Warning! Do NOT apply XP SP 3!

Baron Munchausen · #1 May 9th, 2008, 10:36 PM

http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/05/09/1258229.shtml

Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc

ozmanjusri writes "According to Information Week, within hours of its wide availability Windows XP SP3 had drawn hundreds of complaints from users who claim the update is wreaking havoc on their computers. One user said in a Microsoft newsgroup: 'I downloaded and installed [the SP3] package for IT Professionals and Developers on one of my computers. Now I can't get the computer to boot. I don't think Microsoft should have made this a critical update.' Other sites including IT Wire are also reporting problems, which include include random reboots or the inability to boot at all."

Ed Kolis · #2 May 9th, 2008, 10:59 PM

Didn't SP2 cause this same scare?

MrToxin · #3 May 10th, 2008, 12:14 AM

People still use Windows? :V

Fyron · #4 May 10th, 2008, 01:39 AM

Sites like slashdot are always going out of their way to post sensationalist crap like this... wait until more reputable sources weigh in.

Atrocities · #5 May 10th, 2008, 03:14 AM

MS - "There ain't nut'in wrong with XP SP 3. Say for all the PC crashing bugs and crap." I sincerely hope my computers do not perform an auto update before I can turn that process off. Better to be safe than sorry. I have learned all to many times that when it comes to sensationalist crap regarding MS, its often true. The great Atrocities PC crashs of 2002, and 2004 are offered up as proof of this.

Atrocities · #6 May 10th, 2008, 03:20 AM

Does this count as a more reliable source? http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2302371,00.asp