Members John Sayers Posted May 10, 2008 Members Share Posted May 10, 2008 They obviously haven't dropped XP with this update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alndln2 Posted May 10, 2008 Members Share Posted May 10, 2008 They obviously haven't dropped XP with this update. I haven't dropped XP without SP3. If it weren't for some flags in some current installers for my DAW apps and possibly quad core support, I'd still be using a stripped down 2K. SP3 was promised long before Vista was announced so I really don't take this as a sign that their extending XP. Good to see it anyway, wether I need it or not. Hopefully DAW app manufacturers will extend their support as well long into the life of VISTA and hopefully beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted May 10, 2008 Members Share Posted May 10, 2008 Sooo.... does this mean beta testing on it will be done by 2010? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimOBrien Posted May 10, 2008 Members Share Posted May 10, 2008 You're also nuts if you install it on your main PC without waiting for the fallout. NEVER EVER INSTALL AN UPGRADE UNTIL YOU SEE THE CONSEQUENCES. JUST WAIT. There are already reports of computers not booting or locking in a constant reboot. "Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lancaster Posted May 10, 2008 Members Share Posted May 10, 2008 You're also nuts if you install it on your main PC without waiting for the fallout.NEVER EVER INSTALL AN UPGRADE UNTIL YOU SEE THE CONSEQUENCES. JUST WAIT.There are already reports of computers not booting or locking in a constant reboot."Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc" Excellent advice. I've heard about the constant reboot thing. I think I'll wait a month or two myself.Or not bother till I see software that demands XP SP3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 You're also nuts if you install it on your main PC without waiting for the fallout.NEVER EVER INSTALL AN UPGRADE UNTIL YOU SEE THE CONSEQUENCES. JUST WAIT.There are already reports of computers not booting or locking in a constant reboot."Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc" I installed it or a beta of it a few months ago and had to remove it. Certain hardware didn't work. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Sayers Posted May 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 I downloaded and installed it and everything works fine. All hardware operates as do my programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 XP ?? Gee, are you guys still using that old, outdated thing? You've gotta upgrade to VISTA... and experience the joys of milky-white frozen screens, hardware snafus, glacial boot-ups, and ill-apportioned RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 You're also nuts if you install it on your main PC without waiting for the fallout. Word. At least use a new / different HDD or use something like Norton Ghost if you're going to be on the cutting / bleeding edge. No need to mess with a functioning system without taking precautions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 I am loading up a VM Ware box with XP SP3 as the Guest OS this week... Running it on my mac, no probs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 You're also nuts if you install it on your main PC without waiting for the fallout.NEVER EVER INSTALL AN UPGRADE UNTIL YOU SEE THE CONSEQUENCES. JUST WAIT.There are already reports of computers not booting or locking in a constant reboot."Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc" It will not upgrade my laptop. Fortunately it did not screw anything up. It did, however work fine on my wife's PC. Her's is not really all that big a deal because we dual boot to PCLOS as the main OS on her computer and WinXP is used for a couple of programs there is no substitute for at this time and we're not yet ready to go virtual on it.The laptop on the other hand, would have been catastrophic in some ways, though not unrecoverable, the time spent would have been a huge PIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rubber Lizard Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 I'm not sure there's any need to "update" XP, which has been very stable for me. Does Sp3 contain anything other than the constant security updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Sayers Posted May 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 here's the problem you may face. XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots Friday, 09 May 2008 Only AMD systems affected, says former Microsoft security manager Installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 sends some PCs into an endless series of reboots, according to posts to a Microsoft support forum. Jesper Johansson, a former program manager for security policy at Microsoft Corp. and a prominent Windows blogger, has worked with users to tentatively identify the problem as involving only machines using processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Messages from frustrated users began accumulating on the XP SP3 support newsgroup Wednesday, just a day after Microsoft released the update to the general public. "I just installed Windows XP SP3 and after completing the processes and when the system reboots, the system cannot proceed to load the Windows," said a user identified as "Olin" in a message that kicked off a long thread. "It just displays the flash screen of Windows then after it reboots again." Most users who left messages on the forum said that they were unable to boot into Windows Safe mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nice keetee Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 All works fine, therefore I resist SP3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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