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Wirenut
Sun May 11 2008, 05:59AM Print
Wirenut Registered Member #141 Joined: Sat Feb 11 2006, 01:14PM
Location: Southern California
Posts: 96
Does any one here have a comment on this? I've downloaded it, but I've been waiting to install it until I know it's worth it. I've actually been kind of surprised by the lack of commentary about it on the major social network sites.
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Backyard Skunkworks
Mon May 12 2008, 03:11AM
Backyard Skunkworks Registered Member #1262 Joined: Fri Jan 25 2008, 05:22AM
Location: Maryland, USA
Posts: 451
Thats because everyone is using Vista and they are now unable to connect to the internet because their modem is unsupported. (Duh)

I heard it basically just combines all windows updates to date and adds a few things, nothing too special. The only red flag seems to be a new wave of compatability issues, much like SP2 had.

Overall I'd hold off on installing it for a little while, until more info is out about it. Atleast it sure doesnt seem like another SP1.
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Bjørn
Mon May 12 2008, 04:44AM
Bjørn Registered Member #27 Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 02:20AM
Location: Hyperborea
Posts: 2058
Have a look at this this .PDF file for information: Overview of Windows XP Service Pack 3.pdf

Any change to an operating system may trigger buggy drivers and software packages to fail even if they have worked perfectly for a decade. If you have no problems with the computer and you use important software that is no longer under active development it might be wise not to install SP3.

My laptop did not seem any different after installing SP3. The new files, checkpoint and uninstall ate about 400 MB of space.
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Steve Conner
Mon May 12 2008, 09:06AM
Steve Conner Registered Member #30 Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 10:52AM
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Posts: 6706
I'm not installing it ever. I also plan to switch to Mac or Linux when XP finally goes the way of 98.
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