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M9ROC
May 14, 2008 10:34 AM
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First Vista, now XP SP3, good job Microsoft. When will they learn? This surely must be damaging them massively and driving people to Macs? How are the less tech savvy meant to manage?
Comment made about the PC Authority article:
Windows XP SP3 woes mount?
Blue screens after installing the update are not an isolated incident, if online reports are to be believed..
What do you think? Join the discussion. |
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steve_666
May 14, 2008 2:33 PM
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tech support/repairers would be loving this, all the call out fees.... |
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nunya
May 14, 2008 4:31 PM
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i changed to ubuntu recently - good not to have worry about MS stuff ups anymore |
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Escherichia
May 14, 2008 8:19 PM
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It's not just MS that has these problems. Do a search for "problems with leopard" and see how much people have had with the latest version of OSX. I use both Windows and Mac, and I find it amazing that both companies have so much trouble getting it right! |
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M9ROC
May 16, 2008 12:08 PM
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So if Leopard causes problems why do Apple not get the hard time and bad press that Microsoft gets? It would seem many are oblivious to any Apple issues. Does everyone just like to throw shit at Microsoft instead of praising them for what they have given us over the years? |
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Darky123
May 16, 2008 6:07 PM
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I updated my IBM laptop Intel P4,would start then CPU speed would start to run down,also wouldnt start unless i shutdown Zonealarm Pro if ZA was left on it would lockup had to remove ZA and install Comodo this allowed me to start Win still get the odd speed issue! |
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nix
May 16, 2008 9:47 PM
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Actually, the internet was flooding with Apple bashing around the time Leopard was released. |
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osama_bin_athlon
May 18, 2008 11:32 AM
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I think that the problems associated with SP3 only apply to HP's AMD based PC's....or so I've heard
I've experienced no problems with SP3 since the early betas, I've even gone so far as to slipstream SP3 into my XPpro disc (tho' I've kept the old SP2 copy.....) |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
May 29, 2008 4:56 PM
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if they werent all so impatient and actually spent more time and money on developing the products, they maybe decent. |
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E=mc2
Jun 10, 2008 9:31 PM
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I loaded on SP3 only to find out that i no longer had user account controls(all grayed out),so i removed it.
I havent read anywhere of this problem occuring.Anyone else had any problems? |
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jackisback
Jun 11, 2008 6:32 AM
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After using Windows since the days of W3.1 I can sat that I have not a little experience in this area. My own experience tells me that anything new of a major nature should be undertaken on a clean slate. This is why I applied SP3 to a clean install of XP Home. I can say that I have had no issues with it to date.
Cheers |
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sdonatti
Jul 5, 2008 3:47 PM
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Loaded sp3 on a fresh install of windows. No problems so far. |
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austhome
Jul 5, 2008 10:46 PM
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I downloaded the service pack 3 and after installing it and rebooting I suddenly had errors ocurring that weren't there before. It turned out that it was the software form my DLink adapter wasn't friendly with Service pack 3 but after a bit of googling I found drivers to download on the DLink website and after installing them the errors were gone. Phew! |
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gyro666
Jul 6, 2008 1:40 AM
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It always amazes me just how accepting we all are to the existence of buggy software in the first place!
fact is ALL current software has bugs, on one hand gladly part with our hard earned $ to grab the latest and greatest, and on the other bitch and complain when it falls over. perhaps we should start NOT paying for broken goods in the first place ?
There are however, some salient points to consider.
1 "clone" PC's are assembled from a vast array of differing components, assuring compatibility with them all is nigh on impossible.
2 not all software plays well with others, for the same reasons as 1/.
For these very reasons, NASA uses positively ancient technology computing power for space flight, because it is the most stable reliable and trustworthy. So dust of the old '88 and go back to DOS if you want stable, or roll up your sleeves and be prepared to get a bit bloody if you want to play on the bleeding edge.
And always remember, to err may be human - but to realy stuff up, you need a computer. |
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berex
Jul 7, 2008 8:17 PM
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Guys,
I'm not sure where the problem lies. I downloaded the latest SP3 patch and imaged it on to a cd. I have since installed it on 3 pcs running XP with SP2 and have had no problems, so far. Be careful when downloading because the first version of SP3 was definitely buggy. |
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Jul 7, 2008 8:27 PM
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gyro666 wrote:It always amazes me just how accepting we all are to the existence of buggy software in the first place!
fact is ALL current software has bugs, on one hand gladly part with our hard earned $ to grab the latest and greatest, and on the other bitch and complain when it falls over. perhaps we should start NOT paying for broken goods in the first place ?
There are however, some salient points to consider.
1 "clone" PC's are assembled from a vast array of differing components, assuring compatibility with them all is nigh on impossible.
2 not all software plays well with others, for the same reasons as 1/.
For these very reasons, NASA uses positively ancient technology computing power for space flight, because it is the most stable reliable and trustworthy. So dust of the old '88 and go back to DOS if you want stable, or roll up your sleeves and be prepared to get a bit bloody if you want to play on the bleeding edge.
And always remember, to err may be human - but to realy stuff up, you need a computer.
You're obviously not a programmer.
It's hard to create software without bugs, and an OS is definitely no exception.
Edited by .:Cyb3rGlitch:.: 8/7/2008 11:56:26 AM |
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cwtears
Jul 8, 2008 11:46 AM
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I have been playing with XP SP3 for a while and most of the time it has behaved. The only real problem I had was that Trend Internet Security 2008 spit the dummy. But after having to go back to version 2007 for a while Trend came up with an update that worked. |
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Wheelie
Jul 20, 2008 1:47 PM
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I recently load XP SP3 full version not a upgrade version havent had no trouble with it at but then again I am not great lover of upgrade version when comes to O/S which might play a part in it then again I could be wrong made few tweaks all good it would seem if we didnt have Mircosoft to hang to stuff on there be nothing to whinge about .....lmao |
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Slatts
Jul 20, 2008 4:12 PM
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I thought the HP AMD XP SP3 woes were dead and buried. HP loaded an Intel optimised image on their AMD systems. When SP3 loaded, it saw the Intel code and loaded Intel specific code, causing the the system to BSOD.
The problem was caused by HP. |