xp service packs

keeton. · 12-04-2008, 10:54 PM

hey guys
always used xp home sp2, but on my new build i thought about using sp3

what are differences? and any better then sp2?

cheers

imsati · 12-04-2008, 11:18 PM

Random updates, security fixes, and general tweaks. Nothing too fancy. For a well-maintained system, SP2 will suit you fine. Many people prefer it over SP3, myself included.

cohen · 12-04-2008, 11:57 PM

You can download it and view the overview here

All it is, is pretty much all the SP2 updates in one package.

Very Nice, and a lot of people use it and recommend it....

Cohen

hackapelite · 12-05-2008, 12:11 AM

I personally would get it just for the sake of having a completely up-to-date system (I actually did, but my XP rig got bricked so now I'm running Ubuntu on my old P3 rig

). I did notice that my boot times got a lot faster with SP3; however, I had this weird problem when svchost would sometimes torture the system (100% CPU usage); but that seemed to resolve itself. They had some minor issues at the release but they were fixed, and installing SP3 shouldn't introduce any new problems, it may even fix some you're having now (if you are, that is...).

!!!Daniel!!! · 12-05-2008, 05:28 AM

I Dont use SP3, main reason for being that it doesnt support any of my

programs, sounds weird but everytime i install it i get a heap of error messages

saying "This program does not support Windows SP3" or something like that, so

i prefer to stick with SP2

TFT · 12-05-2008, 07:36 AM

I had a heap of problems with Automatic updates when I installed SP3 so reverted back to SP2. This may have been sorted with recent updates and I will go down that route again soon. Having the latest should/must be better.

keeton. · 12-05-2008, 07:44 PM

thanks for replies guys, great help!
how long ago did you try sp3 daniel? what programs wouldn't work?

gunna give it ago anf see what happens

cheers again guys

cohen · 12-06-2008, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keeton.

thanks for replies guys, great help!
how long ago did you try sp3 daniel? what programs wouldn't work?

gunna give it ago anf see what happens

cheers again guys

I have used SP3 both on my desktop and my laptop for AGES, and have not had 1 problem!

Cohen

12-04-2008, 10:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
keeton. Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 51	xp service packs hey guys always used xp home sp2, but on my new build i thought about using sp3 what are differences? and any better then sp2? cheers

12-04-2008, 11:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
imsati Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 3,007	Random updates, security fixes, and general tweaks. Nothing too fancy. For a well-maintained system, SP2 will suit you fine. Many people prefer it over SP3, myself included. __________________ --Jay Resident Board lurker

12-04-2008, 11:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 8,360	You can download it and view the overview here All it is, is pretty much all the SP2 updates in one package. Very Nice, and a lot of people use it and recommend it.... Cohen __________________ Cohen

12-05-2008, 12:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
hackapelite VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne, Kangarooland Age: 18 Posts: 2,493	I personally would get it just for the sake of having a completely up-to-date system (I actually did, but my XP rig got bricked so now I'm running Ubuntu on my old P3 rig ). I did notice that my boot times got a lot faster with SP3; however, I had this weird problem when svchost would sometimes torture the system (100% CPU usage); but that seemed to resolve itself. They had some minor issues at the release but they were fixed, and installing SP3 shouldn't introduce any new problems, it may even fix some you're having now (if you are, that is...). __________________ Teh Shiznizzel, yo! Runs Ubuntu Linux 8.10* (suck it, M$)* AMD Phenom 8450 X3 @2.1GHz ASRock AOD790GX/128M (SB750) TwinTech 8500GT 256MB DDR2 2x2GB AMICROE DDR2-800 6-6-6-18 500GB Samsung + 320GB Seagate Barracuda 380Watt CoolerMaster PSU LG "SuperMulti" DVD Writer Generic MIDI Tower I'm a VIP and thereore immune in teh interwebz!

12-05-2008, 05:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
!!!Daniel!!! Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Age: 16 Posts: 97	I Dont use SP3, main reason for being that it doesnt support any of my programs, sounds weird but everytime i install it i get a heap of error messages saying "This program does not support Windows SP3" or something like that, so i prefer to stick with SP2 __________________ Motherboard: Asus M2N-MX SE Plus Chipset:nVidia 6100V Case:Master 908 CPU:AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @ 2600 MHz Physical Memory: 1024 MB (1 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM ) Video Card: Nvidia Corp GeForce 6100 nForce 430 (256Mb) OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2 DVD/CD ROM Drive: HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NS30

12-05-2008, 07:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
TFT VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 3,235	I had a heap of problems with Automatic updates when I installed SP3 so reverted back to SP2. This may have been sorted with recent updates and I will go down that route again soon. Having the latest should/must be better. __________________ Operator: Dave Operating System: XP Professional SP2 Processor: Intel E6750 Core Duo@3.20GHz Graphics: Nvidia 8500GT C: Drive 500GB D: Drive 250GB Memory: 2GB Monitor: 22" Widescreen

12-05-2008, 07:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
keeton. Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 51	thanks for replies guys, great help! how long ago did you try sp3 daniel? what programs wouldn't work? gunna give it ago anf see what happens cheers again guys

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