Re: SP 3...I Just Can't Pull the Trigger :o
- From: "Monica" <reese@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:48:24 -0600
See? I wasn't aware of MS article of things to do before installing the SP.
Good to know! That's why I'm here. Hopefully the CD would have
directed me to a website or directions would be on the CD. Thanks!
"Twayne" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Monica wrote:
My biggest fear? An overall system/Internet slowdown. I try to keep
the clutter on my hdd/in my registry under control.
I figure this SP is going to contain all kinds of crap I don't need
or want. I have two backups of everything I wouldn't want to lose.
If I needed to reformat, I'd want to start fresh so ghosting the
drive isn't something I need to do. You're the second person in a
week to mention the Acronis program. Seems to come highly recommended.
I have two new Seagate FreeAgent drives. They come with
their own backup software. Not the most full featured of backup
programs but it's doing what I need it to do.
Posting here is "doing research" :) I'll probably get flamed for it,
but since I've been using FF (about 3 years) I haven't downloaded one
MS update...right or wrong, that's part of my regimen for "minimizing
issues"
No flame, but you seem to have left out an important part: Microsoft's
article on things to do before installing SP3. If you've been ignoring
updates, and your machine is actually healthy, then you are a very lucky
person. IMO you should quit tempting fate.
"Big_Al" <BigAl@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Monica said this on 2/20/2009 6:21 PM:
Got the XP SP3 CD today. I've created a System Restore point. IMy suggestion is, if you're a bit edgy, get something like Acronis
do NOT use IE (use FF). My nearly 4 year old Dell computer runs
like top. Should I leave well enough alone? Why SHOULD I install
this SP? Monica
True Image Home, and image the hard drive. Make sure you make the
recovery CD. Then load SP3. If it fails you can restore the HD to
its original point.
Norton Ghost is another. Do backups other ways too. As even
Acronis/Ghost can fail once in a while.
Support for SP2 is going to end, not today, but it will. So you
might want to do it some time. A lot of people have, and I've
done 5 PC's now. If you have time and do the research and
backups, you can minimize your issues.
Yeah, you can say I'm a bit edgy <g> My biggest fear? An overall
system/Internet slowdown. I try to keep the clutter on my hdd/in my
registry under control.
I figure this SP is going to contain all kinds of crap I don't need
or want. I have two backups of everything I wouldn't want to lose.
If I needed to reformat, I'd want to start fresh so ghosting the
drive isn't something I need to do. You're the second person in a
week to mention the Acronis program. Seems to come highly recommended.
I have two new Seagate FreeAgent drives. They come with
their own backup software. Not the most full featured of backup
programs but it's doing what I need it to do.
Posting here is "doing research" :) I'll probably get flamed for it,
but since I've been using FF (about 3 years) I haven't downloaded one
MS update...right or wrong, that's part of my regimen for "minimizing
issues"
Monica
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