Windows XP SP3 upgrade 'bug' upgrade version

Newly released, but the last major upgrade package for Windows 7's 7-year-old operating system has been complained by hundreds of users for its bugs.

The problems that XP SP3 encounters are varied, from start-up . improvisation to cracking the entire system, the message board on the Microsoft website said.

"My external drive has a problem with booting, so the result is that Windows can't boot, " said a user named Michael Faklis.

" After 3 attempts to install XP SP3 with different configurations, System Restore is the only way to get me out of this mess, " another nick, Doug W snapped back.

Also crazy about XP SP3 is that a user has a nick "Paul". " I downloaded and installed the Windows XP SP3 package for IT professionals. But now my computer can't boot ."

The issues raised by Paul, Faklis and Doug are also shared by dozens of other users.

In fact, it is not uncommon for Service Pack packages to cause problems for the system. Often they conflict with software, such as drivers, file systems, or applications available in the computer.

It is still unclear whether Microsoft will release an update to fix SP3, although it has done so with both SP1 and SP2 for Windows XP before.

The problem is that the deadline that Microsoft sets for Windows XP is close. After June 30, the company will stop selling and providing technical support for the operating system on all channels, except for the low-end PC segment.

Improved accompanying improvements

The software giant has released Windows XP SP3 extensively since the middle of last week. Users can download the file from the Download Center on its website, or wait for the Windows Update service to automatically update to the client.

According to the ad, SP3 will add many enhancements to Windows XP, including all security updates since 2004, when the SP2 package was released.

Notably, there is a new feature called Network Access Protection (NAP), borrowed from Windows Vista descendant. NAP will automatically assess the health of the computer to ensure that it is free from errors and viruses before allowing it to connect to the network.

In addition, Windows XP SP3 also borrows Vista's product activation model whereby users do not need to enter the operating system's product key (key) during setup.

This is a feature that system administrators in the enterprise need, because in the past, they had to monitor the installation of hundreds and thousands of computers.

Another annoyance of SP3 is that it prevents users from "going back" from IE7 back to IE6. Besides, it also conflicts with the systems that are installing beta of IE8.