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bdicomputing · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 1076 Location: ANDOVER UK

THIS MORNING AUTOMATIC UPDATES INSTALLED SERVICE PACK 3

NOTES
WHEN THE SHIELD APPEARED IN MY SYS TRAY IN THOUGHT AUTOMATIC UPDATES WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY
IT SAID DOWNLOADING 0% FOR SEVERAL MINUTES
I DECIDED TO VISIT THE UPDATE WEBSITE AND INSTALL MANUALLY
SERVICE PACK 3 IS A LARGE UPDATE
IT FIRST PREPARESES THE DOWNLOAD
THEN VERIFIES THE DOWNLOAD
THIS TAKES QUITE A WHILE
THEN IT DOWNLOADS THE UPDATE
AFTER A LONGISH TIME IT WILL FINALLY INSTALL THE UPDATE

IT SEEMS THAT AOTOMATIC UPDATES WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AFTER ALL
JUST LET IT RUN
GIVE IT AN HOUR OR SO

PROBLEMS
1ST DAY
ON INITIAL INSTALLATION IT APPEARED TO FREEZE DURING SERVICE START SEQUENCE
THE COMPUTER WAS MANUALLY RESTARTED
YOU ARE GIVEN THE OPTION OF ROLLING BACK THE INSTALLAION
I DID THIS
I WILL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW AND UPDATE THIS POST

IT FINALLY INSTALLED ISH

EVERYTHING WAS AS EXPECTED
WHEN TGE INSTALLATION GOTV TO THE VPOINT OF RUNNING PROCESSES AFTER INSTALL I DECIDED TO LET IT RUN
IT COMPLETED THIS CYCLE BUT IT TOOK 50 MINUTES
THEN IT CARRIED ON TO CLEANING UP AFTER INSTALL
AFTER 39 MINUTES THE INSTALLATION WIZARD DISAPPEAED AND I WAS LEFT WITH THE MAIN NSTALLATION PROGRESS BAR

I DECIDED TO MLEAVE IT OVERNIGHT
IN THE MORNING THE PROGRESS BAR HAD NOT NOVED
I DECIDED TO RESTART THE COMPUTER AND GO BACK TO SP2
WHEN THE COMPUTER WASC RESTARTED I FOUND THAT SERVICE PACK 3 WAS INSTALLED
IT DOES WORK SORT OF
I FOUND OUT THAT ALL SEEVICE PACK 3 DOES IS CONSOLIDATE PREVIOUSE SECUREITY FIXES FOR SP2
AS FAR AS I CAN SEE TGHERE IS NO PRESSING NEED TO UPDATE
IT OFFERS NO NEW FUNCTIONS
I SHOULD'NT REALLY HA\VE BOTHERED
IT APPEARS THE CWATCHWORD IS PATIENCE
BE PREPARED TO SPEND A DAY AND A NIGHT ON THIS

ANY FEEDBACK ON YOUR EXPRIENCE WOULD BE GRATEFULLY APPRECIATED
JUST REPLY TO THIS POST

THE UPDATE CAUSED ME NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
IT CAUSED A FALSE POSITIVE VIRUS WARNING ON TWO OF MY APPLICATIONS
I REMOVED THE UPDATE AND RESTORED MY COMPUTER TO AN EARLIER TIME
I STILL GET A FALSE POSITIVE ONE ONE PIECE OF SOFTWARE
IVE REMOVED ALL COMPUTER AND REGISTRY REFERENCES FOR THIS APP AND USED A CLEAN INSTALLER
STILL I GET THIS WARNING
SO I HAVE ONE APP THAT NO LONGER WORKS

ONE OF THE HELP TOPICS SUGGESTED DISABLING ANTIVIRUS AND SWITCHING OFF YOUR FIREWALL
I DID THIS WHICH LEFT ME WIDE OPEN TO ATTACK
I'VE JUST CARRIED OUT A SYSTEM SCAN WITH AVAST SWDOCTOR AND SPYBOT
I HAD 3 TROJA\NS THAT WERE DETECTED PLUS THE FALSE POSITIVE I REPORTED EARLIER
MY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS
INSTALL SP3 AT YOUR OWN RISK
ALL IT DOES IS CONSOLIDATE ALL THE SECURITY FIXES ALREADY ISSUED
THERE IS NOTHING NEW

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system.
This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.

THERE IS REALLY NO NEED TO INSTALL
IF YOU DO DECIDE TO TRY TO INSTALL CARRY OUT FULL SYSTEM IN DEPTH VIRUS SCANS

EVERTHING IN THIS POST IS MY OPINION ONLY AND NOT LEGAL ADVICE

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