Will build 5584 be OK with XP SP3 next week?

Say what? You download an .exe and run it under XP, it will do the extracting an d installing. Unless you are trying to make a slipstreamed XP CD with SP3, in that case google for nLite.
 
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Say what? You download an .exe and run it under XP, it will do the extracting an d installing. Unless you are trying to make a slipstreamed XP CD with SP3, in that case google for nLite.
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Not sure if you're commenting on my reply, but if you are:

I don't really understand what you are asking, but what I've done is downloaded what I thought was the SP3 .exe from the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...58-C95F-479A-BDF1-0D1154D700A5&displaylang=en

I tried initially downloading directly to my VM, but got an error saying that extraction could not proceed because a large enough volume could not be found. So then I tried downloading/extracting to a USB drive, which worked. But then I could not find the actual .exe file to launch the SP3 install process.

Hope this makes things a bit more clear.
 
if you have nothing else or very little on that USB drive, then you should find it easily. look for the windows file and run it. it should say windowsxp in the filename with .exe at the end of the filename. maximize your explorer window and change the VIEW of the files to DETAILS if you can't see the whole filename where if you only see icons with the filenames cut off with ...
if you are a windows newbie and you don't understand windows, you should go on google.com and look for a tutorial on how to use: Windows Explorer as to how to look at files and directories.

edit: if you have a default installation of XP SP2 , you may not see the .exe at the end of the filename, but you should see windowsxp at the start of the filename and if you have no other file on the USB drive that says that, then you should find it.
 
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Thanks. I have nothing else on the drive except the 'Self Extracting Cabinet' downloaded from Microsoft. After extracting, I have a folder labeled a bunch of random letters and numbers. Inside that folder, I do not find a readily identifiable '.exe' file....but there are a lot of files in there.
 
"This installation package is intended for IT professionals and developers downloading to a machine intending to debug or develop software on Windows XP Service Pack 3."

Are you sure this is the build you want??
 
Specimen: Good catch. I got the other one that was linked on ZDNet and which I think is the same link in an earlier message in this thread.

AcousticBiker: If manually upgrading to XP SP3 is too confusing to you (since you said you are a "relative 'newbie' to Windows-related stuff") and if XP SP2 is working fine for you, then you don't really have to upgrade to XP SP3 right away. You could wait for Microsoft to push SP3 out in a smaller download in a month or so to your windows via the automatic windows update. If the install doesn't go through at that time, then you can go through the hullaboo that we're doing.
 
Thanks for everyone's help/input. I am currently running SP2 and am not getting SP3 pushed to me via MS Update...is it not just being pushed if SP2 is detected? Is there a direct MS link to a consumer version of SP3?
 
as previously mentioned, it'll be in a month or so when it gets pushed out via automatic updates. as far as i know, that's the common news that i remember reading if you want to wait for it to come out via the windows automatic updates. Microsoft releases this stuff through its different channels in waves.

you can also go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and see if it shows up for you there. otherwise, for a newbie, you may be better off waiting for the automatic update and see what happens then.
 
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as previously mentioned, it'll be in a month or so when it gets pushed out via automatic updates. as far as i know, that's the common news that i remember reading if you want to wait for it to come out via the windows automatic updates. Microsoft releases this stuff through its different channels in waves.

you can also go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and see if it shows up for you there. otherwise, for a newbie, you may be better off waiting for the automatic update and see what happens then.
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In other forums, many people report having it pushed to them so I was wondering how this all worked. When I go to the website, it doesn't show up for me there. Oh well, I guess I'll wait for the auto-update or if someone is able to come up with a link for download.
 
You'll only get it via Automatic Updates in June, the best way to get it now is via Windows Update site and the process is all automatic.

If other people are getting it via Automatic Updates maybe it's because they are using a US English version of XP and not a localized one? Or you're using a localized version?
 
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for windowsupdate and for the automatic updates (note: they are TWO different update systems - so don't confuse the two), they're in waves for some people/regions at a time, and not for everyone all at once. otherwise, if it's all at once, then it's an avalanche that microsoft would be getting from the whole world at the same time.

i don't think those people who you are talking about is getting it via automatic updates, but may instead be getting it via windowsupdate (again, automatic update and windowsupdate are TWO different things). there is a patch that some people have used for getting the early versions of SP3 via windowsupdate and which works for the final version of SP3. anticipating your question on that: go search on google and find it yourself if you want to get to the head of the line. it involves tweaking the registry with regedit which is not for the faint of heart.
 
i found two articles for windows users in general either on windows-only computers or mac-parallels computers and wondering if it's better to stick with windows xp sp2.

Coolest-Gadgets.com: Users experiencing issues with SP3
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080512/users-experiencing-issues-with-sp3/
I have several computers in my house, most of which run Windows XP. With the release of the third and final service pack for the OS, I did what I always do, which was absolutely nothing. I did not download the new data, but merely sat back, content with the way my computers were running; waiting to see what damage would be caused by the update. Apparently there has been plenty of damage done.

There have been a large amount of users indicating issues with SP3. Anything from driver issues, software problems to even system crashes. My advice to those experiencing these issues is to uninstall the service pack and be content with the way your computer was before. There’s really no rush to install something like this right away, as there are generally issues that need to be worked out.
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Heise Online: Microsoft extends support for Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/107859
According to the original schedule, Microsoft was to have continued supporting SP2 for a further 12 months following the release of SP3. However due to large volumes of enquiries from customers, Microsoft has now extended this period to 24 months.
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i'm using windows xp sp3 but after the headaches i've went through i probably would have waited if i were able to go back in time to do it all over again.
 
Before installing XP SP3 users should read the Release notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and adjacent documents, it describes possible issues and steps to take before installing the update, to that I should add that there have been issues fundamentally with AMD OEM (HP?) machines, and occasionally Intel based too, but that won't be a problem for Mac users, all issues specific to the platform have been fixed in Boot Camp 2.1 (for Boot Camp installations, of course) and in Parallels 3 build 5600. So install those first before SP3.
 
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Thanks!

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I had the same problem with my bootcamp install after updating to SP3 with the missing AUTOCHK and BSOD. I fixed it by opening the hard disk config for the VM, go to the advanced page and clear the parallels info from the boot camp partition (there is a CLEAR button there for this) and when it finishes boot it up. Parallels will show the message about this being the first time using the boot camp partition you can hit ok and everything should boot up like you had it before. I didn't even have to reinstall tools and coherence was even still working. :)
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I can also confirm that this fixes the problem. Thanks a lot!
 
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