Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate

haimoc
haimoc Posts: 1,031
edited April 2008 in The Clubhouse
I installed this service pack on my computer without a problem.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=75ed934c-8423-4386-ad98-36b124a720aa&displaylang=en#QuickInfoContainer
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited February 2008
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2008
    You're a brave soul.
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  • haimoc
    haimoc Posts: 1,031
    edited February 2008
    I backed up the system before trying to install this service pack. Luckily, the installation process went very well without a single problem.

    In addition, the SP3 also make a restore point to roll back if needed.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited February 2008
    Supposedly the new service pack reduces overhead by around 10 percent. Noticed anything tangible at all?
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  • haimoc
    haimoc Posts: 1,031
    edited February 2008
    The computer and internet seems to be faster as I can tell. Other than that, SP3 updates more to the computer security.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited February 2008
    I've had download sitting safely in my recycle bin since not wanting to risk it, and have to clean/repair install. No hiccups?
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  • haimoc
    haimoc Posts: 1,031
    edited February 2008
    I finished the installation this afternoon without a problem during installation. So far so good.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited February 2008
    OK. . . now I'm staring at the package. . .is this bad?
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited February 2008
    Is this the same filename?

    windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe

    Maybe DL a fresh one, not one from the trash bin. I'll cross my fingers.
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  • haimoc
    haimoc Posts: 1,031
    edited February 2008
    windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe is the one that I downloaded and installed.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited February 2008
    Seems about the same, but must have cleaned out the kbxxxx crap that's been added up over the years, even if your running xp on a new machine.

    Check Control Panel>Add Remove Program> clickbox 'show updates', and scroll down

    Instead of a list of updates, it's just XP SP3

    I'll try Process Explorer and run some logs, but it seems fine. Should be good for running Office on a laptop, which is most of what I do when I'm not farting around here.

    Thanks for being the guinea pig!

    Sean
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited February 2008
    haimoc wrote: »
    I installed this service pack on my computer without a problem.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=75ed934c-8423-4386-ad98-36b124a720aa&displaylang=en#QuickInfoContainer

    My Norton Security Online Auto-Protect (via Verizon/Yahoo) doesn't like the service pack and refuses to start so far. Still researching a fix for that. Nothing mission critical on the machine it's on, so no worries.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited February 2008
    BSOD.gif
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  • Kris Siegel
    Kris Siegel Posts: 309
    edited February 2008
    Too bad you didn't have a Windows XP BSOD. Would have been funnier...
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited February 2008
    sp3 has been on my pc since mid-November (20071030.213554). No problems here.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited February 2008
    So far good things here, a bit quieter and cooler on a dual core laptop, which is more sensitive to a lighter/more efficient OS. It's subjective, but battery time seems marginally better but I've not timed it. Like a fresh install of some of the core components instead of a hundred hotfixes.
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited February 2008
    that's good to hear....i don't think I will go with SP3 any time soon tho...
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited February 2008
    Somebody do some before and after benchmarking!
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited February 2008
    I have no reliable metrics. Just have anecdotal info, and it seems 'smoother' if that makes sense. I have a fairly fresh XP install after ditching Vista, so there was no 'character' that often happens after a year of heavy use, and playing with many apps and regedits.

    All I can point to is that it's an upgrade rather than a bundle of patches and hotfixes, and this has lightened the load slightly. Of course this all could be in response to having read the Cnet article a month ago, and this is what I was expecting. Slightly better, smoother, cooler. Stable in beta too. I'm hugging it.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited April 2008
    Tried this today and restored back to yesterdays restore point.

    It made the start up process take a whole lot longer and it didnt seem to affect the internet. It did however make a few things act squirrelly like trying to open a PDF file locked up Firefox and IE and when I installed Microsoft Office 2003 it didnt install properly and wouldnt recognize my internet connection. After restoring everything worked like it used to.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited April 2008
    That sucks. I'd be nervous, but this is going back to HP for a couple of weeks. I'm just out of warranty, but they are fixing a known issue. Surprising, and I'm impressed. They are even paying shipping both ways.

    Glad the uninstall got you out with no damage.
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