Re: XP Service Pack 3?

bill horne wrote:
Frank Tabor wrote:
On Mon, 12 May 2008 12:30:35 -0700, "Bruce S" <bruce.snell@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Kevin W. Miller" <i09172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
"It's not all four-star reviews for the service pack, however.

Within hours of its general release last week, Windows XP SP3 began drawing hundreds of complaints from users who claim the update is wreaking havoc on their PCs. "
I've only had one problem with the computer since I installed SP3. I had a crack installed to play one game I downloaded several years ago (heck, 3 computers ago). The day after I installed SP3, the crack was missing and the game no longer worked. I don't know that the two are related, but the timing is certainly coincidental.

Bruce


I have noticed one problem, but I'm unable to place the blame on SP3
yet, because I installed AVG 8 at a bout the same time.

In Firefox, when I go to download something, Firefox freezes and the
only thing that will move is the mouse. It stays frozen until the
download is nearly finished. Again, I can't isolate the problem. Another thing I found with AVG 8 is that when I make a Google search,
I get a warning page that I might be a robot and need to type the
letters in the box in to prove that I'm not a robot. That shit has to
go. I won't put up with it.


I run a scan every few months or so. I download the latest freeAVG, install it, run a scan, then uninstall it.

For Frank's benefit.

I saw a note that AVG 7.5 will not be suported after May 31st. So not downloading 8.0 doesn't appear to be an option if you want to keep AVG.
LZ
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