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> HEMI-Powered wrote:
>> robinb added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...
>>
>>> hey Engel
>>> it is a real estate program and there is a bug in the program that
>>> doesn't allow it to work on sp3 as of yet.
>>> they claim they are trying to fix this but they have not yet and
>>> he needs this program like yesterday robin
>>> "Engel" <Engel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:341C204D-44D4-4F08-93CE-DA0D062BA9CA@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hi Robinb,
>>>>
>>>> To add to Carey's posting
>>>>
>>>> Have a look at this article.
>>>>
>>>> How to remove Windows XP SP3 from your computer
>>>> <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249>
>>>>
>>>> Can you tell me what program product he is trying to run ??
>>>>
>>>> Let us know how it works ºut.
>>>> - -- --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Robinb" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have a client that put sp3 successfully on a brand new
>>>>> computer.
>>>>> He just found out that a certain program he needs doesn't run
>>>>> yet
>>>>> on sp3. (he did not find this out prior so now we have no choice
>>>>> but to remove sp3. Is it better to do this via add/remove
>>>>> programs in reg mode, safe mode or doing a system restore back
>>>>> prior?
>>>>>
>> Note to all them rushing out to get SP3: if SP3 is nothing but a
>> consolidation of previous bug fixes and critical updates, why
>> should any program that runs SP2 OK fail on SP3? answer, 'cuz Bill
>> don't do no SW without creating new bugs and if your code isn't
>> certified, best not try, which comes back to my basic philosophy of
>> don't try to fix things that aren't broken.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>
> It includes more than all the updates. For example, the firewall now
> monitors both inbound and outbound traffic. It also speeds XP up a
> bit, a slightly faster boot time and it seems smoother.
>
> That said, I don't plan to put SP3 on a computer that's had XP
> installed for a year and is running perfectly. When it's required
> for updates, I'll put it on that machine. I did put it on another
> computer immediately after install XP SP2 and I'm impressed.
>
> Alias
>
I'm not sure what SP3 has or doesn't have since when I try to look at
MS's site or other places, it is more than a bit fuzzy. But, I'm sure
that it's "firewall" is crap just as the vaunted SP2 "security" was and
is crap. But, I do agree with your point that is in line with my "don't
try to fix things that aren't broken." My next PC will be sufficiently
advanced compared to my current one that XP is moot. I'll need Vista
which, by then, should be at least minimally ready for prime time.
--
HP, aka Jerry
"If it waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck"