XP SP3 now available - again - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 7th May 2008, 08:17

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05...ow-available/1

Microsoft quietly re-introduced the long-awaited Service Pack 3 for Windows XP yesterday after a compatibility bug resulted in its rapid removal in April.

p3n · 7th May 2008, 08:26

Got the network distributable version, installed and working fine at home - will give it a while to bother updating the work machines tho!

alastor · 7th May 2008, 08:46

I was offered SP3 by automatic updates last night, accepted it and...nothing happened

Trying a manual installation now.

icutebluezone · 7th May 2008, 09:25

sweet was waiting for it and getting it right now. :P

jazzzyj · 7th May 2008, 09:46

anyone have slower ping times in games after the upgrade? or was that just me?!

DriftCarl · 7th May 2008, 10:34

Tried installing on 2 different laptops today at work. so far its 1 worked 1 failed i guess 50% isnt too bad for M$

Paradigm Shifter · 7th May 2008, 10:42

Well, I'll give it a shot at the weekend... if I can get my act together and order the bits I want for a rebuild...

Icy EyeG · 7th May 2008, 12:09

Quote:

Was anybody waiting for the official download to be made available via Windows (and Microsoft) Update, or did we all install the standalone version from the link provided by phuzz?

I had no choice but to wait for the official version, as I'm running Windows XP Portuguese.... I installed it yesterday and it works fine so far.

stephen2002 · 7th May 2008, 12:22

Didn't install for me on 2 computers. Took a while to "prepare" for the download, downloaded, verified ... and then went back to downloading. Only instead of doing anything else it sat there for a while and then failed.

proxess · 7th May 2008, 13:41

Working fine for me... when i boot up windows, but i got the link that was posted a few days ago.

Bauul · 7th May 2008, 16:03

Installed it at home from the link Phuzz provided, noticed absolutely zero difference, although I haven't run any benchmarks. At least it didn't break anything.

steveo_mcg · 7th May 2008, 16:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bauul

Installed it at home from the link Phuzz provided, noticed absolutely zero difference, although I haven't run any benchmarks. At least it didn't break anything.

ditto.

Was there to be any improvements in this SP?

HourBeforeDawn · 7th May 2008, 18:16

Well my auto update works so far I dont see any real differences but I havent messed around much, I only have one system at work and one system at home that still has XP so its not as big of deal for myself.

sunny_man · 7th May 2008, 18:42

I cant' seem to get it through the website or through auto update.

ssj12 · 7th May 2008, 18:44

I noticed major differences. My sisters laptop which used to crawl is now walking briskly. My desktop can now open photoshop cs3 in like 10 second.

Laptop: Centrino 1.6GHz, integrated intel gpu, 512 ram
Desktop: X2 4600+, 8400GS, 2GB ram.

ssj12 · 7th May 2008, 18:45

@ sunny - make sure you install .net framework 3.0. It's the only way to get the update.

Krikkit · 7th May 2008, 18:46

-160 3DMarks here, about 1-2fps in CoD4:SP, other than that, no noticeable difference. Meh.

Omnituens · 7th May 2008, 18:56

I need to make a new slipstreamed disk now... sigh.

pendragon · 7th May 2008, 18:59

nice! I was waiting for this.. even if there's zero speed increase, a nicely packaged bunch of hotfixes is just what the doctor ordered

ssj12 · 7th May 2008, 21:13

@krik - it lowered your 3DMark score? Surprising as it increased the overall speed of the OS.

When is Bit-Tech going to have a comparison benchmark of SP2 vs SP3. Actually for laughs they should compare them both to SP1.

7th May 2008, 08:17	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	XP SP3 now available - again http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05...ow-available/1 Microsoft quietly re-introduced the long-awaited Service Pack 3 for Windows XP yesterday after a compatibility bug resulted in its rapid removal in April. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

7th May 2008, 08:46	#3
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7th May 2008, 13:41	#10
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7th May 2008, 08:26	#2
p3n Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 731	Got the network distributable version, installed and working fine at home - will give it a while to bother updating the work machines tho!

7th May 2008, 10:34	#6
DriftCarl Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 198	Tried installing on 2 different laptops today at work. so far its 1 worked 1 failed i guess 50% isnt too bad for M$

7th May 2008, 10:42	#7
Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,210	Well, I'll give it a shot at the weekend... if I can get my act together and order the bits I want for a rebuild...

7th May 2008, 12:22	#9
stephen2002 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 182	Didn't install for me on 2 computers. Took a while to "prepare" for the download, downloaded, verified ... and then went back to downloading. Only instead of doing anything else it sat there for a while and then failed.

7th May 2008, 16:03	#11
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	Installed it at home from the link Phuzz provided, noticed absolutely zero difference, although I haven't run any benchmarks. At least it didn't break anything. __________________ Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 Ghz \| 1Gb + 2x512Mb Corsair DDR2 667 Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512Mb\| WD Raptor 36Gb, Seagate 300Gb \| Asus P5LD2 SE Ibanez RG 470 Japanese Edition \| 1991 Japanese Lo-TRS Tremolo \| V7 S1 Custom V8 HSH Pickups

7th May 2008, 18:16	#13
HourBeforeDawn a.k.a KazeModz Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cali, USA Posts: 1,785	Well my auto update works so far I dont see any real differences but I havent messed around much, I only have one system at work and one system at home that still has XP so its not as big of deal for myself. __________________ Current Rig: RubyRED • Lian-Li A05B • (2) Swiftech 220 Radiators • (2) D5 Variable Pumps • (2) Res • and a whole lot of modding • Retired Rig: Project F.E.A.R. • TT Lanbox Lite • Swiftech H2O-120 • Q6600 G0 OC@3.6ghz • 2900XT • 4gb SuperTalent Memory •

7th May 2008, 18:42	#14
sunny_man Minimodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 24	I cant' seem to get it through the website or through auto update. __________________ British = French gone right American = British gone wrong

7th May 2008, 18:44	#15
ssj12 VGChartz PR Manager Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 232	I noticed major differences. My sisters laptop which used to crawl is now walking briskly. My desktop can now open photoshop cs3 in like 10 second. Laptop: Centrino 1.6GHz, integrated intel gpu, 512 ram Desktop: X2 4600+, 8400GS, 2GB ram. __________________ http://thebladeclan.com

7th May 2008, 18:45	#16
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7th May 2008, 18:46	#17
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7th May 2008, 21:13	#20
ssj12 VGChartz PR Manager Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 232	@krik - it lowered your 3DMark score? Surprising as it increased the overall speed of the OS. When is Bit-Tech going to have a comparison benchmark of SP2 vs SP3. Actually for laughs they should compare them both to SP1. __________________ http://thebladeclan.com