Comments on: XP Service Pack 3 – Adoption Rates Could be Worse

By: Martha

Martha — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:10:19 +0000

I have installed SP3 three time,and three times it wiped out my profile and important files. So, if it ain't broken…
I DO NOT have auto update anymore.

By: Verlin

Verlin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:08:27 +0000

The first time I installed SP3 it trashed my system so bad I had to do a re-format.

After very foolishly setting the Windows updates to auto, it reinstalled it in spite of me marking it to never show that upgrade again. This time I was able to install it & I'm running fairly well, but certainly not as good as before this instillation. I now only allow the download of updates & I choose whether to allow it or not.

No more SP3 for me, it's a piece of a nightmare from hell!

By: Confused by all the above

Confused by all the above — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:44:22 +0000

I have a 2000 Dell Dimension originally ME upgraded to XP earlier this year. I think I have installed all required updates, but have tried to comply with installing SP3 3x and it just says at the end that it was not installed. No hints or places to go to find out WHY.

By: unhappy

unhappy — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:44:31 +0000

My computer froze up while installing SP3. Now I can not get my Dell desktop to load up. It shows the Windows load up screen then all I get is a black screen! Big mistake! Do not download SP3 unless you want a headache, and a computer that does not work!

By: Peter Muller

Peter Muller — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:25:26 +0000

With my XP-prof the comp. became very slow also the internet was slow. After removing it was ok again.

By: Snowbird

Snowbird — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:57:59 +0000

I am reading all this, and had SP3 burned to a CD so I can install it onto my system, and now I am getting COLD FEET!!! I would also like to know, how to install from a CD… No, I am no Teckie, for sure, just a reg. Joe! Any help would be appriciated… I originally "unchecked" it from the AU, until I could get some more info… Talk about cold feet! Whew! I am STILL debating! Should I, or shouldn't I?

By: tit face

tit face — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:25:07 +0000

It installed after third doenload
CAN ALL THE SMUG IDIOTS THAT SAY 'I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS'
SHUUUT UP YOU IDIOTS!
Everybodies pc is config differently just cause it worked for you doesn't mean it will work for somebody else!
God are you sooo thick you cannot grasp that?
I'm going back to sp2 cause it has slowed mine down, even though it did install ok.
Oh well I love pc's because they often work with the odds stacked against them, but as soon as I have the money I am going mac as much as possible and just run windows for the apps that are not on mac.

By: BM

BM — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:33:32 +0000

Did you check the minimum system requirements like I said? You need at least twice the minimum system requirements to run it well. I have a friend that has vista and he hates it, but dummy who downnloaded it did not download the graphics and the computer doesn't even have the minimum system requirements. As far as I'm concerned you don't know what you're talking about and should not be buidling computers

By: dark41

dark41 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:04:36 +0000

It's also best to run SP3 as a stand alone program and make sure all other programs are shut down first, especially AV and anti-spyware programs. Following this method I've yet to run into a problem on several dozen systems.

But BM, as a system builder who builds almost exclusively with Microsoft operating systems, I have to disagree with you. Vista sucks. It's slow and choppy no matter how much memory and how fast your CPU is. It copies and backs up files much slower than XP. It also beats the living daylights out of hard drives unless you disable prefetch and search. I'll recommend XP every time someone asks. If Microsoft decides to sue me over these statements I'll gladly prove that I'm right in court.

By: RAVI KUMAR IJJANA

RAVI KUMAR IJJANA — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:35:05 +0000

i vant sp3