Windows XP SP3 to hit automatic updates; includes 1,100 fixes

BLORGE.com ^ | April 29, 2008 | Jonathan Schlaffer

[NonValueAdded]

Time to turn off your automatic updates then, at least if you rely on your computer for critical things - school, banking, FreeRepublic. Better to wait a few days to let the dust settle and avoid the recall. Isn’t the conventional rule of thumb to never trust the first release of anything from Redmond?

[CedarDave]

‘access denied’

Not a promising sign...

[CedarDave]

I suspect our contract IT guys will be busy the next few days.

[TomGuy]

ain’t touching this till there’s some feedback from folks w/sacrificial machines to beta the thing...

I did a CloneGenius backup of my XP OS partition before I tried installing SP3.

I couldn't get the SP3 to install. I may try to do it directly from the MS website after they get it up.

[SIDEWALKING]

Our IT folks say we already have most of the fixes if we have been using Microsoft Update regularly.

I figured. Just teasing about the 20MB files. :)

[tomkat]

.. I may try to do it directly from the MS website after they get it up

Prolly oughta make a sammich or two . . .

[tomkat]

off topic poll:

maybe it's just me, but has FR been relatively sluggish the past couple days ??

[TomGuy]

LOL.

It may even be worse. I just tried the MS update website and got this:

[Error number: 0x80244022]

The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the problem.

[snarks_when_bored]

My XP never crashes, which is good enough for me.

[cake_crumb]

I’ll wait.

[Resolute Conservative]

I’ve been on Vista and SP1 for months now and have no complaints. I am a software engineer by trade and heavy end user ( sorry no gaming BS ) so I cannot quite get the beef. Vista works fine once you turn off the unnecessary overhead junk and learn how to use it.

[MEG33]

Yes

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I just turned off automatic updates. Given Microsoft’s history of screwing things up the first few tries there is no way I would want this done automatically.

[MEG33]

I have Vista, automatic updates and so far no problems since last August.

[Dixie Yooper]

I have Vista, automatic updates and so far no problems since last August.

I didn't know Bill Gates was a Freeper!

[MEG33]

LOL..It’s true! I read all the threads, though, because one never knows.

[CedarDave]

I have my automatic updates set to notify. That way I can choose and control what is downloaded to the machine. More than once I have deleted the selection to download IE7. I just don’t want it since I use Firefox for most everything (some videos won’t load under Firefox, I use IE View to access them).

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

ain’t touching this till there’s some feedback from folks w/sacrificial machines to beta the thing...

I have an XP Home SP2 machine in my basement I use as a test bed. I'll be downloading and installing SP3 tonight.

I have to reload an image back on after I messed it up last night but I'll report any major cockups in SP3 here as time goes on.

[tomkat]

kewl, thanks Sam !

[Lancey Howard]

bttt