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Warning about Windows XP Service Pack 3

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by phpl33t, May 10, 2008.

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    Warning about Windows XP Service Pack 3

    I had a fresh install of WinXp Sp2 on my spare machine and I could never boot back up again. So, I pop in the XP SP2 disk to reinstall and I get all kinds of strange errors. One error, half way through setup, even told me to put the disk in the drive, even though it was already. I could not reinstall XP. However, if I put in the Vista disk, it went just fine. I tried the XP disk on another PC and it worked perfectly.

    So, seems that Microsoft is trying to force us to vista using illegal methods.

    Thank God Dell decided to go back to XP, or else I'd never buy Dell again.

    The specs on that PC:

    P4P800-VM Mobo
    3.06 GHZ Pentium Celeron
    1 GB DDR PC3200 Dual channel Ram
    10,000 rpm hd
    52x cdrom
     
    phpl33t, May 10, 2008 IP
  2. M.IMRAN

    M.IMRAN Well-Known Member

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    #2
    what????????????????????????????????????

    in the title you say "Warning about Windows XP Service Pack 3"

    but in the post you are talking about XP SP2 :confused:
     
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  3. tekz999

    tekz999 Guest

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    #3
    get linux or a mac
     
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  4. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    That's the reason why I never install a service pack when it is just out :) . Prefer to let others try out and report the bugs first.
     
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  5. mcfox

    mcfox Wind Maker

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    #5
    Do you mean XP SP2?

    Anyhoo, whether it's SP2 or there's an SP I'm unaware of I wouldn't be surprised if M$ was trying to drive any and everyone into installing Vista.
     
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  6. rsrikanth05

    rsrikanth05 Well-Known Member

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    #6
    I am using XP SP3, and so far my PC has done nothing wrong. Infact, it more smoother and faster.
    @Whoever said get a Mac, there are viruses for Macs.
    By saying Macs are Virus Free, Steve Jobs is inviting hackers to create Virus's for Macs too.
     
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  7. xd2

    xd2 Peon

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    I think the point he was making is that if you go to SP3 you can't downgrade to SP2 and you have to go to Vista as Next step. And that SP3 caused him issues.
     
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  8. Colbyt

    Colbyt Notable Member

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    #8
    I agree with your take on what the OP said.

    But it would be easy to go back to SP2.
    Format C:
    And install fresh will always work.
    Sometimes you might have fdisk and fdisk /mbr.
     
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    terminator69 Notable Member

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    um why would you say that? :confused::confused:

    My upgrade to SP3 went fine.
     
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  10. jackass2007

    jackass2007 Peon

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    Yep, updated to SP3 long before final release was made available working fine for me as well ;)
     
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  11. xd2

    xd2 Peon

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    I have nearly 300gb worth of development, programs and set up on my computer I would not appreciate having to format because of an SP update lol.

    They never feel the same after you format, its like there missing something :(
     
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    rsrikanth05 Well-Known Member

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    #12
    You probably have a scratched XP setup disc.
     
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    I have installed sp3 via automatic updates and it went fine. Maybe there's a conflict with one of your programs?
     
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    web_hunk Peon

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    #14
    Installation of service packs always cause problems on some percentage of PCs. Its not a new thing. So, I don't think Microsoft is forcing anyone to buy Vista using this method!
     
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    Dignified Peon

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    SP3 is not a bad choice :) I will install tonight...
     
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  16. Shazz

    Shazz Prominent Member

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    I just updated !
     
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    timsdd Peon

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    I didn't know 3 was released already? final version?? :eek:
     
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    #18
    It was released for businesses on 21 Apr, you can update yours by Windows Update :cool:
     
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    timsdd Peon

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    but it's not something that would trigger the automatic UD? I have both my PC's set to auto notify and no dice on either of them!
     
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    what are you talking about, sp3 works fine for me.. it worked out fine.. plus a bit faster
     
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