XP SP3 released

[SirKenin]

Just so you know, XP SP3 has been RTMed. It will be available for download April 29.

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3214173&SiteID=17

 

[brian]

yeah, it was SUPPOSED to be releced for msdn and technet subscribers today but NO they put it off again and i need to build a image for next school year and the only thing delaying that is sp3.

oh well they best have it up tomorow

 

[Calibretto]

Anybody notice any problems with it so far? I've heard the new security updates REALLY screw up your computer. I'm going to wait until I know for sure that it works.

 

[cohen]

I'm going to wait until I know for sure that it works.

likewise

 

[Tuffie]

I cant dl, Im capped

I am still on SP1 for some reason.

Tuffie.

 

[cohen]

SP2 for me

 

[Calibretto]

SP2 for me

I think most of us have SP2. lol. Except for Tuffie.

 

[koOp]

hahaha Calibretto had to just rub it in , so wats SP3 surpose to have/do?

 

[Calibretto]

so wats SP3 surpose to have/do?

Obviously a lot more security updates and patches and a couple things from Vista I'm told.

 

[cohen]

Yes - i Agree

Obviously a lot more security updates and patches and a couple things from Vista I'm told.

Yes - Have a look at the editors review here

 

[Intel_man]

Muahahahahahahaha I'm using SP3 Beta right now.

 

[voyagerfan99]

I cant dl, Im capped

I am still on SP1 for some reason.

Tuffie.

I could mail you a copy of the SP2 CD I got from Microsoft if you want.

 

[brian]

Muahahahahahahaha I'm using SP3 Beta right now.

yeah, thats quite old. the release candidate 2 has been out for 4 months

 

[Tuffie]

I could mail you a copy of the SP2 CD I got from Microsoft if you want.

You sir a good man.

I am now pming you.

Tuffie.

 

[ptthesoundguy]

DO NOT GET SP3, Calibretto was right (of course I told him) Some of the new security up dates for XP should be uninstalled before you install SP3. I had installed it on a computer at school and the computer kept getting BSOD and would than restart.

After a long 3 hours of searching the web i found out that a lot of people were having the same problem. I found out that some of the newer updates are (this is good) incompatible with SP3, how funny is that.

so if you try installing SP3 first you ill get this error:
STOP: c0000139 {Entry Point Not Found} The procedure entry point GdiGetBitmapBitSize could not be located in the dynamic link library GDI32.dll.

So to get your self out of the hole you will need to

Boot to any windows XP disk (home or pro) and choose the recovery option (R)

type:

cd system32

[Enter]

ren gdi32.dll gdi32.old

[Enter]

cd C:\windows\servicepackfiles\i386

[Enter]

Copy gdi32.dll c:\windows\system32\

[Enter]

exit

[Enter]


____________________________________________________________
Thats it! Just reboot.



2nd. If you get some message when you start up about a DLL file, just rename the DLL file inside of windows and copy the old from the ServicePackFiles folder located in C:\WINDOWS.

Hope this helps everyone with that problem

I'ld recommend that after having the machine back running to uninstall build 3311 of SP3 and install build 5508 trough Windows Update instead in case you want to continue testing SP3 RC until it's final release. See http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3061999&SiteID=17 on how to get build 5508.

Good luck
PT

Taken from
http://forums.microsoft.com/technet...5&siteid=17&sb=0&d=1&at=7&ft=11&tf=0&pageid=2

 

[Tuffie]

Proof ^^

Tuffie.

 

[brian]

ok, well it is not released so anything anyone says is most likely now fixed i mean they have not updated it since feb. so they have like 2 1/2 months to fix it before releseing it

 

[ptthesoundguy]

It is to released, it was on the 21st of April (Monday)

 

[Calibretto]

It is to released, it was on the 21st of April (Monday)

Only for OEMs and Volume Licenses. It will be released to the general public April 29th.

 

[ptthesoundguy]

Yes and hopefully it will be fully working!