Win Service Pack 3.....OK to load?.....

[doctordoctor]

Hi All...

 

we may almost all be getting the SP3 offer lately to download and install....

 

any problems or is it OK to go ahead?....

 

thanks

[OneFinger]

OK, I'll ask the stupid question. What the hell is Win Service Pack 3?

 

Do you mean SP3 for Windows XP? Are you referring to SP3 for Windows Vista? Or, is there actually a software program entitled "Win"?

[doctordoctor]

sorry OF...

 

yes, I meant SP3 for Windows XP.....

 

I had thought a common abbreviation for Windows was Win....

 

getting notices of this update being available now and wanted to see if it's OK with the geeks here....thanks

[+ deej]

It's OK with this geek. Haven't had any problems with the dozens of machines I've updated.

 

There are widely-reported issues, but most of them are things that "normal" users won't experience. There's one that's reproducible and predictable, but again it's something that most users won't experience and a fix is easy and readily discoverable.

 

If you don't normally customize your Windows environment to the teeth, just do it. The one known foible won't keep you from coming online to ask how to fix it.

[OneFinger]

>yes, I meant SP3 for Windows XP.....

 

That what I "thought" you meant. But, one of the geeks at work today said that XP is no longer being supported so I assumed there were no new service packs.

 

Long live XP!!

[+ deej]

You need better geeks.

 

(Disclaimer: your geek isn't technically wrong. It just depends on how you read the wherefores and whereases of the licensing agreements, and whether or not Dell will take your money for a XP machine. They will.)

 

(Dell used as an example. Swap the name of your vendor.)