Guest TulsaWitch Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Am certainly glad I checked the messages re: the "upgrade" before I downloaded/installed the "SP3 update"!! I am NOT a computer person - so when (not "if") this "update" screwed up my computer .... I would have to have somebody come out - or me untangle it and take it somewhere ... to get it fixed !!! This is when it pays to be highly cynical of anything "new", "improved", etc.etc.! ESPECIALLY from Microsoft!!! -- )0( Blessed Be )0( The Tulsa Witch who rides Sport Bikes ;) -Teresa
Guest Malke Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Re: Won't be installing sp3 !! TulsaWitch <Miss_ZX9R> wrote: > Am certainly glad I checked the messages re: the "upgrade" before I > downloaded/installed the "SP3 update"!! > > I am NOT a computer person - so when (not "if") this "update" screwed up > my computer .... I would have to have somebody come out - or me untangle > it and take it somewhere ... to get it fixed !!! > > This is when it pays to be highly cynical of anything "new", "improved", > etc.etc.! > ESPECIALLY from Microsoft!!! > What messages? What upgrade? Did you have a question or just want to rant? The Service Pack 3 update usually goes very well and easily. It normally doesn't produce "messages" though so you may be confusing it with something else or misunderstanding something you saw. If you have an issue that you'd like help with, please look at the information at some of these links first: How to Post: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.htm - How Not to Get Technical Help on Usenet Then come back with all pertinent details and one of the many volunteers who help out here will respond. If it was just a rant, you'd have more satisfactory results by talking to a friend who cares about you. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Re: Won't be installing sp3 !! We shall alert the media. "TulsaWitch" <Miss_ZX9R> wrote in message news:EBEFB6F0-AA65-4180-9FBF-991D07C86A45@microsoft.com... : Am certainly glad I checked the messages re: the "upgrade" before I : downloaded/installed the "SP3 update"!! : : I am NOT a computer person - so when (not "if") this "update" screwed up : my computer .... I would have to have somebody come out - or me untangle it : and take it somewhere ... to get it fixed !!! : : This is when it pays to be highly cynical of anything "new", "improved", : etc.etc.! : ESPECIALLY from Microsoft!!! : : -- : )0( Blessed Be )0( : The Tulsa Witch who rides Sport Bikes ;) : -Teresa
Guest Doug W. Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Re: Won't be installing sp3 !! The choice is YOURS...no one is forcing you to install the SP3 update. - "TulsaWitch" <Miss_ZX9R> wrote in message news:EBEFB6F0-AA65-4180-9FBF-991D07C86A45@microsoft.com... > Am certainly glad I checked the messages re: the "upgrade" > before I > downloaded/installed the "SP3 update"!! > > I am NOT a computer person - so when (not "if") this > "update" screwed up > my computer .... I would have to have somebody come out - or > me untangle it > and take it somewhere ... to get it fixed !!! > > This is when it pays to be highly cynical of anything "new", > "improved", > etc.etc.! > ESPECIALLY from Microsoft!!! > > -- > )0( Blessed Be )0( > The Tulsa Witch who rides Sport Bikes ;) > -Teresa
Guest Starship Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Re: Won't be installing sp3 !! SP3 has issued with some hardware & sofrware i found like Magic Jack, also Vonage application, My Motorola Phone software they advised me togo back to sp2 i went back. "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote in message news:encEBAP6IHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > The choice is YOURS...no one is forcing you to install the SP3 update. > - > > "TulsaWitch" <Miss_ZX9R> wrote in message > news:EBEFB6F0-AA65-4180-9FBF-991D07C86A45@microsoft.com... >> Am certainly glad I checked the messages re: the "upgrade" before I >> downloaded/installed the "SP3 update"!! >> >> I am NOT a computer person - so when (not "if") this "update" screwed >> up >> my computer .... I would have to have somebody come out - or me untangle >> it >> and take it somewhere ... to get it fixed !!! >> >> This is when it pays to be highly cynical of anything "new", "improved", >> etc.etc.! >> ESPECIALLY from Microsoft!!! >> >> -- >> )0( Blessed Be )0( >> The Tulsa Witch who rides Sport Bikes ;) >> -Teresa >
Guest harvey Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Re: Won't be installing sp3 !! On Jul 18, 12:12 pm, "Starship" <please no@spam> wrote: > SP3 has issued with some hardware & sofrware i found like Magic Jack, also > Vonage application, My Motorola Phone software they advised me togo back to > sp2 i went back. If there was some sort of list it would be helpful. After reading the Microsoft Documentation I've given SP3 a pass
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Re: Won't be installing sp3 !! On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:12:08 -0400, "Starship" <please no@spam> wrote: > SP3 has issued with some hardware & sofrware i found like Magic Jack, also > Vonage application, What "Vonage application"? Vonage runs through your router and isn't connected to the computer at all. There is no application that needs to be run. I run SP3 on both of Windows XP machines here, and also use Vonage. Neither even sees the other and there is no conflict between them. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Phisherman Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Re: Won't be installing sp3 !! On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:52:00 -0700, TulsaWitch <Miss_ZX9R> wrote: >Am certainly glad I checked the messages re: the "upgrade" before I >downloaded/installed the "SP3 update"!! > >I am NOT a computer person - so when (not "if") this "update" screwed up >my computer .... I would have to have somebody come out - or me untangle it >and take it somewhere ... to get it fixed !!! > >This is when it pays to be highly cynical of anything "new", "improved", >etc.etc.! >ESPECIALLY from Microsoft!!! I don't blame you. I installed SP3, then Windows stated that my O/S is not genuine so I had to contact the Microsoft Call Center in India. It is fine now, but if I knew what I had to go through I'd skip SP3.
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Re: Won't be installing sp3 !! <pft> The vast majority of WinXP users have installed SP3 without a hitch! WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717 Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada. • US: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131 • CA: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-ca&prid=11273&gprid=522131 • UK: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-gb&prid=11273&gprid=522131 • AU: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-au&prid=11273&gprid=522131 • Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3 -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ TulsaWitch wrote: > Am certainly glad I checked the messages re: the "upgrade" before I > downloaded/installed the "SP3 update"!! > > I am NOT a computer person - so when (not "if") this "update" screwed up > my computer .... I would have to have somebody come out - or me untangle > it > and take it somewhere ... to get it fixed !!! > > This is when it pays to be highly cynical of anything "new", "improved", > etc.etc.! > ESPECIALLY from Microsoft!!!
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