window xp service pack 3

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any idea if window xp service pack 3 is out and final? has any one found any
issues with it?
 
No XP SP3 isn't final yet. I haven't had any problem with it so far but, of
course, that could always change with new beta build.

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allure said:
tks john so do u suggest i wait till the final release ??
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By all means wait until it's released officially, it should be pretty soon.

I did give it a try though and it made some nice improvements in
performance...
but I uninstalled it and will wait for the relase officially.

BTW: I had a coned drive so had nothing to loose if there had been a problem


 
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tks john so do u suggest i wait till the final release ??
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What do you expect SP-3 to fix? Do you not have a working computer
now?

Not only will I wait for the GA (general availability) release but
I'll also wait until the first updates and security patches appear for
SP-3 level hosts. If you have SP-2 with all subsequent updates, you
don't need SP-3 unless you feel compelled to do further debugging of
SP-3 after its release.
 
tks philo

philo said:
By all means wait until it's released officially, it should be pretty soon.

I did give it a try though and it made some nice improvements in
performance...
but I uninstalled it and will wait for the relase officially.

BTW: I had a coned drive so had nothing to loose if there had been a problem
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Allure, personally I would wait for the final release (first half of 2008,
as far as I know). I've just updated to the latest build and haven't had any
installation problems, but I am always reluctant to recommend that users
install public beta software. There are a lot of things that can, and do, go
wrong and unless you are knowledgeable it can be difficult, without doing a
complete re-image or system restore, to correct those problems.
Unfortunately beta software comes with an 'at your own risk' proviso. Unlike
official beta testers the public don't get Microsoft support. At least when
we have problems we can quickly get feedback on workarounds/solutions the
general user cannot obtain this information so readily.

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thank u john again much appreciated ..since i have issues too in my system
restore wont take the risk too ..any idea where i can get help for a problem
as far as system restore?
 
tks john so do u suggest i wait till the final release ??
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My view is that running pre-release software--*especially* operating
system software--is always foolhardy, regardless of how good the
reports on it are. The only exception to that is if you are someone
who enjoys playing around with things like this, and has a spare,
non-production machine to run it on, so that you won't mind if it
crashes and destroys everything on your drive.

Be patient. It should be released very soon.
 
Shehan Stanley has give you a link for System restore (see Shehan's post)
which should be useful. Alternatively post to this newsgroup giving as much
detail as possible and someone will no doubt be able to assist you. But
check Shehan's link first to see if that helps.

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Ooops my apologies Shenan for spelling you name wrong in my post to Allure.
I some times think this keyboard of mine has a will of its own:-)

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John said:
Ooops my apologies Shenan for spelling you name wrong in my post to
Allure. I some times think this keyboard of mine has a will of its
own:-)
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Hah - no problem.
With my name - I am more than used to it. ;-)

(Thanks for the apology though - that I am *not* used to. *grin*)
 
Ken Blake said:
My view is that running pre-release software--*especially* operating
system software--is always foolhardy, regardless of how good the
reports on it are. The only exception to that is if you are someone
who enjoys playing around with things like this, and has a spare,
non-production machine to run it on, so that you won't mind if it
crashes and destroys everything on your drive.

Be patient. It should be released very soon.
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I think the days of "destroying everything on your drive" are long past
especially with a service pack. The last time I had that happen was when
System Restore was in it's infancy. I lost 2 hard drives in as many days due
to drive thrashing. One was brand new and in those days a 4GB drive cost me
over $400 CND.

While SP3 is not ready for prime time it is a release candidate. Therefore
the serious bugs are wrung out. But it is still likely to through a few
surprises.
 
I think the days of "destroying everything on your drive" are long past
especially with a service pack.
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I disagree, and strongly. The risk is always there, even if it's not
pre-release software. But it's considerably greater when it's
pre-release.

I'm not claiming that it's likely, but that the risk exists. There is
no reason for the average person to run such a risk, and other than
the exception I mentioned above, doing so is just looking for trouble.

The last time I had that happen was when
System Restore was in it's infancy. I lost 2 hard drives in as many days due
to drive thrashing. One was brand new and in those days a 4GB drive cost me
over $400 CND.

While SP3 is not ready for prime time it is a release candidate. Therefore
the serious bugs are wrung out. But it is still likely to through a few
surprises.
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Certainly the farther along in the development cycle it is, the lower
the risk. But it's not zero.
 
Ken Blake said:
I disagree, and strongly. The risk is always there, even if it's not
pre-release software. But it's considerably greater when it's
pre-release.

I'm not claiming that it's likely, but that the risk exists. There is
no reason for the average person to run such a risk, and other than
the exception I mentioned above, doing so is just looking for trouble.




Certainly the farther along in the development cycle it is, the lower
the risk. But it's not zero.
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There is no "zero" even when the software goes gold. Microsoft has proven
that hundreds of times.
 
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