In news:8e3gt5F7ppU1@mid.individual.net,
Ottmar Freudenberger typed on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:05:42 +0200:
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> schrieb:
>
>> I listened to you and that was a big disaster! Installing SP3 breaks
>> things
>
> Nope.
>
>> And Windows updates offers two
>> things, hotfixes and security updates! And installing either or when
>> you don't need them will only gum up the works and make your
>> computer run slower.
>
> Nope.
>
>> I think people need to know this truth.
>
> Nope, truth yes, but no BS.
>
> Bye,
> Freudi
Gee you must not be too bright when it comes to this computer stuff, eh?
And second of all, who am I your mother? Do I have to do everything for
your lazy ass? Here try this:
Google -> How to remove SP3
Shows 2,950,000 hits. Why would all of these people be interested in
removing SP3 for? Well probably because many of them found out that it
had broken something that used to work.
Even Microsoft tells you how to remove SP3 as well. Why would they tell
you this if there is no need to ever do this?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249
Even Leo Notenboom admits so: "Window XP SP3 has had a fairly reasonable
success rate, but it definitely causes some people problems."
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_block_windows_xp_service_pack_3.html
Windows Secrets has posted the following:
Here are the most glaring SP3-related problems:
* Internet connectivity fails when using black hole routers, which drop
packets (see Susan Bradley's May 1 column in our paid content and
Microsoft's Knowledge Base article 314825).
* False positives are generated by Norton Internet Security and other
security applications (see my May 2 Top Story).
* Device Manager settings go missing, especially in connection with
using Norton Antivirus (see Susan Bradley's column in the May 29
newsletter as well as KB 953791).
* Repeated rebooting occurs on machines using an AMD processor (see
Susan Bradley's May 22 column and KB 953356).
* You can't install any new updates (see KB 943144).
* Third-party visual styles encounter problems (see the Support Alert
Newsletter of June 19).
http://www.windowssecrets.com/2008/09/11/02-Dont-let-XP-Service-Pack-3-hose-your-system
1) AMD Computers Crash after XP SP3 Installation (via: tomshardware.com)
2) Windows Systems Hangs and Crashes after XP SP3 Installation (via:
tomshardware.com)
3) Blue Screens and Continuous Reboots. (via:efluxmedia.com)
4) Compatibility Issue between Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management
System and SP3 for XP and SP1 for Vista (via:neowin.net)
http://tnerd.com/2008/05/10/microsoft-windows-xp-sp3-service-pack-3-issues-and-bugs/
And of course, you can find probably millions of reports from a search
engine of people having problems with SP3. It is all there if you ever
bothered to look.
--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2