XP SP3

cooljimy84 · 6 Dec 2007 at 09:31

Any one running this as yet ???

I've got the candidate release on my laptop at the momment, from work, to test, part from that......

Just don't wanna stick it on my games machine yet

Greenlizard0 · 6 Dec 2007 at 09:33

Uh? Didn't even know it was out yet?

m4cc45 · 6 Dec 2007 at 09:43

It's not. He's talking about a release candidate.

Not running it yet but will be as soon as my new PC's built.

M.

marc2003 · 6 Dec 2007 at 10:23

as with any major service pack release (beta or final), i'd never install it over the top of a working system. i'd always recommend a clean install or even better, create a slipstreamed xp sp3 cd. you only to have hang around forums like these around the time of a major service pack release to see how many tears this advice would save.

Scania · 7 Dec 2007 at 03:21

I've been running SP3 (RC) for a few weeks now.

Can't say I've noticed any improvement / loss of performance in any respect!

COD 4, Crysis etc seem to run well given my relatively low spec...

A64 3000+
2.5GB DDR400
Nforce 3 AGP Mobo
256mb 7600 gs.

Muffin` · 7 Dec 2007 at 09:12

I just cant get the picture out of my head of a middle age trucker playing Crysis. It's like Spie doing ballet.

Datamonkey · 7 Dec 2007 at 09:21

rofl muffin how can you compair the 2??

lol ballet and crysis, crysis is a fps, what male doesnt like shooting crap up??

Well ok, i guess one who likes ballet wouldnt but then we could argue that their not male really.

Muffin` · 7 Dec 2007 at 10:00

T'was only a joke

D3lirious · 7 Dec 2007 at 12:29

anyone know from past updates whether much tends to change between release candidates and final release?
I want to do a complete xp re-install and wondered whether to wait or whether RC is close enough.

braveheart · 7 Dec 2007 at 13:17

XP SP3 final release is not release until after Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 due in Q1 2008 --- just now its XP SP3 RC which like beta version same as Vista SP1 RC as well - final release is not yet until after Xmas...

Mozilla already release new Firefox 3 RC1 beta as it not full version yet until Q1 2008

.walls · 7 Dec 2007 at 16:14

marc2003 said:
as with any major service pack release (beta or final), i'd never install it over the top of a working system. i'd always recommend a clean install or even better, create a slipstreamed xp sp3 cd. you only to have hang around forums like these around the time of a major service pack release to see how many tears this advice would save.

so true....

Goksly · 7 Dec 2007 at 19:12

Not sure what the big deal is; isnt it just basically all the patches we mostly have just packaged together? o_0

NathanE · 7 Dec 2007 at 19:13

marc2003 said:
as with any major service pack release (beta or final), i'd never install it over the top of a working system. i'd always recommend a clean install or even better, create a slipstreamed xp sp3 cd. you only to have hang around forums like these around the time of a major service pack release to see how many tears this advice would save.

Rarely is that a practical option though and arguably won't result in anything "being better" (for lack of a better phrase).

As an example I got my Vista machine back in March and, to this day, I am still "reinstalling" things that my old PC had. For anyone that really uses their PC, formatting just isn't an option unless really really really needed.

Duke · 8 Dec 2007 at 11:24

Going to wait for the final release

MarcLister · 8 Dec 2007 at 12:03

Duke said:
Going to wait for the final release

Same. I'm sure SP3 will be worth it but I don't want to ruin my PC with a pre-release copy. I ruin my PC enough as it is.