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    XP SP3 is out... It Works

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Hawkeye05, Apr 29, 2008.

  1. Hawkeye05

    Hawkeye05 Notebook Consultant

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    I just installed SP3 and it's working great, it didn't brick my T61, I did have to stop a few services that i don't like to have running , Auto Updates, Windows Firewall, Security Center, but it does seem a bit peppier loading menus and the like. One thing i didn't like was at the startup it had a screen asking if i wanted to have auto updates on, i don't period.
     
    Hawkeye05, Apr 29, 2008
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  2. Arki

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    Great news!

    I'm actually planning to do a clean install and go straight to Windows Update for SP3. No extra services or programs running. :)

    Thanks Hawkeye05.
     
    Arki, Apr 29, 2008
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  3. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    me too...my X40 is waiting for it!
     
    Xirurg, Apr 29, 2008
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    Any quick performance benchies? I would definitely like a comparison to Vista SP1... Btw, can someone post re: if the battery life increases after the SP3 update or is it still the same/less?... Thanks
     
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  5. sp00n

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    XP SP2 and SP3 are more a less the same. SP3 is just all the patches accumulated after SP2 was released. There are a couple of new features in SP3 but they're mostly aimed towards the enterprise users. So to answer your questions, SP3 probably has the same battery life as SP2.
     
    sp00n, Apr 29, 2008
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  6. Hawkeye05

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    I try to use vista as little as possible, so i cant give a comparison to SP1, It is noticeably faster though i do plan on doing a clean install this summer to speed it up even more
     
    Hawkeye05, Apr 29, 2008
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    Too bad there's no 64-bit XP SP3.
     
    allanw, Apr 29, 2008
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  8. Hawkeye05

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    I've really never seen any benefit to 64bit except the possibility of more memory.
     
    Hawkeye05, Apr 30, 2008
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  9. blackcobrasandy

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    Did Microsoft release XP SP3 ; i read that i was canceled last minute
     
    blackcobrasandy, May 1, 2008
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  10. Arki

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    Not canceled, just delay time for the official release.
     
    Arki, May 1, 2008
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    Yeah, I couldn't find SP3 either. I just did a clean install of XP on my T61p last night, couldn't stand Vista. I had to have MS email me a hotfix to get the sound working, it's supposed to be included in SP3.

    I still have 1 unknown device. Probably the nav point mouse.
     
    warewulf, May 1, 2008
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    Any links to the release of SP3? Or are you just talking about one of the betas?
     
    niemi, May 1, 2008
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    Arki, May 1, 2008
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