Windows XP SP3?

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Too lazy to go to Microsoft's website and confirmed this, but I've
been seeing references to a service pack 3 for Windows XP. Just a
heads up, for what it's worth. I don't know if maybe it's already
been mentioned here.
 
John said:
Too lazy to go to Microsoft's website and confirmed this, but I've
been seeing references to a service pack 3 for Windows XP. Just a
heads up, for what it's worth. I don't know if maybe it's already
been mentioned here.
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Google works. You might want to start with a Google News search.
 
John Doe said the following on 4/20/2008 1:52 PM:
Not if you're a PC user.
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But for a new install, wouldn't it save time to use SP3 as opposed to
SP2 with Microsoft Updates (with all of the rebooting)?
 
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But for a new install, wouldn't it save time to use SP3 as opposed to
SP2 with Microsoft Updates (with all of the rebooting)?
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Probably, unless it automatically installs version 7 of Internet
Explorer which I would not want.
 
John Doe said the following on 4/20/2008 3:01 PM:
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Probably, unless it automatically installs version 7 of Internet
Explorer which I would not want.
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How can I keep the Update process from installing IE7? Just use Custom
instead of Express? Are there any updates that I would want that need
IE7 to be installed?

Thanks
Ken K
 
Ken said:
John Doe said the following on 4/20/2008 3:01 PM:

How can I keep the Update process from installing IE7? Just use
Custom instead of Express? Are there any updates that I would want
that need IE7 to be installed?

Thanks
Ken K
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Pay attention to what you are d/l from the update site and uncheck it. You
don't HAVE to install it if you don't want to.

SP3 is supposed to ship with IE6.

Plus it is a rollup of all the security updates so it would be quicker to
install SP3 on a new install.

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"Blattus Slafaly ? (3) ¼ :)" <[email protected]>
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Upgrade to Linux and save money.
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Maybe, if I were willing to do without my favorite applications. If
I had been introduced to Linux a long time ago, maybe I would have
gotten into it, but then I probably wouldn't be using speech
recognition right now. Especially more so nowadays, applications are
why I use a computer and not to support an underdog OS. Those who
want choice shouldn't be promoting a different operating system,
they should be promoting the idea of separating the operating system
maker from applications makers, IMO.
 
"Blattus Slafaly ? (3) ¼ :)" <[email protected]>
wrote:

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Maybe, if I were willing to do without my favorite applications. If
I had been introduced to Linux a long time ago, maybe I would have
gotten into it, but then I probably wouldn't be using speech
recognition right now. Especially more so nowadays, applications are
why I use a computer and not to support an underdog OS. Those who
want choice shouldn't be promoting a different operating system,
they should be promoting the idea of separating the operating system
maker from applications makers, IMO.
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Agreed. One of the biggest 'mistakes' (for profit and denying choice) ever
made was IE being part of Windows.
 
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Thanks. Apparently Service Pack 2 should be installed
before applying the SP3 update.
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No, full service packs are cumulative. You can install it onto an
original XP install if you want. I just made a slipstreamed copy of XP
SP0 + SP3 and installed it to a virtual machine with no problems noted so
far.
 
Larc said:
No. Each SP includes everything past editions had that are still
needed. Can't say anything about the one you downloaded
specifically
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That's the service pack you should be saying something about, since
that's the subject. And according to Microsoft, yes it does require
prior service packs.
 
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