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Dec 27th, 2007 at 9:56am

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I have heard rummors that Microsoft is going to relase a Service Pack 3 for Windows XP sometime at the start of the new year. Any one else heard this. Oh no here we go again just after we get everyhting like we want it M$ comes out with another SP. Where is my Wild Turkey I might need a strong drink Roll Eyes Undecided
 
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Reply #1 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 10:12am

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It's more than a rumour. Doesn't look anything significant. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=68c48dad-bc34-40be-8d85...
 
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Reply #2 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 10:46am

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I'm confuse ,its been release or not  Undecided

BTW I don't like it , I'm afraid of MS releases,MS... Leave Xp alone is working fine like it is  Angry
 
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Reply #3 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:09am

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alrot wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 10:46am:
I'm confuse ,its been release or not  Undecided

BTW I don't like it , I'm afraid of MS releases,MS... Leave Xp alone is working fine like it is  Angry


...you fell into that Trap, Alex...

FS 2004 was working fine....and look what happened.... Roll Eyes....

..they brought out...

............FSX!.... Shocked... Shocked... Shocked...!

...LOL... Grin...!

Paul... Wink...!

....love it!... Grin...!


 
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Reply #4 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:13am

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Quote:
...you fell into that Trap, Alex...

FS 2004 was working fine....and look what happened.... Roll Eyes....

..they brought out...

............FSX!.... Shocked... Shocked... Shocked...!

...LOL... Grin...!

Paul... Wink...!

....love it!... Grin...!


Yes, its so bad you can`t keep out of this forum.  Or maybe FS2004 is that boring......

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Reply #5 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:17am

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Pablo ,Pablo Pablo,.. Grin FS9 still fine , I was shock by this image that our dave post
I thought this was FSX!

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/sotshdt2.jpg

But ,FSX Has new things ,that make more realism in the flight , I will say Just one Flight Dinamics, movement VC , camera definiton feature, more controls you could turn Heading,Ias,altitude with a knob Now, and many other things, At the begining I didn't like it, but now with the SP2 release you should try again ..
 
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Reply #6 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:48am

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alrot wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:17am:
Pablo ,Pablo Pablo,.. Grin FS9 still fine , I was shock by this image that our dave post
I thought this was FSX!

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/sotshdt2.jpg

But ,FSX Has new things ,that make more realism in the flight , I will say Just one Flight Dinamics, movement VC , camera definiton feature, more controls you could turn Heading,Ias,altitude with a knob Now, and many other things, At the begining I didn't like it, but now with the SP2 release you should try again ..


Nah, Alex... Smiley...!

...too many miserable, humourless, unhappy characters reside here....as you can see!... Wink...!

Paul....G-BPLF....(With FSX on my HDD)... Cool...!

..Edit: Oppsss!...two "o"'s in "too".... Embarrassed...!

...LOL... Grin...!

« Last Edit: Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:53pm by Fozzer »  
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Reply #7 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:57am

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Fozzer wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:48am:
alrot wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:17am:
Pablo ,Pablo Pablo,.. Grin FS9 still fine , I was shock by this image that our dave post
I thought this was FSX!

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/sotshdt2.jpg

But ,FSX Has new things ,that make more realism in the flight , I will say Just one Flight Dinamics, movement VC , camera definiton feature, more controls you could turn Heading,Ias,altitude with a knob Now, and many other things, At the begining I didn't like it, but now with the SP2 release you should try again ..


Nah, Alex... Smiley...!

...to many miserable, humourless, unhappy characters reside here....as you can see!... Wink...!

Paul....G-BPLF....(With FSX on my HDD)... Cool...!



Well, you could always leave, be one less then......

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Reply #8 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:01pm

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If you are on XP x64 SP2 which was released last year, you already have the majority of what is supplied in XP SP3

Most of it is about security updates and changes to how the registration system works however there is a significant change in the HAL and how it works. There have been some reports of better performance in the 32bit SP3 release. There certainly was in XP x64 SP2.



 
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Reply #9 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:13pm

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reider wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:57am:
Well, you could always leave, be one less then......

Reider


You must be Kidding ,Paul is one of the Oldest ,dearest, person in this forum, I would say , a Founder of SimV Forum with Hagar .......If he leaves ,I leave...and I think it could(It Could) make a domino effect here...I guess your Joking ..right?

He deserves our respect & consideration .. Wink
 
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Reply #10 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:30pm

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NickN wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:01pm:
There have been some reports of better performance in the 32bit SP3 release. There certainly was in XP x64 SP2.





I've been running the release candidate SP3 for over a month and haven't noticed any problems. Performance *seems* a tad better but I have no hard data to support that.

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Reply #11 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:35pm

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I'll think i'll stick with SP2 for a while until more news comes up with this.
 
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Reply #12 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:41pm

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Service pack updates are probably the most dangerous upgrade you can make to a system, under a BIOS flash as being the #1


Its always best to clean install a system and using the new SP update ALONE which includes all updates from the past (some of which they may have changed) than overlaying them one by one.

I always plan a complete wipe and install of Windows with any SP update.

many times the update will nopt complete properly if simply installed over past SP's. The x64 SP2 update required a clean install of Windows in order for the HAL upgrades to properly register. Although Windows ran fine with an overlay, that area would not fully register unless it was a clean install of XPx64




 
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Reply #13 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:46pm
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reider wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:57am:
Well, you could always leave, be one less then......


Clearly you aren't aware of Fozzer's sense of humour.
 
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Reply #14 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:49pm
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Fozzer wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:48am:
alrot wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 11:17am:
Pablo ,Pablo Pablo,.. Grin FS9 still fine , I was shock by this image that our dave post
I thought this was FSX!

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/sotshdt2.jpg

But ,FSX Has new things ,that make more realism in the flight , I will say Just one Flight Dinamics, movement VC , camera definiton feature, more controls you could turn Heading,Ias,altitude with a knob Now, and many other things, At the begining I didn't like it, but now with the SP2 release you should try again ..


Nah, Alex... Smiley...!

...to many miserable, humourless, unhappy characters reside here....as you can see!... Wink...!

Paul....G-BPLF....(With FSX on my HDD)... Cool...!



legend Wink
 
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Reply #15 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 1:16pm

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cpthammond wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:49pm:
legend Wink


LOL.... Grin...!

...hop over here a minute!... Wink...!

Paul.... Smiley...!

 
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Reply #16 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 4:27pm

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Nick, the Windows XP Pro disk I own comes with SP2 already. Should I still do the complete wipe and reinstall Windows and then get SP3 as soon as I reinstall it?

If we all do have to reinstall, how do we do it correctly? Is it just formatting the HDD with the Windows disk?
 
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Reply #17 - Dec 27th, 2007 at 7:37pm

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SubZer0 wrote on Dec 27th, 2007 at 4:27pm:
Nick, the Windows XP Pro disk I own comes with SP2 already. Should I still do the complete wipe and reinstall Windows and then get SP3 as soon as I reinstall it?

If we all do have to reinstall, how do we do it correctly? Is it just formatting the HDD with the Windows disk?



I would just clean install with the SP2 disk and after the drivers are in, update with SP3.. then update again from Windows Update getting all the other components needed


I usually make my own Windows install disk by slipstreaming the SP update into a copy the Windows XP install disk on my hard drive, then use Nero with the right boot bin file to make a new install CD that has the SP already in it. It makes life a lot simpler
 
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Reply #18 - Dec 28th, 2007 at 9:07pm

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I've noticed alot of people are afraid of any MS updates. I for one am looking forward to the service pack. It takes alot of time to update the system with 100 or so updates that have come out since SP2. The hot fixes and service packs are out for a reason and I for one am religous about installing every update that MS comes out with. The only difference now is that code has become sloppy since the demise of DOS.
 
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