XP SP3 breaks WHS RDP - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 21st May 2008, 13:52

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05...eaks-whs-rdp/1

Windows XP Service Pack 3 disables on install an ActiveX control needed to connect to a Windows Home Server box via Remote Desktop Protocol, thanks to an 'upgraded' security model.

_DTM2000_ · 21st May 2008, 14:13

It completely broke my media center too. Refused to use the tuner cards and caused loads of error messages. I'm glad I took a disk image before I installed it. It works fine on my PC at work though.

xalek · 21st May 2008, 14:33

Broke my XP Media Center too! TV tuners just stoped working and didn't want to be re-setup. Works fine with my XP Pro mind you.

alastor · 21st May 2008, 14:52

Installed it on my laptop, only lasted 3 days as it broke S3 standby. Haven't tried it on the desktop yet.

Panos · 21st May 2008, 14:56

I don't have any issue with my Media Center. Oops I forgot. I use Mythbuntu there

Seriously I installed the SP3 on all the computers at work (65) and not any issue so far.

Firehed · 21st May 2008, 15:00

Interesting... this is probably going to screw up some people at work if/when we upgrade - we use browser-based VMWare Server frequently. Though it probably has its own custom VMWare ActiveX/FF extension so maybe it would be fine.

moshpit · 21st May 2008, 15:18

SP3 has caused our custom security video monitoring application to perform extremely poorly when using Enhanced MPEG4 mode. EMPEG4 mode is basicly a Divx-like codec we use for compression of the video streams. We're currently attempting to isolate exactly what changed between SP2 and SP3 to cause this since all of our SP2/SP2C machines are fine, but the machines with SP3 have choppy live and recorded video, and tons of lost frames according to videoscope. SP3 is looking to be a loss for us at this point

mrb_no1 · 21st May 2008, 15:48

sp3 screwed over my home machine, stopped all miscorsoft programs from accessing the net, like ie and msn despite the fact that firefox was fine with it so the network was working....it caused firefox to crash 4 times in 15 mins, which preeviously is more than the last 12 months put together and sp3 just made explorer as a whole totally unstable, accessing my computer or any folder took an age, and thats if it didnt crash windows explorer in the process, sticking with sp2 until go vista now i think.

peace

fatman

Ninja_182 · 21st May 2008, 15:53

Its a conspiracy to make us see vista as a reasonable upgrade

supermonkey · 21st May 2008, 16:04

I reformatted my wife's computer the other day, installed Windows and then did the SP3 update. For some reason, SP3 changed one of the .dll files associated with Windows Update, and caused the file to become unregistered. I only noticed it because Windows wouldn't install any more updates. They all downloaded just fine, but they all failed to install. Also, the update history didn't show any of the failed updates.

After some searching around, I finally found the solution, re-registered the .dll file, and now the rest of the updates install just fine.

I guess it might have been a fluke, but it seems strange to me that a Windows update would break the Windows Update service.

-monkey

Bauul · 21st May 2008, 16:04

Installed it the day it was released (the day they pulled it as well) and have noticed not one jot of difference, good or bad. Meh.

Mr_Sinister · 21st May 2008, 16:11

i installed it just 2 days ago and so far (fingers crossed) no problems (yet)

g3n3tiX · 21st May 2008, 16:58

No problems here, had it for around a week.

p3n · 21st May 2008, 17:07

My boot times have improved (I think) and i've not had any problems, but then again my servers are all SSH and I use a real web browser.

steveo_mcg · 21st May 2008, 17:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bauul

Installed it the day it was released (the day they pulled it as well) and have noticed not one jot of difference, good or bad. Meh.

I installed it form the link, some one posted on the forum. I had the exact same experience, but then i'm running pro, could that be the difference?

Omnituens · 21st May 2008, 17:52

ive had no issues, im going to be making a new slipstreamed disk soon.

pendragon · 21st May 2008, 17:57

i installed it on my server running xp pro... no problems at all.

C-Sniper · 21st May 2008, 19:33

no problems yet no differences for me

friskies · 21st May 2008, 21:49

If it`s true that the next version of windows will be 45 MB (without drivers of course) and made from scratch (not based on win 3.11), AND doesn`t have issues which could have been easily avoided or caused by outdated backwards compatibility, i might consider paying for it for a change!!11

capnPedro · 21st May 2008, 22:32

It messed up my sister's XP Home PC, and as for putting it on my MCE HTPC? do not want.
Vista SP1's been giving me headaches too

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21st May 2008, 13:52	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	XP SP3 breaks WHS RDP http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05...eaks-whs-rdp/1 Windows XP Service Pack 3 disables on install an ActiveX control needed to connect to a Windows Home Server box via Remote Desktop Protocol, thanks to an 'upgraded' security model. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

21st May 2008, 14:33	#3
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21st May 2008, 15:00	#6
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moshpit Minimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 48	SP3 has caused our custom security video monitoring application to perform extremely poorly when using Enhanced MPEG4 mode. EMPEG4 mode is basicly a Divx-like codec we use for compression of the video streams. We're currently attempting to isolate exactly what changed between SP2 and SP3 to cause this since all of our SP2/SP2C machines are fine, but the machines with SP3 have choppy live and recorded video, and tons of lost frames according to videoscope. SP3 is looking to be a loss for us at this point __________________ Ci7 860, EVGA P55 SLI, 8Gb DDR3 1600, 2x HIS Radeon HD 5870, Patriot Torqx 128Gb, Corsair TX750, Win7 x64 Ultimate

21st May 2008, 14:13	#2
_DTM2000_ Senior Super Douche Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 229	It completely broke my media center too. Refused to use the tuner cards and caused loads of error messages. I'm glad I took a disk image before I installed it. It works fine on my PC at work though.

21st May 2008, 14:56	#5
Panos Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 72	I don't have any issue with my Media Center. Oops I forgot. I use Mythbuntu there Seriously I installed the SP3 on all the computers at work (65) and not any issue so far.

21st May 2008, 15:48	#8
mrb_no1 Pie Eater Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pyrford, England Posts: 361	sp3 screwed over my home machine, stopped all miscorsoft programs from accessing the net, like ie and msn despite the fact that firefox was fine with it so the network was working....it caused firefox to crash 4 times in 15 mins, which preeviously is more than the last 12 months put together and sp3 just made explorer as a whole totally unstable, accessing my computer or any folder took an age, and thats if it didnt crash windows explorer in the process, sticking with sp2 until go vista now i think. peace fatman __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3600Mhz ¦ Asus Maximus II Formula ¦ ATI Radeon 4890 (1000Mhz Core + 1200Mhz Mem OC) ¦ 2x2G Corsair Dom. PC 8500 @ 1080Mhz ¦ Aquacomputer WC ¦ Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty ¦ 150G Raptor, 2x1500 + 1x750 + 2x500 Seagate (SATA2) ¦ Pioneer DVD burner ¦ Lian Li - PC 73SL Aluminium Silent Server Case ¦ Dell 2007WFP 20" Widescreen ¦ Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers ¦ Sennheiser HD270

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21st May 2008, 16:04	#10
supermonkey Space Monkey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,699	I reformatted my wife's computer the other day, installed Windows and then did the SP3 update. For some reason, SP3 changed one of the .dll files associated with Windows Update, and caused the file to become unregistered. I only noticed it because Windows wouldn't install any more updates. They all downloaded just fine, but they all failed to install. Also, the update history didn't show any of the failed updates. After some searching around, I finally found the solution, re-registered the .dll file, and now the rest of the updates install just fine. I guess it might have been a fluke, but it seems strange to me that a Windows update would break the Windows Update service. -monkey __________________ But of bliss and of glad life there is little to be said, before it ends; as works fair and wonderful, while still they endure for eyes to see, are their own record, and only when they are in peril or broken for ever do they pass into song. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

21st May 2008, 16:04	#11
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	Installed it the day it was released (the day they pulled it as well) and have noticed not one jot of difference, good or bad. Meh. __________________ 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

21st May 2008, 16:11	#12
Mr_Sinister Not Evil, just Bad Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK London Tottenham Posts: 46	i installed it just 2 days ago and so far (fingers crossed) no problems (yet)

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g3n3tiX Resident frenchie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: localhost Posts: 586	No problems here, had it for around a week. __________________ I also have a MTBF.

21st May 2008, 17:07	#14
p3n Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 731	My boot times have improved (I think) and i've not had any problems, but then again my servers are all SSH and I use a real web browser.

21st May 2008, 17:52	#16
Omnituens Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stockport Posts: 405	ive had no issues, im going to be making a new slipstreamed disk soon. __________________ Current Rig: i7 D0 2.66GHz, 6GB 1066MHz Corsair "Dominator", 285 GTX.

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21st May 2008, 22:32	#20
capnPedro Deaf forever to the battle's din Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North-East England Posts: 2,973	It messed up my sister's XP Home PC, and as for putting it on my MCE HTPC? do not want. Vista SP1's been giving me headaches too . __________________ ASUS M4A785TD-M Evo \| AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE \| D-Tek FuZion 4GB Corsair XMMS3-10666 \| Corsair TX650 Point Of View 8800GTX \| EK FC-8800