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May 6th, 2008, 05:05 PM
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Is the question,
what is the answer?
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May 6th, 2008, 06:22 PM
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I've been running sp3 for a weeks now, no issues, actually works out better, my hard drive crashed a few weeks ago, sp3 made it so I didn't need half a million update downloads for windows (though it doesn't include wmp10 or ie7). They say it can improve performance a bit, but I haven't noticed anything.
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May 6th, 2008, 07:30 PM
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Been using it since late last year. Nothing much worth noting from the average daily use perspective. As thephilosophizer has pointed out, outside of a few very specific features, it is largely a rollup of previous patches. Saves on upgrade time if nothing else.
Business and especially enterprise-class customers could need further evaluation testing, but otherwise, I do not see much of a reason for the average WinXP desktop user not to deploy SP3 at this time.
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May 6th, 2008, 07:46 PM
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May 7th, 2008, 09:50 PM
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Hey all. I popped back in looking for an answer myself on weather to download it or not.
I knew you guys would have an answer.
Good seeing you all again.
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May 7th, 2008, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bhess  Hey all. I popped back in looking for an answer myself on weather to download it or not.
I knew you guys would have an answer.
Good seeing you all again. | holy crap, 4 years since your last post 
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May 7th, 2008, 11:21 PM
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No issues with the SP3 beta. | |
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May 7th, 2008, 11:31 PM
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Anyone got a reliable link to download SP3?
I've looked and looked on MS's home page, but that site has got to be one of the most inefficient pieces of trash I've ever gazed upon.
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May 7th, 2008, 11:35 PM
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May 7th, 2008, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MS indows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers
Brief Description
This installation package is intended for IT professionals and developers downloading and installing on multiple computers on a network. If you're updating just one computer, please visit Windows Update. | Suppose I'll try windows update...again. | |
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