Re: XP SP3
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Posted by Martin Riddle on August 12, 2008, 11:12 am
Please log in for more thread options | | XP SP3... is it safe? | | Also, is there a way to cause auto-logoff say after 1 hour of | inactivity? (Problem with the autistic grandson getting on YouTube | and Ebay when he's visiting.) | | ...Jim Thompson Yes SP3 is safe, its just a rollup of all the updates, nothing really new but the delivery. If you have been updating or running autoupdate, then SP3 is not required. SP3 on a new install of XP saves quite a bit of update time. I would set your screen saver to require a password, that will keep it logged off. Cheers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Ken on August 12, 2008, 2:39 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:12:38 GMT, "Martin Riddle" > Yes SP3 is safe
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9094578 http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9084418 http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9083318 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Jeff Liebermann on August 13, 2008, 12:55 pm
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>On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:12:38 GMT, "Martin Riddle"
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>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9094578 I've installed XP SP3 on perhaps 50 random machines. The only problems I've seen are on machines with Norton Anti-Virus or Norton 360 installed. I didn't bother trying to fix Norton. I rolled back XP SP3 to the previous state, uninstalled Norton, Installed Avast or AVG, installed XP SP3, and lived happily ever after. I did not need Symantec's SymRegFix.exe. MS also has a hot-fix designed to resolve the problem before XP SP3 is installed. I'm too lazy to lookup the URL. Also: "Error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 3..." <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377>
Various other security products also cause problems with installing XP SP3. In most cases, I see a warning and/or abort in the middle of the install. >http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9084418
Yep. That's where XP SP3 installs both the Intel and AMD CPU drivers on one specific ASUS(?) motherboard. I've never seen the problem. >http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9083318
That's only a problem if you must use IE6 instead of IE7. Unfortunately, that's a real problem as some ancient versions of Quickbooks demand IE6. Intuit has work arounds for the old (2004??) software, but many users don't want to go through the hassle and insist on using IE6. XP SP3 is fairly safe. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by JW on August 14, 2008, 5:27 am
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>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9094578
Anybody else's virus scanner pop up when going to that URL? I get: Virus or unwanted program 'HTML/Rce.Gen [virus]' detected in file 'C:\Documents and Settings\anon\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\s820fi1o.default\CacheCF2BAEAd01. Action performed: Deny access | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Rich Webb on August 14, 2008, 7:57 am
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>>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9094578
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>Anybody else's virus scanner pop up when going to that URL? Not mine. -- Rich Webb Norfolk, VA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
