Now that SP-3 is out are there any issues or reasons not to install it? I
have heard of a few blips, but litttle of serious consequence. Just
wondering before I hit the Enter key.

Cooter wrote:
Not if you do it wisely.
Clean up your machine, back it up and go.

Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717

Release Notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...1/relnotes.htm

Key things to note:

Internet Explorer:
"If you have installed Windows Internet Explorer® 7 or a beta version of
Internet Explorer 8, and then install Windows XP SP3, you cannot uninstall
Internet Explorer. To avoid this, ensure Internet Explorer 7 or a beta
version of Internet Explorer 8 is not installed before installing Windows XP
SP3. If you have already encountered this issue, uninstall Windows XP SP3,
uninstall Internet Explorer, and then reinstall Windows XP SP3."

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002:
"If you install Windows XP SP3 on a computer running Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2002 with SP1, Windows XP Media Center Edition may malfunction. To
avoid this, install Windows XP SP2 before you install Windows XP SP3. If
this issue has already occurred, uninstall Windows XP SP3, install Windows
XP SP2, and then reinstall Windows XP SP3."

It seems som people are unable to get further updates after installing
SP3... Seems some have experienced a symptom similar to doing a repair
installation on Windows XP - and the same fix seems to work for them for
that...

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

With all that - you should be fine.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Thank you very much! That's what I was looking for.

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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WinXP SP3 tech net forum:
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...2010&SiteID=17

"Cooter" <cooter@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I have installed SP3 on several computers. Haven't used them long enough to
say for sure that it caused no problems. Anyway, there IS one thing that
could be a problem:
Some wireless devices could give you trouble after installing SP3 if they
use a file called wlanapi.dll. I think this is because SP3 comes with a file
with that name, and the one that came with your device may be replaced.
D-Link, to mention one big brand, can get into this problem. This should be
solved by the manufacturer releasing updated drivers, but in the case of
D-Link, i don't think they have yet.


"Cooter" wrote:

Jerry wrote:
More specifically
http://www.computerworld.com/action/...leId=9084 418

(Having said that, I have installed it and it is working fine)