Windows XP Service Pack 3 is just as stable as its Service Pack 2
predecessor in my own experience without adding much in the way of
overhead. It's also the only supported version of XP left. Microsoft is
no longer writing patches for XP unless Service Pack 3 is installed as a
prerequisite. No reason not to install Service Pack 3 at this point.
Just make sure to have the system clean of viruses before you do so, so
the infection doesn't interfere with the installation or infect the
various backups made by the upgrade process. Several of my fellow
contributors made very good suggestions on various resources and methods
to try. Best wishes for a healthy computing experience, both for your
machine and for you (stress and the like).


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Computer infection/ SP2 vs SP3
From: Robert Citkowitz <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, July 22, 2010 6:45 pm
To: [log in to unmask]

>Also if you install SP3, you can help with Microsoft. See here:

I used to see complaints about installing SP3.
Any current problems with doing that?

Rob

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