Doctor Varney
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I just recieved an update notification, saying that SP3 is ready for me to download. I looked at the MS homepage which says that support for the 32bit version of XP is finishing soon. It also says that if I am running the 64bit version, then my OS is still supported until April 2014.
Firstly, how do I determine which version of Windows XP I have here... 32 or 64bit? I've looked around my computer for information. I'm sure this info is listed somewhere so where is it?
Secondly, do I really need SP3? What's it for? Microsoft says it's for security updates but I have an anti-virus program running.
Here's the thing: I had to reinstall everything, including the OS, when my computer slowed to a crawl and would not boot up properly without a lot of choking and falling around.
The fear is, that things started to go wrong, after I had installed Windows XP Service Pack 3. That's when the trouble started. I have this machine running absolutely peachy now. It boots up in a flash, windows open instantly etc.. and it shuts down in seconds.
Of course, it might not have been SP3 that actually caused the problems but the web page states that it will not significantly change my Windows experience. So it WILL change something... right? Like what?
I'm a bit worried, as I don't want to add to this OS any more than is necessary, in case it all breaks down again. I have downloaded the white papers but I'm not sure what kind of program is required to open them, as not all of them are in pdf.
Thank you
Dr. V
Firstly, how do I determine which version of Windows XP I have here... 32 or 64bit? I've looked around my computer for information. I'm sure this info is listed somewhere so where is it?
Secondly, do I really need SP3? What's it for? Microsoft says it's for security updates but I have an anti-virus program running.
Here's the thing: I had to reinstall everything, including the OS, when my computer slowed to a crawl and would not boot up properly without a lot of choking and falling around.
The fear is, that things started to go wrong, after I had installed Windows XP Service Pack 3. That's when the trouble started. I have this machine running absolutely peachy now. It boots up in a flash, windows open instantly etc.. and it shuts down in seconds.
Of course, it might not have been SP3 that actually caused the problems but the web page states that it will not significantly change my Windows experience. So it WILL change something... right? Like what?
I'm a bit worried, as I don't want to add to this OS any more than is necessary, in case it all breaks down again. I have downloaded the white papers but I'm not sure what kind of program is required to open them, as not all of them are in pdf.
Thank you
Dr. V
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