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biren
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 Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: afraid to update to XPs SP3 |
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i am informed by my update engine to download and install XPs SP3.
i am however a little afraid...
is it okay to go for it?
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Cudni
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Yes it is ok
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Cudni
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see
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twl845
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Be not afraid. 
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f66939
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I hear ya biren! I have a Compaq PC with an AMD processor and don't want to install this monster either! I just came from MGs and found this article posted there. Windows Service Pack Blocker Kit
Thanks goes to Nick over there.
If you wish to prevent users from installing Windows XP SP3 through Automatic Updates, Microsoft recommends you take one or more of the following steps:
1. Download and deploy the Windows Service Pack Blocker Kit. The Blocker Toolkit is available in the Microsoft Download Center.
2. Deploy an update management solution that provides full control over the updates you deploy to computers in your network (Compare Update Management Solutions). IT Administrators using an update management solution should use their product’s standard features, rather than the Blocker Toolkit, to control SP1 distribution.
Additional Information
Windows XP Service Pack 3
· Windows XP Service Pack 3 Tech Center
Update Management Solutions
· TechNet Update Management Center
Update Management Solutions
· TechNet Update Management Center
· Comparing MBSA, MU, WSUS, and SMS 2003/System Center Configuration Manager 2007
· Windows Server Update Services
· Systems Management Server 2003/System Center Configuration Manager 2007
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chrisretusn
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Go for it biren.
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PAN_IRISH
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: afraid to update to XPs SP3 |
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| biren wrote: | i am informed by my update engine to download and install XPs SP3.
i am however a little afraid...
is it okay to go for it? |
I just got a new copy of windows xp pro with sp3 on it and i used it to re-install on a machine and it is working just fine;
Not like the downloadable version that was out a few months ago that caused so much trouble on my machine.
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Scott_Hollingsworth
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The major problem was actually due to a HP(maybe Compaq too) build which included drivers for both Intel and AMD. Others may have done the same. A "standard" install would only include the drivers for one or the other, not both. The SP worked fine in the standard case. The non-standard case has to be specifically built by an OEM or internal OT dept. or other expert. MS has since released a pre-SP3 fix to accommodate those specific non-standard builds.
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