Re: Service Pack 3 Problems: Do I need it?
- From: Gale <Gale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:55:01 -0700
I appreciate your posting. I just OK'd the update on my computer, when I
went to restart, it will only start in Safe Mode. I sent an email to Windows
help and should hear back in 24 hours. From this discussion group, I see it
may be my Norton 2008, I am wondering if I should use the Norton fix or wait
for a reply from Windows help team.
"Katie" wrote:
Well, here's my update on the SP3 Debacle: I uninstalled it, but it still.
completely trashed NAV 2008, crashing anytime I tried to run a scan. It also
crashed the computer when I tried to run AdAware. And by the way, I tried
many restores, but it didn't help at all. So I used the Norton removal tool
to get rid of NAV and put in AVG. So far, so good. I believe there are still
a couple lingering issues from SP3, even though it's supposedly "gone".
From now on, I will not use AutoUpdate, and only get security updates as I
need them. I realize now that there are pages of warnings and
non-compatibility issues with SP3, but in my opinion, MS is using us as beta
testers on a high-priority automatic update. This has cost me days and days
of trying to fix something that was not broken in the first place. Microsoft
should be ashamed of itself, and issue an apology. I realize that's never
going to happen, but to anybody considering installing SP3, DO NOT DO IT!
"Hula Baloo" wrote:
Ken,
You buy 'em books and buy 'em books but all they do is eat the
covers! :-) And I might add, just because they're paranoid, that
doesn't mean somebody's not out to get them. :-;
At this point I've installed SP3 on 25 machines, 4 home PCs (no 2
alike) and 21 classroom machines. All are running just fine. I did
have a problem getting SP3 installed on one (out of 25), but downloading
the SP3 install file and installing it in Safe Mode got me around that
one problem. And I must say I haven't seen the first problem on ANY of
these machines. Further it appears that none of these people have
followed the sage advice to image their HDs before installing SP3; at
least if they did, they sure didn't mention trying a restore. You'd
better believe I backed up every one of the PCs I installed SP3 on
BEFORE installing it. I didn't have to use any of the backups, but I
sure wouldn't think of not making them, even after 25 successes.
You can buy external hard drives for as little as $50, and good
backup programs for $50 or less. That's pretty cheap for insurance.
Hmmm, I wonder if these whiners drive without auto insurance and spare
tires! :-)
Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:18:31 -0400, "Rudy" <rucan70@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I entirely agree......Herb. I've been reading all these problems that
some if not most have been experiencing w/ SP3; also, w/ SP2 when it made
its debut.
Whenever a new version of *anything* comes out, you always read about
"all these problems that some if not most have." But realize two
things:
1. If you're reading about problems *here*, this where people come
with their problems, not with their successes. You get a very
distorted view of what's going on in the real world here; as someone
once said, "hang around a transmission shop and you will think that
all cars have transmission problems."
2. Most problems, by far, that people report here--whether or not they
are SP3-related--have nothing to do with defects in the software. They
result from people's ignorance, from bad or inadequate hardware, from
old drivers, from viruses, from spyware, and so on. And except for
very rare situations, they always get a fix for their problems, and in
most cases, that fix is a very simple one to implement.
Is there much to be gained from having SP3,
Better security and problems fixed. You can read the details here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=68C48DAD-BC34-40BE-8D85-6BB4F56F5110&displaylang=en
w/o entertaining a
myriad of MS problems. I'm still w/ SP1 & have reliable anti-virus &
firewall programs.
I can stand back wait till SP3...MS resolve these gliches.
Rudy
"Herb" <herbh30@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Ofm07WS4IHA.4332@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
My best advice is to keep as far away from SP3 as you can. I installed it on
my desktop (a XP Pro) and the next day it started recycling and other weird
things. When I tried to fix it, it went from bad to worse and then I could
no longer do anything with it. I took it to a computer repair and he gave up
so it cost me a computer, I had to buy a new machine. I built that computer
and in 4 years had never had a problem. I did not have Norton. I use AVG. I
run a Google search and found many people have had this problem. Microsoft
blames OEM's and OEM's blame Microsoft, you know the drill.
"Katie" <Katie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AAB735E3-E772-4472-8222-EA9821777940@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DI installed SP3 last week on my home computer. I began having problems:
slow
reaction times, programs not loading when I click, even little notepad
documents not loading. Then when I tried to run NAV 2008 full system scan,
the computer started turning off & rebooting. Happened 4 - 5 times over
the
course of the day. I uninstalled & reinstalled NAV, tried a Restore, but
the
computer still crashed again (not when running a scan.) SO... I
uninstalled
the Service Pack 3. I had read about other people having problems with it.
MY QUESTION: Do I need SP3? Will other Microsoft security updates do the
job
for me? I've turned off Automatic Updates until I can figure this out,
because I don't want SP3 until I know it won't cause so many problems.
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