Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Anaxogoras on August 27, 2008, 07:35:49 AM
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Install it or not? Any issues to be aware of?
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None for me (so far). Been running it since May.
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I've been running it for a couple of months now. I think my system takes a little longer to boot up than it did before but no other issues.
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I have no interest in installing SP3 on my system. I'm leaving it off for the time being.
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I should also note that I haven't seen any benefits to installing it.
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I installed it and see no obvious differences good or bad.
I did read the EULA (I do that nowadays for entertainment purposes) and it went on and on about DRM related things, but I have no idea if any additional DRM, or what kind, was added.
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The IT department where I work isn't implementing it. As glitchy and touchy as some of the software we use is, I can certainly see why.
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+1 to the column of folks who installed SP3 with no problems whatsoever
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XP SP3 is fine
It's just SP2 and all it's updates made into one.
I've been running it for months with no issues at all. Which is scary in itself. <shudders>
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make sure that you disable the QoS RSVP service if you've installed SP3. It's useless and not needed.
ack-ack
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No issues here.
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Question: "blablablabla??"
Answers.
person1: "yes"
person2: "ok"
person3: "yes"
person4: "thats fine"
Krusty: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, NEVER"
person5:"yes"
:rofl
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Question: "blablablabla??"
Answers.
person1: "yes"
person2: "ok"
person3: "yes"
person4: "thats fine"
Krusty: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, NEVER"
person5:"yes"
:rofl
:rofl
ack-ack
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If it isn't broken....................... ....
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If it isn't broken....................... ....
Quite so.
SP3 offers no new functionality and fixes no bugs for me. Knowing the coad bloat that went into Vista, the same mentality probably went into SP3. Like flashing a BIOS, I wouldn't do it unless it adds something. In this case, it just doesn't.
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Except in this case its just a bunch of Microsoft Windows Updates in an easy to download package, in the guise of a new service pack.
Been running it for a couple months now, no problems.
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Exactly.. updates I already have because I run Windows Update regularly. I also disallow certain updates I don't want (DRM and media player junk, different language addons, things I don't want or need) and it is nothing but a consolidation of all these loose updates I already have.
Offers nothing, fixes nothing, not going to bother installing it. Chances are it has more bugs and things I don't want (WMP and DRM) than it does things I want.
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Have a look into my thread about creating a "slipstreamed" Windows CD. That's the biggest plus I can see to SP3, in that you can merge SP3 into it instead of downloading every update since SP2 came out and merging them individually... *shudders at the thought*
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Have a look into my thread about creating a "slipstreamed" Windows CD. That's the biggest plus I can see to SP3, in that you can merge SP3 into it instead of downloading every update since SP2 came out and merging them individually... *shudders at the thought*
Oh God yes, made the rebuilt of my parent's computer so much easier. Was able to customize the appearance of Windows before before the first boot into the newly installed OS. It also will auto-enter your Windows CD Key for you and set up admin pass etc, plus the ability to pre-install drivers with the install (didn't try this). It also saved my neck a little since my 6 year old Windows XP CD has developed a few scratches.
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/how_to_slipstream_windows_xp_sp3_and_vista_sp1