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RE: sp3

The VFM (Value For Money) Addict — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:30:07 GMT

As someone said to me the other day, [i]"There's nothing wrong with M$ Windows that a good operating system wouldn't fix."[/i]

RE: sp3

rigpigz — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:47:30 GMT

No Problems with SP3 itself, but the first Update afterwards, KB951978, is a keyboard/mouse killer on older machines (2 affected, one Celeron, one P4).

Below is text of my e-mail to Micros**t.

"Dear Laura (Lu, Micros**t)

I fully updated the computer to pre-SP3 status on 28 June 2008 with no problems. I then, again on 28 June, installed SP3. Again no problems.

On 29 June, just before return of the PC to it's owner, I changed Automatic Update Setttings FROM "Notify me but don't install" TO "Automatically Download and Install".

Only Update installed on 29 June was KB951978. I still monitored the install of KB951978, up to and including the requested reboot of the PC. Still no problems.

AFTER REBOOT - NO MOUSE, NO KEYBOARD.

You have misunderstood the update KB951978 issue on ONE SMALL BUT IMPORTANT POINT,
After gaining keyboard but not Mouse functionality. I removed the update, issue remains.
THEN I removed Service Pack 3, but the issue persisted.

On 30 June (OVERNIGHT), BEFORE REPEAT BEFORE clearing the CMOS, the Keyboard and Mouse both are working.

The issue remains with the update KB951978, but the keyboard/mouse problem APPEARS TO BE SELF FIXING GIVEN TIME

As of date and time of this e-mail, PC is fully functional and bagged ready to return to owner.

Only Update notified to me before disconnecting PC is SP3.

I AM SOMEWHAT RELUCTANT TO RE-INSTALL THIS SERVICE PACK UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS FULLY RESOLVED"

NB This issue has not affected my laptop (CoreDuo), with both SP3 [b][u]AND[/u][/b] KB951978 installed

I have since spent a week swapping increasingly pointless e-mails with Micros**t, with them trying to blame everything from faulty keyboard/mouse (my same test/built kit used before/during/after/still) to USB drivers (keyboard/mouse are PS2), before they will admit any possibility of faulty software.

I will not install SP3 again, and advise anyone one else to either don't install or remove it and KB951978.

RE: sp3

jasonx — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:17:21 GMT

i hate it . service pack 2 was better . my internet dont work with my 3 usb modem with service pack 3 installed even did a full clean install

waste off time .

RE: sp3

leon.electrician — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:53:20 GMT

thanks for all the replies people, will give it a go now,i do have xubuntu to fall back on lol :D

RE: sp3

Grenville Grimace — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:58:41 GMT

[quote][b]Jason (24/07/2008)[/b][hr]Of course, only fools use Windows. Linux is what the smart people use. ;)[/quote]

1/10, smart people use MacOS as well. :P

Two AMD rigs here boosted to SP3 with zero problems.
(Shame that the same two rigs had to be fixed by me when later MS updates broke the ZoneAlarm installations.)

RE: sp3

Jason — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:14:07 GMT

In my case I was simply able to boot into Safe Mode and uninstall it.

RE: sp3

marc.knuckle — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:48:16 GMT

sp3 fine with me also.

if you firstly backup completely such as what norton ghost and acronis true image can do, you can just restore the backup if any problems as long as your backup program can run from boot up which i know acronis can.

RE: sp3

Jason — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:38:56 GMT

Irony...

RE: sp3

conrad101 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:16:50 GMT

No problems with SP3 on 3 Machines, but using backup software before installing sp3 would be smart.

RE: sp3

columbo77 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:36:16 GMT

[quote]Of course, only fools use Windows. Linux is what the smart people use. [/quote]

I use both what does that say, :P

Sp3 working fine on a couple of my rigs.

RE: sp3

alex3410 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:20:44 GMT

sp3 ok here on 4 (fresh installs) and beta version running ok on desktop (not fresh install)

RE: sp3

Tippon — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:35:46 GMT

[quote][b]Jason (24/07/2008)[/b][hr]Of course, only fools use Windows. Linux is what the smart people use. ;)[/quote]

Careful, you'll set the fanbois off ;) :P

Leon - No problems with SP3 here :)

RE: sp3

leon.electrician — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:53:36 GMT

my laptop uses xubuntu, but unfortunately i use this pc for gaming and as far as i'm aware cod4 wont work on linux, correct me if i'm wrong

RE: sp3

Jason — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:35:39 GMT

My laptop wouldn't touch it. Crashed immediately after install.

But then it also did that with SP2.

Of course, only fools use Windows. Linux is what the smart people use. ;)

RE: sp3

oldphart — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:04:08 GMT

Not here.

(three machines)

sp3

leon.electrician — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:01:22 GMT

has sp3 caused any problems for you lot. have everything just right at the moment really don't want to have a reinstall xp again if it goes tits up