Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

[Guest rebelscum0000]

Dear All

 

Windows XP w/SP2

 

I am going to format my computer (Clean Install) I want to update it

to SP3 I know I can download from windows update....

 

My questions are:

 

-Does the Win XP Pro SP3 has any know issue?

 

-What do you suggest? Wait to install the SP3, or install only SP2

meanwhile windows realeses more updates?

 

-Is SP3 accumulative (Contains SP1 SP2) ?

 

-If I have Windows XP with SP2 why I need SP1?

 

-I want to download the full SP3 and burn it on a CD in order to

install it in other computer that runs Windows XP and Home Edition is

that posible?

 

-What is the size of the full SP3?

 

-I found out the url to download the full SP3

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&DisplayLang=en

Is this the right one to download? I am not in a network

 

Sorry about to many questions but as u can read I am lost

 

Thank in advance for any information you can provide me

 

Regards

Antonio Macias

[Guest TaurArian]

Re: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

 

Release notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936929

 

The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311

 

Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717

 

Some third-party programs may experience a change in functionality after you install

Windows XP Service Pack 3

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947309

 

How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389

 

How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3 from your computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249

 

Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2FCDE6CE-B5FB-4488-8C50-FE22559D164E&displaylang=en

 

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers

(Single installations for PCs can use the same file)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

 

Issues:-

 

Does your AMD-based computer boot after installing XP SP3?

http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx

 

You receive a "Stop 0x0000007E" error message after you upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack

2 or Service Pack 3 on a non-Intel-processor-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888372

 

How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of Windows XP Service Pack 3

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

 

Help -

 

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (All Languages)

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows XP, but

only for Service Pack 3 (SP3). This support for SP3 is valid until April 14, 2009. For

more information about this policy, visit the Windows XP Support Lifecycle page located at

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3223. Chat and e-mail support is available only

in the United States and Canada. For all other Windows XP issues, visit the Help and

Support site at http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173, and then choose

your product.

 

.. 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-uk&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

 

 

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http://taurarian.mvps.org

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"rebelscum0000" <piiixp@jedikeeper.com> wrote in message

news:3ce67c98-7336-431a-9304-54baed0e44fa@i36g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

| Dear All

|

| Windows XP w/SP2

|

| I am going to format my computer (Clean Install) I want to update it

| to SP3 I know I can download from windows update....

|

| My questions are:

|

| -Does the Win XP Pro SP3 has any know issue?

|

| -What do you suggest? Wait to install the SP3, or install only SP2

| meanwhile windows realeses more updates?

|

| -Is SP3 accumulative (Contains SP1 SP2) ?

|

| -If I have Windows XP with SP2 why I need SP1?

|

| -I want to download the full SP3 and burn it on a CD in order to

| install it in other computer that runs Windows XP and Home Edition is

| that posible?

|

| -What is the size of the full SP3?

|

| -I found out the url to download the full SP3

|

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&DisplayLang=en

| Is this the right one to download? I am not in a network

|

| Sorry about to many questions but as u can read I am lost

|

| Thank in advance for any information you can provide me

|

| Regards

| Antonio Macias

[Guest John]

Re: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

 

 

"rebelscum0000" <piiixp@jedikeeper.com> wrote in message

news:3ce67c98-7336-431a-9304-54baed0e44fa@i36g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> -Does the Win XP Pro SP3 has any know issue?

 

Not that I know of. I've been installing SP3 on 10 computers without any

issues.

> -What do you suggest? Wait to install the SP3, or install only SP2

> meanwhile windows realeses more updates?

 

Get SP3

> -Is SP3 accumulative (Contains SP1 SP2) ?

 

Yes

> -If I have Windows XP with SP2 why I need SP1?

 

You don't. Who says you need it?

> -I want to download the full SP3 and burn it on a CD in order to

> install it in other computer that runs Windows XP and Home Edition is

> that posible?

 

Sure

> -What is the size of the full SP3?

 

About 300MB

> -I found out the url to download the full SP3

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&DisplayLang=en

> Is this the right one to download? I am not in a network

 

Yes

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

 

The date and time was 5/20/2008 2:59 PM, and on a whim, John pounded out

on the keyboard:

> "rebelscum0000" <piiixp@jedikeeper.com> wrote in message

> news:3ce67c98-7336-431a-9304-54baed0e44fa@i36g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>

>> -Does the Win XP Pro SP3 has any know issue?

>

> Not that I know of. I've been installing SP3 on 10 computers without any

> issues.

>

>> -What do you suggest? Wait to install the SP3, or install only SP2

>> meanwhile windows realeses more updates?

>

> Get SP3

>

>> -Is SP3 accumulative (Contains SP1 SP2) ?

>

> Yes

>

>

 

SP3 does not contain SP1. You have to have at least SP1 installed for SP3.

 

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[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

 

SP3 does rollup SP1. SP1 is NOT needed if the user is already at SP2.

 

The only time SP1 is needed is if the user is upgrading an original XP

system (called "XP Gold") and that is because WU blocks the direct

application of SP3 to such a system. Users of XP Gold would need to upgrade

to at least SP1 before WU would upgrade the system to SP3, but the user can

use either SP1 or SP2 for this first step. SP1 itself is never required but

is simply the earliest XP that can be upgraded to SP3.

 

"Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message

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> The date and time was 5/20/2008 2:59 PM, and on a whim, John pounded out

> on the keyboard:

>

>> "rebelscum0000" <piiixp@jedikeeper.com> wrote in message

>> news:3ce67c98-7336-431a-9304-54baed0e44fa@i36g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>>

>>> -Does the Win XP Pro SP3 has any know issue?

>>

>> Not that I know of. I've been installing SP3 on 10 computers without any

>> issues.

>>

>>> -What do you suggest? Wait to install the SP3, or install only SP2

>>> meanwhile windows realeses more updates?

>>

>> Get SP3

>>

>>> -Is SP3 accumulative (Contains SP1 SP2) ?

>>

>> Yes

>>

>>

>

> SP3 does not contain SP1. You have to have at least SP1 installed for

> SP3.

>

> --

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>

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[Guest rebelscum0000]

Re: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

 

Dear all

 

Thank you very much

 

Installing SP3

 

Regards

Antonio Macias

[Guest rebelscum0000]

Re: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

 

>The only time SP1 is needed is if the user is upgrading an original XP

>system (called "XP Gold")

 

XP Gold is also know as Windows XP 2002?

 

If not can u provide me the url of XP Gold I do not this product, I

want to compare the OS, I ask you this because I have Windows XP Pro

2002 I do not recall if my OS comes with SP1, but also I would like to

format this machine in order to update to SP3

 

TIA

 

Regards

Antonio Macias

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

 

"rebelscum0000" <piiixp@jedikeeper.com> wrote in message

news:94d67008-6859-4086-b5b6-ed304b3639ab@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

> >The only time SP1 is needed is if the user is upgrading an original XP

>>system (called "XP Gold")

>

> XP Gold is also know as Windows XP 2002?

>

> If not can u provide me the url of XP Gold

 

There is no URL. It's just the original release of XP, with no service

packs.

> I do not this product, I

> want to compare the OS, I ask you this because I have Windows XP Pro

> 2002 I do not recall if my OS comes with SP1, but also I would like to

> format this machine in order to update to SP3

 

MS XP install CDs say what service pack level is installed.

 

Your system would have to be pretty old to have a pre-SP1 install CD.

 

HTH

-pk

 

> TIA

>

> Regards

> Antonio Macias

>

[Guest PD43]

Re: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

 

rebelscum0000 <piiixp@jedikeeper.com> wrote:

>>system (called "XP Gold")

>

>XP Gold is also know as Windows XP 2002?

>

>If not can u provide me the url of XP Gold I do not this product, I

>want to compare the OS, I ask you this because I have Windows XP Pro

>2002 I do not recall if my OS comes with SP1, but also I would like to

>format this machine in order to update to SP3

 

XP Gold is the original XP with no service packs.

[Guest rebelscum0000]

Re: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

 

Thank again for the info

 

Regards

Antonio Macias

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

 

The date and time was 5/20/2008 5:09 PM, and on a whim, Colin Barnhorst

pounded out on the keyboard:

> SP3 does rollup SP1. SP1 is NOT needed if the user is already at SP2.

>

> The only time SP1 is needed is if the user is upgrading an original XP

> system (called "XP Gold") and that is because WU blocks the direct

> application of SP3 to such a system. Users of XP Gold would need to upgrade

> to at least SP1 before WU would upgrade the system to SP3, but the user can

> use either SP1 or SP2 for this first step. SP1 itself is never required but

> is simply the earliest XP that can be upgraded to SP3.

>

> "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message

> news:ufG%23QQtuIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> The date and time was 5/20/2008 2:59 PM, and on a whim, John pounded out

>> on the keyboard:

>>

>>> "rebelscum0000" <piiixp@jedikeeper.com> wrote in message

>>> news:3ce67c98-7336-431a-9304-54baed0e44fa@i36g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>>>

>>>> -Does the Win XP Pro SP3 has any know issue?

>>> Not that I know of. I've been installing SP3 on 10 computers without any

>>> issues.

>>>

>>>> -What do you suggest? Wait to install the SP3, or install only SP2

>>>> meanwhile windows realeses more updates?

>>> Get SP3

>>>

>>>> -Is SP3 accumulative (Contains SP1 SP2) ?

>>> Yes

>>>

>>>

>> SP3 does not contain SP1. You have to have at least SP1 installed for

>> SP3.

>>

>

 

"SP1 is NOT needed if the user is already at SP2" Yes, obviously.

 

"The only time SP1 is needed is if the user is upgrading an original XP

system" I said that.

 

"Users of XP Gold would need to upgrade to at least SP1 before WU would

upgrade the system to SP3, but the user can use either SP1 or SP2 for

this first step. SP1 itself is never required but is simply the

earliest XP that can be upgraded to SP3" I said that also...

 

I don't know, is it just me or didn't I say that with a lot less words?

 

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