Windows xp service pack 3 issues

Hey is any one using windows XP sp3?

I had this sp3 on my system for a few weeks now and find it unstable
I have upgraded the sp3 to the latest build from windows but still does not work that well

I play game and the system keeps blue screening (BSOD) all the time, may be every one hour

Even if i leave the comp ON for few hours and leave the internet to download torrents , it would blue screen

Not sure that it is the sp3 as i did not have this issue with sp2

please post your experience

I've been using sp3 on my laptop, the version peior to the official relese, (Digit magazine, i think abt 2 months back)

so far my lapstops been working without any issues, even when i leave downlaods on or leave laptop on for days together.

Try uninstalling it and reinstalling

from where did u get your xp sp3.............i have also used it but there was no probs

i go it form microsoft

i guess there should be some problem with my system
i will try to see if i can troubleshoot it

thanks for the comments

hey buddy its same here...m using sp3 for approx a month ....no probs as such.....

Humm I didint know microsoft came out with sp3 thanks for bumping this thread.. will download today.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Admin

Humm I didint know microsoft came out with sp3 thanks for bumping this thread.. will download today.

Thanks

bro. MS gives sp3 for free as in my case . I was using sp2 and a pop up appear asking me to update my OS then the give me sp3 but after installetion my system is running slow and my internet connection keeps on hanging
i believe it is the case with sp3

i am not too hapy with it

sp3 is just a cracked ver of sp2 by amit
my say, stay as far away as u can from sp3

i sugest that u install sp2 then then download udates from 3rd party

Originally Posted by sb21pro

sp3 is just a cracked ver of sp2 by amit
my say, stay as far away as u can from sp3

i sugest that u install sp2 then then download udates from 3rd party

sp3 is no cracked version, it is avaliable at the microsoft site
i installed it and had problems with my anti virus it was not compatible with it

I guess i will stay away from it untill i get more reviews about it

ya sp3 is not a cracked version its genuine microsoft update...
and there are lot many issues coming up with sp3 these days...

i got that update on my xp several times... and i updated to vista ultimate

SP3 made my browsing slow and also my downloads were starting to become slow...so i uninstalled it.

yaa i take it back, the stand alone sp3 pack is original
but the one in cd is cracked, the amit's one

I m also using SP3 downloaded from Microsoft.
but i haven't face any problem, may be because my usages are not so high.
But yes i also read a lot of comments from users that now a days they are facing problem with it

No problems with sp3 whatsoever... i rarely switch off my comp and its working fine.
I also slipstreamed my xp pro setup disc with it and installed without a hitch.

explorer.exe crashes whenever i close "mycomputer",i noticed its happening since i updated the windows to SP3

There is no problem with SP3. Happily using it, occasionally though.

As far as I know, most of the problems with Windows (whether XP sp2/3), are due to viruses (and pirated copies). I've never faced a problem in my genuine Windows XP. At home/office, I use Ubuntu, though, for other reasons like productivity. I feel like an old man when I use Windows XP. Yet to try genuine Vista.

~ Pothi.

ya sp3 rocks
i'm using win xp sp3 updated till june 2008

SP3 is good for stability n security of system... though some older configurations slow down after upgrading...

Originally Posted by StarryKnight

No problems with sp3 whatsoever... i rarely switch off my comp and its working fine.
I also slipstreamed my xp pro setup disc with it and installed without a hitch.

I too slipstreamed my setup disk with sp3 and vista theme...works fine for me..i am a heavy user ...have nt experienced any slow downs

Originally Posted by itsmemad

some older configurations slow down after upgrading...

Mine is an old laptop (VIA processor, 256MB RAM). It actually increased the speed to a little extend.

~ Pothi.

i must say Xp service pack 2 is best then Xp pack 3 bcoge i also try to down load Xp service pack 3 and it always gave me prob while starting the laptop so i down grade my system with xp pack 2 and bit happy with that

Originally Posted by pothi

Mine is an old laptop (VIA processor, 256MB RAM). It actually increased the speed to a little extend.

~ Pothi.

lucky u... my frnd with 256 MB Ram complained bout it...

Originally Posted by sarita27

i must say Xp service pack 2 is best then Xp pack 3 bcoge i also try to down load Xp service pack 3 and it always gave me prob while starting the laptop so i down grade my system with xp pack 2 and bit happy with that

ditto with 1 of my frnd too...

Of course, XP3 is not a cracked one and microsoft provides it for all XP2 user. However, I still prefer XP2 and XP3. I do not see much change and it slow down my computer too.

Well I am using XP pirated version with SP3 but working very well like genuine.
No problem at all. Good Speed, no error messages, download from Microsoft etc... working very well

sp3 actually renders ur system unstable..it contains fixes for business applications and also makes matter worse when it comes to installing games

so don't be in ahurry to install it

Downloaded and installed SP3 from Microsoft and its definitely more stable. I'd recommend you to format your windows drive and install a fresh genuine copy of windows.

I have downloaded SP3 patch,installed it onto my Non Genuine Windows XP,works ok nothing went wrong or is wrong for that matter ...... working like a charm .I read somewhere last week that SP3 has a lot of Security updates and also it will improve the speed of Ms Office suite if ur using Ms office 2007

Stop telling bad about Windows XP SP3. Ok?. How much amount did you get from Linux guys for this?.

I've been using Windows XP service pack 3. Its working fine. Its highly recommended that all XP users upgrade to SP3. It solves lots of security issues and other stuff.

As such SP3 does not bring in any new functionality or patches. Its merely a collection of all the patches made till date. So if u r having problems, it may just been waiting to happen or jus a coincidence.

I am using xp sp3 last couple of month I did not face any problem so far although I have good experience with xp sp2 also.

I think thats a problem with your graphics drivers.. It may be conflicting after you installed SP3.. I had the same issue after I installed SP3, after that I came back to SP2.

Originally Posted by gardencityboy

Hey is any one using windows XP sp3?

I had this sp3 on my system for a few weeks now and find it unstable
I have upgraded the sp3 to the latest build from windows but still does not work that well

I play game and the system keeps blue screening (BSOD) all the time, may be every one hour

Even if i leave the comp ON for few hours and leave the internet to download torrents , it would blue screen

Not sure that it is the sp3 as i did not have this issue with sp2

please post your experience

dear friend,
hope your system has been identified by microsoft as pirated version, so some of the features will be deactivited because of that , first make your sp3 original.
2. if you made your sp3 version orginal , still if you are getting the problems , try to reinstall video drivers and update the same immediately,

i have been using SP3 for sometime now .. no prob at all .. Only prob i had was that MS did not provide the HDaudio drivers and i wasnt getting HD Audio Hardware Support for Ati IC .. After d/l a patch from MS that was fixed..
Also since sp3 my system is more stable and runs 0.8% faster in overall performance

Originally Posted by Shamik Mitra

Also since sp3 my system is more stable and runs 0.8% faster in overall performance

:w00t: How can we calculate performance change sooooo accurately?

probably used some benchmarking soft.
but, I want to know the reality too ....

yes I used a few bechmarking software and others for network and internet and gaming.. i took the values in a excel sheet before sp3 installation and then 1 day after. and just calculated the average .. plz dont go into it that deep .. its just an experiment. But as far as stabality goes sp3 is quite stable

@itsmemad
i cant say that its 100% accurate just the avg increase as to my fiddling around. i actually did that to c if MS claims were real or not..

we all know that whatever MS claims abt its softwares (good things), we users need to check ourselves...

Originally Posted by Shamik Mitra

we all know that whatever MS claims abt its softwares (good things), we users need to check ourselves...

thats quite true.
by the way, which soft do u prefer 4 non-gpu related benchmarks.

Originally Posted by Evander Leopold

thats quite true.
by the way, which soft do u prefer 4 non-gpu related benchmarks.

SiSoft Sandra is a good one. It has a complete range of diagnostic benchmarks from CPU arithmetic, to DDR bandwidth tests. They also include charts to compare your setup to other similar rigs, or totally different setups like comparing yours to a Phenom 9600 with 2gigs of DDR2 for example. The newer Everest Ultimates have benchmarking tools as well. SuperPi is an easy one to get results from also. Then there is PCMark which runs a bunch of tests on your PC to test capability.

Everest, PCMark, SuperPi I have used before. Its time to check on Sisoft sandra. Heard about it everywhere, never used myself before. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Evander Leopold

Everest, PCMark, SuperPi I have used before. Its time to check on Sisoft sandra. Heard about it everywhere, never used myself before. Thanks.

Its really good, and a prof. benchmark tool. And did i mention the system report it generates runs into pages..