On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:18:31 -0400, "Rudy" <rucan70@comcast.net> 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/d...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@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:Ofm07WS4IHA.4332@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> 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@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AAB735E3-E772-4472-8222-EA9821777940@microsoft.com...
> > 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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