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I am going to install Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3.
Is it better than Sp2?
I think i can use all my past software that i installed on sp2. isn't it?

I am Dual boot windows and Ubuntu 10.04 so after this installation how to recover Ubuntu?

i tried Google But i want to know more.


Thanks

Try windows 7, it is better. My experience with SP3 was bitter. Crashes .. crashes ... crashes.

The only time I got a blue screen in Windows 7 is when I accidentally overclocked my Graphic Cards memory over 400MHz (Default 333MHz, clock. DDR2 667).

Restoring boot loader for Ubuntu could be tricky, you will have to reinstall GRUB.

Herath1 wrote:Try windows 7, it is better. My experience with SP3 was bitter. Crashes .. crashes ... crashes.

The only time I got a blue screen in Windows 7 is when I accidentally overclocked my Graphic Cards memory over 400MHz (Default 333MHz, clock. DDR2 667).

Restoring boot loader for Ubuntu could be tricky, you will have to reinstall GRUB.

NO. I don't want to try windows 7 now. I will try it later.
Did you have bad experience with Sp2 like Sp3?

I know, That I have to install grub Please Tell me Step by step about using it. Because I saw how to use it on internet but i want an answer from here because i can ask any question from you guys easily.

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Win XP SP2 had no problem at all. But After I downloaded and installed the SP3 (Only the service pack, not the whole OS ), the computer became useless. Computer was slow, crashed frequently. That's for me, you should give it a try to see how it works for you.

And, about installing GRUB. I can't remember the exact procedure. You will have to boot Ubuntu CD and install the GRUB from there.
Check the following guide.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Recov ... ingWindows

Herath1 wrote:Win XP SP2 had no problem at all. But After I downloaded and installed the SP3 (Only the service pack, not the whole OS ), the computer became useless. Computer was slow, crashed frequently. That's for me, you should give it a try to see how it works for you.

And, about installing GRUB. I can't remember the exact procedure. You will have to boot Ubuntu CD and install the GRUB from there.
Check the following guide.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Recov ... ingWindows

Thanks. I'll Try

Herath1 wrote:Win XP SP2 had no problem at all. But After I downloaded and installed the SP3 (Only the service pack, not the whole OS ), the computer became useless. Computer was slow, crashed frequently. That's for me, you should give it a try to see how it works for you.

And, about installing GRUB. I can't remember the exact procedure. You will have to boot Ubuntu CD and install the GRUB from there.
Check the following guide.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Recov ... ingWindows

By the way What is your Machine. Speed, RAM, etc..

Mine is a 3 years Old( ) Pentium D.

MotherBoard: A shitty Intel D945GNT (Cost me 13000 3 years ago, it has a CPU socket, Four RAM Slots and expansion slots as FEATURES. I would never buy Intel again).
CPU: Pentium D 925 3GHz 800MHz FSB 4MB L2 Cache
Memory: 2GB DDR2 667MHz (2x1GB in dual channel)
Hard Disk:160GB SATAII 15ms average seek time (50MB/s read)
Removable Storage: Asus LightScribe DVD Writer, 1814BL firmware version 1.14
Graphics: GeForce 7600GS 512MB PCIe (400MHz GPU, 333MHz Memory)
Sound: Onboard IDT audio + Creative SB Audigy
Speakers:Creative Inspire M5300
Monitor: A bulky Compaq P920 that I would be more than happy to get rid of.

Assembled By: Me

[Windows 7 Experience Index 4.4]

I don't expect to upgrade soon. I will only upgrade when DDR4 becomes the standard (Not sure, but this is still enough for me, except for rare video encoding)

I have a copy of Original Sp3 that given by Srilankan Government to Career training centers(??????? ?????? ?????????)

My Sinhala Spelling are wrong because i can't type sinhala well so i used http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/ltrl/services ... er/t1.html this.

I didn't saw big deference between sp2 and above sp3.I didn't install this so I am telling this by locking at the auto play function that appears when a CD inserted to CD Drive when windows running.

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You cannot expect drastic changes between service pack releases for Windows. They are basically updates and bug fixes for the OS.

Herath1 wrote:You cannot expect drastic changes between service pack releases for Windows. They are basically updates and bug fixes for the OS.

I am asking again Will I able to use Sp3 without Problems?

Thanks