Windows XP Service Pack 3

hpi · 12-28-2007, 02:17 PM

I just heard about this and was thinking of installing it but Im not sure yet.

Has anyone installed it? Any problems, anything I should know before dling it.

Kornowski · 12-28-2007, 02:20 PM

You know there's a SP1 out, that Vista will DL'd?

hpi · 12-28-2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Kornowski

You know there's a SP1 out, that Vista will DL'd?

Uh can you explain what that is? Because im clueless.

Sp1 = serice pack 1 ? And what about vista? I don't have vista.

Kornowski · 12-28-2007, 02:35 PM

Oh crap! Yeah, my bad, sorry, just with all the talk about Vista Service Packs, that's what I thought you were on about, sorry!

Yeah, SP = Service Pack

[-0MEGA-] · 12-28-2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kornowski

You know there's a SP1 out, that Vista will DL'd?

It won't download it automatically since it's still only a RC.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpi

Uh can you explain what that is? Because im clueless.

Sp1 = serice pack 1 ? And what about vista? I don't have vista.

Yes SP1 is for Vista. I have never used SP3 on XP yet, but you can always try it. They give you the option to uninstall it as well.

Kornowski · 12-28-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

It won't download it automatically since it's still only a RC.

Yes SP1 is for Vista. I have never used SP3 on XP yet, but you can always try it. They give you the option to uninstall it as well.

I got an update then, which had Service Pack 1 in the title, it was a .NET Framework thing though, I think...

imsati · 12-28-2007, 03:58 PM

Service packs are not limited solely to the actual OS. Several programs will have SP's released for them, .NET Framework is one, another common one is MS Office.

OvenMaster · 12-28-2007, 04:22 PM

From what I understand, the SP3 for XP is a beta Release Candidate, it's not yet the official release. That won't come until sometime in the first half of 2008.
Tom

codeman0013 · 12-28-2007, 06:18 PM

Yea the sp3 is a release canidate i have had it for a week or so seems to work fien no problem at all yet with it...

Nevakonaza · 12-28-2007, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by codeman0013

Yea the sp3 is a release canidate i have had it for a week or so seems to work fien no problem at all yet with it...

same here i had it installed previusly and no problems here

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12-28-2007, 02:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
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12-28-2007, 04:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Away for a while Age: 49 Posts: 1,961	From what I understand, the SP3 for XP is a beta Release Candidate, it's not yet the official release. That won't come until sometime in the first half of 2008. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * DVD: Pioneer DVR-115DBK & LiteOn SOHW-812S DVD/CD burners PSU: Antec SmartPower 2.0 350W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: eMachines * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * PRN: Epson C88+ * OS: XP Home SP2 *** ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

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