK]

Hello

I installed SP3 ond two machines, one a Acer TravelMate 2300 laptop, the other a home-built desktop. Both were fresh installs with nothing but Windows XP Home SP2 and the required drivers on them.

BOTH of them had a broken "Windows Update" after SP3 installed, meaning all further updates (KB... windows fixes, IE 7, WMP 11 etc as well as anything "Windows Live" thru the Live installer) would download but refuse to install.

I managed to install every bit manually but still it's a pain in the butt, and since the two computers are as different as computers could possibly be (laptop-desktop, Intel-AMD, 1 GB-512 MB RAM, brand name-home built etc etc etc) the fault must be with SP3.

Best regards.....

Thanh

[A_Traveller]

If you have real problems with S3, then you can install it via Control Panel and use the 'all in'.

Note that most problems appear to be tied to AMD chips {yes I know that the Acer is a Celeron M}and a couple of motherboards I believe.

Regards

Edited May 15, 2008 by A_Traveller

[RKASA]

I downloaded the iso and its 544.9mb for my Compaq.  Man, That server is working overtime.  It was vary slooow. It is everything after sp2 so with my OEM disk and this I am sopposed to be able to bring a fresh install right up to this week.  The image when it runs should only have to deal with anything missing so it should not have much to do right now.  I ll do it Sunday, then I will have time to deal with the possable results.   Now would be a good time to do another back-up.

[Plus]

I downloaded it via "Update" in IE7 menu. First Microsoft installed something to enable "new updaters", including new WGA tool. Then it recommended SP3.

Downolad was only 76MB and was relatively fast. Then there was "access denied" error during the installation, I googled it and downloaded a couple of tools to reset access to necessary files. That was slow and took nearly an hour.

After that SP3 installed like a breeze.

[A_Traveller]

Just to add to this, HP {Compaq & Presario desktops} and Microsoft have both stated that there is a known issue with AMD powered systems in some situations and are recommending that users hold off installing SP3. There are reports of problems with other systems but so far no public statement. The root of the identified problem is a failure to load the correct image which makes a power management Intel-only driver orphaned {intelppm.sys}, which leads to the system rebooting in a loop.

Despite only HP coming forward at this time the glitch has occurred following the install of XP SP3 on PCs from Dell, Gateway and Lenovo, whilst others have suggested Asus chipsets have also been crippled by the reboot problems.

Unsurprisingly, AMD, HP, and Microsoft have all claimed that the issues have been fairly limited to a few desktop computers.

Regards

Edited May 16, 2008 by A_Traveller