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Windows service pack 3 for Windows XP is now available for download at Microsoft windows update page.
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Thanks Buntz
Now that the service pack is posted on MS's site i'll go ahead w/ it.
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AW! the address bar option on your bottom taskbar is gone. No more can I type in my desired website right next to my start button
Service pack 3 took more then 30 min start to fin... restart... lol.
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Quote from: Blako on May 07, 2008, 10:30:15 AM
AW! the address bar option on your bottom taskbar is gone. No more can I type in my desired website right next to my start button
Service pack 3 took more then 30 min start to fin... restart... lol.
Yes, I noticed how long it took, musta been installing some serious spyware/tracking stuff
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Thankx for the info, went and got mine. Took about 30 minutes.
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hm, at least no sp3 borked my box kind of stuff yet. then again, if people install it and get their box borked they can't post it anymore... so we wait and see if some of the regulars that say they are gonna get it stay offline for an extended amount of time?
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Here is the link for the stand alone installer 316.4MB.
Might want to read this first before installing:
http://www.itworld.com/Comp/2218/windows-xp-sp3-what-you-should-know-080507/
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&DisplayLang=en
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Got one for you, it removed all of ie7 's addons
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I still have IE 6. Only use it for windoze updates(none of that auto-update crap either. Pick and choose). Hopefully the XP SP3 does not upgrade it. But I'm chicken to do the Service Pack update until at least 2 more weeks.
My Vista Basic box is ready for the updates to SP1. But Vista box does not have any important stuff on it. Other than the Blue Screen of Death add-on that Microsoft so graciously added as a feature.
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Quote from: Xplornetsuck on May 07, 2008, 04:23:52 PM
I still have IE 6. Only use it for windoze updates(none of that auto-update crap either. Pick and choose). Hopefully the XP SP3 does not upgrade it. But I'm chicken to do the Service Pack update until at least 2 more weeks.
My Vista Basic box is ready for the updates to SP1. But Vista box does not have any important stuff on it. Other than the Blue Screen of Death add-on that Microsoft so graciously added as a feature.
I dont blame you for waiting man, I still have not put the new SP on Vista yet. Welcome to testmy.
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Quote from: Xplornetsuck on May 07, 2008, 04:23:52 PM
Other than the Blue Screen of Death add-on that Microsoft so graciously added as a feature.
Holy crap that made me laugh
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i found a vista simulator for xp.
first, you activate all the bells and whistles xp comes with.
then you remove haf your ram and underclock your cpu.
voila!
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Quote from: resopalrabotnick on May 07, 2008, 05:03:12 PM
i found a vista simulator for xp.
first, you activate all the bells and whistles xp comes with.
then you remove haf your ram and underclock your cpu.
voila!
:s My stuff is all recognized ...
Now dxdiag doesnt recognize all my ram..
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Quote from: resopalrabotnick on May 07, 2008, 05:03:12 PM
i found a vista simulator for xp.
first, you activate all the bells and whistles xp comes with.
then you remove haf your ram and underclock your cpu.
voila!
You forgot. Make sure you pay 3 times more than what its really worth. Change your settings so even the user has to jump through hoops to get access to your files.
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No probs. with Sp3, just built a slipstreamed Xp/Sp3 disk, you don't need Sp1a or Sp2
working great , but still takes some real estate though ,
but I guess not as much as Vista , guess I will skip that one till 7 comes out ,
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Quote from: Roco on May 09, 2008, 04:41:22 PM
No probs. with Sp3, just built a slipstreamed Xp/Sp3 disk, you don't need Sp1a or Sp2
working great , but still takes some real estate though ,
but I guess not as much as Vista , guess I will skip that one till 7 comes out ,
I'm with you there.
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Quote from: .s1 on May 07, 2008, 06:51:00 PM
:s My stuff is all recognized ...
Now dxdiag doesnt recognize all my ram..
It won't because the 32bit OS can't use more than 3 GIGS. M$ patched Vista to display the correct amount of installed RAM (If your BIOS supports it), but the OS can only access up to 3 gigs.
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Quote from: ghostmaster on May 09, 2008, 07:37:59 PM
It won't because the 32bit OS can't use more than 3 GIGS. M$ patched Vista to display the correct amount of installed RAM (If your BIOS supports it), but the OS can only access up to 3 gigs.
So are you saying that it does no good to have over 3 gigs of ram then?
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wEl< i instoled sb3 end all is wall. oil i neat do fund ice e kayburt tryfar dat words.
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Quote from: resopalrabotnick on May 09, 2008, 11:40:23 PM
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I read most of the Micro#$%&*$ Kb articles about SP3, when
I read the one that basically said that it installed all the updates
from the past, even the ones I opted not to install, that was
enough for me. I WILL NOT BE INSTALLING IT ON MY JUNK.
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Had a odd problem with Sp-3 , I was running Xp pro (legit ) I did a ASR backup before running Sp3 , reinstalled XP pro+Sp3 from a slipstreamed disk , all went well,
and I had Sp3 installed , then I ran my backup , all is working fine , but System properties tells me I am back on SP2
, although hard drive used space tells me I have Sp3 on , any one else seen that ? or have any sugestions how to check I have Sp-3 installed ?
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Quote from: tommie gorman on May 09, 2008, 07:42:31 PM
So are you saying that it does no good to have over 3 gigs of ram then?
Yep, unless you have a 64bit OS....
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