[pchelpers] Re: XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots
- From: "Jackie MacWhirter" <jmacwhirter@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 10:20:42 -0400
Scott is right Gerald - one word of caution when you see it in Windows
Update -- (WU) turn off your antivirus until its installed you should only
have one or two reboots at the most. it also enhances the signal strength
of your wireless connections . Have a great day. Jackie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott McNay" <wizard@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Gerald Gollinger" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:28 AM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots
>
> Hi Gerald,
>
> Friday, May 9, 2008, 9:27:06 PM, you wrote:
>
> GG> I came in the middle of this thread. Is XP SP3 mandatory?
>
> Service packs normally become mandatory a year after they are
> released. After that, Microsoft generally stops issuing security
> updates for earlier revisions.
>
> As I recall, they extended the deadline for SP2, because so many
> vendors didn't comply with the rules, and therefore had to become
> compliant quickly.
>
> SP3 is a relatively minor service pack; it is basically just all of
> the security patches and bugfixes issued since SP2. You must have SP2
> installed already.
>
> --
> Scott.
>
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