Re: Service pack 3

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Shenan Stanley typed on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:14:47 -0500:
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maurice wrote:
I just acquired another computer,(my previous one got a virus).
It's an IBM P4 with Win XP Pro. It only has SP2. Before I download
SP3 I wanted to check with others to find out if there are any
"gottcha's" (possible trouble spots), I should be aware of before I
do the download.

JS wrote:
Most people have not had problems but there are some that do.
I have installed SP3 on a test PC without problems but on my
PC that I use for every day use. Below is most of what you
need to know.
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<see top link for full conversation>

BillW50 wrote:
OMG! A year's worth of work just to prepare to install SP3.

olfart wrote:
I must have really screwed up. I d/l SP3, burned it to a disc and
installed it on 5 machines. No problem. Missed out on all the
fun....

BillW50 wrote:
Hahaha... some people have all of the luck! ;-) I wonder what will
happen if I try to install SP3 on my 4GB SSD machines with 500MB
free? Maybe I should try my 8GB SSD machines first. As they have
more free space. At least those small SSD devices are easy and fast
to backup. I even use those tiny SDHC 16GB cards sometimes to do so.

Gordon wrote:
Just installed it on my Tosh Netbook...only 512MB RAM and 80 GB
HDD...no problems...

Thanks for reporting the success - but I believe the not-so-hidden
point of BillW50's was that a couple of machines (of BillW50's) whose
drive space is at a premium (4GB total in one case, 8GB total in
another) might not have the necessary requirements available to
complete an installation of SP3.
To give further information around that point:

Hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311

If BillW50 has System Restore turned off on the 4GB machine and
installs from external media (like a thumb drive, network, etc - but
not a CD/DVD) - BillW50 just *might* have enough free space -
although it would be *close*.

True and after the latest updates for SP2, it is now down to 387MB free.
Too small to make it now to put it on one of my 4GB SSD machines. At
least I did my monthly backup which only takes 7 minutes on the machine.
;-)

--
Bill
2 Gateway MX6124 - Windows XP SP2
3 Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
2 Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 1GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2 ~ Xandros Linux - Puppy - Ubuntu


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