Microsoft releases Windows XP SP3 to the public

User Comments: 6

1. April 29, 2008 11:59 AM
   jhill3d said:
   Swiss Cheese.
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2. April 29, 2008 12:59 PM
   windmill007 said:
   About time...Now when I install XP I won't have to download 1000MB of updates...LOL Lets hope these new features don't cause any problems!
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3. April 29, 2008 3:35 PM
   PanicX said:
   Time to make a new slipstreamed install cd.
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4. April 30, 2008 1:18 AM
   Nirkon said:
   is this safe to install? will it cause any problems like the vista service pack?
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5. May 7, 2008 3:25 PM
   svprecept said:
   Loaded XP SP3 today on a HP and and old Toshiba. Worked fine on both computers. A funny thing happened though in both cases. The automatic update feature did not initiate the update. In both cases, I used the manual process with no problem; except, that after the update started manually, the "silly" computers, both of them decided to also start the update automatically. So.... if it does not start on your automatic update system, you might want to disable automatic updates until you are finished with the manual download and installation. The speed difference on both computers with XP SP3 is much improved. I did manual defrags on both computers subsequently with good results.
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6. May 19, 2008 1:26 PM
   svprecept said:
   Happened to check NVIDIA for updates today after I loaded SX SP 3 on May 7. The new NVIDIA drivers seem to speed things up a litle bit more. Not a techie but so far so good.
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