Warning! Do NOT apply XP SP 3!

Ed Kolis · #1 May 9th, 2008, 10:59 PM

Didn't SP2 cause this same scare?

MrToxin · #2 May 10th, 2008, 12:14 AM

People still use Windows? :V

Fyron · #3 May 10th, 2008, 01:39 AM

Sites like slashdot are always going out of their way to post sensationalist crap like this... wait until more reputable sources weigh in.

Atrocities · #4 May 10th, 2008, 03:14 AM

MS - "There ain't nut'in wrong with XP SP 3. Say for all the PC crashing bugs and crap." I sincerely hope my computers do not perform an auto update before I can turn that process off. Better to be safe than sorry. I have learned all to many times that when it comes to sensationalist crap regarding MS, its often true. The great Atrocities PC crashs of 2002, and 2004 are offered up as proof of this.

Atrocities · #5 May 10th, 2008, 03:20 AM

Does this count as a more reliable source? http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2302371,00.asp

Atrocities · #6 May 10th, 2008, 03:22 AM

"At this point, I want to clarify that the endless rebooting is not at all related to SP3 per se," Johansson wrote. "The problem is that with some configurations, SP3 causes the computer to crash during boot, and Windows XP, by default, is set up to automatically reboot when it crashes. That is why you end up in the endless rebooting scenario."

Well thats just peachy.

Azselendor · #7 May 10th, 2008, 09:11 AM

Didn't microsoft make a statement saying this is related computers with a certain piece of software installed?