Would someone please clue me in? What is the controversy about SP3?

Question

I've heard so many pros & cons, but those who scream loudest don't even know how to spell it ! How can I depend on what they say about Windows downloads?

I have windows XP, and an AMD processor. Help me out, O wise ones out there ! Should I get it or no?

Answer 1

The XP / AMD processor thing should be fixed by all vendors by now. Go to your manufactures website and look for a patch. It is not the fault of AMD, but the PC manufactures who loaded an Intel driver on your PC also. This caused continuous reboots. It was an issue with SP2 also. There were other bugs, but most have been fixed.

At some point Microsoft may force you to install SP3, but not right now.

I run SP3 with no problems.

Keep in mind, if you do have a problem system restore may not fix it.

Here is a lot of info on installing SP3: http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/arc...

Answer 2

It works fine for some people, and for others,it messes things up bad.There doesn't really seem to be a common ground as to why it will work fine on one pc and won't on another.I won't recommend what you should do,but personally,I'm not going to install it, unless I'm forced to for some programs to work correctly.