XP SP3 Does Not Support Windows XP
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 16.1.2008
Believe it or not, but Microsoft does not support Windows XP with XP SP3. Well, maybe that's not entire true. But it is true nonetheless. End users will find they they are unable to deploy XP SP3 on top of XP. What is the catch?
You just have to think of XP not as a single version but as a continually evolving product. In this context, XP SP3 does not support Windows XP RTM. XP was released to manufacturing back in 2001, and the original version of the operating system is no longer supported by Microsoft.
This is also valid for the currently available Standalone Update Package for Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate. Under System Requirements and Supported Operating Systems, Microsoft enumerates: "Windows XP; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Home Edition N; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Professional N; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition." But at the same time the company offers a little note pointing to XP SP1 or SP2.
Users will be able to integrate SP3 on top of Windows XP SP1 or Windows XP SP2 with absolutely no problems. However, they will not be able to do the same with XP RTM. This because support for XP RTM has been retired for quite a while. Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 0 (RTM) and Windows XP Professional Service Pack 0 (RTM) are no longer supported since 30-August-2004. With support retired for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002 Service Pack 0 (RTM) one year later, on 30-August-2005.
Otherwise you're good. You can easily jump from XP SP1 and XP SP2 to XP SP3. You might ask at this point who is still using the RTM version of XP or even XP SP1? Well, there are always exceptions that confirm the rule. And if XP SP2 is the rule then...
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Comments(12)
i often see customers running xp rtm with no sp on it, and always end up upgrading them,
and on machines that old installing sp2 can take quite a while - but now i will have to
first install sp2 then sp3 for them?? so now it will take twice as long, and i have to
waste space on memory sticks carrying around 2 service packs!
switch to linux. you'll be much happier....
i'll try that if you try hetero
i highly doubt this.
just because microsoft do not list windows xp rtm under
the requirements list for the service pack it does not necessarily mean a
slipstream/integration process on top of a 'fresh' rtm disc image will not work.
it is likely however that trying to install sp3 with the redistributable on top of a
clean install of windows xp rtm will not work. possibly due to the lack of prerequisites,
such as the "windows installer"?
can anyone confirm any of this with an
actual test, rather than spreading fud?
i have confirmed that sp3 doens't install on rtm.
http://xs123.xs.to/xs123/08034/rtm1312.png
blah, what sjc1963 means is that as long as people will behave as if windows were the
only operating system available, microsoft will continue to treat customers like menure.
like you said yourself, now, you'll have to carry around an extra memory stick. i'm sure
even idi amin dada never wielded that kind of power over his fellow citizens.
i've come to the conclusion this doesn't really matter. if you find a machine that is
running xp rtm, chances are you're going to have to format and reinstall anyway due to
all the crapware that'll have accumulated on it.
doing so will be the safest
bet.
i can't install the newest even the older realtek hd audio driver to xp sp3. its a kinda
weird thing. anyways, i use vista as the main os and xp as an alternative
install sp1 or sp2 then install sp3 it works fine
i just recentally installed sp3 on top of a fresh, pre-sp1, copy of xp. worked fine.
f*u*c*k u.
d*a*m*n
how can i get my realtek sound to work on windows xp pro sp3 i try every thing pls some 1
help
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That's crap
By blah on 17.01.2008 - 08:01