the-matrix Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I have this time instal XP Home with only SP2 . so i there any security patch`s in SP3?I have has so many problems with SP3 so and i had to format my c drive and reimnstal xp to get rid of SP3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous_user Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 SP3 includes all hotfixes since SP2. Im sure several of 'em are security patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_A Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 ... Im sure several of 'em are security patches.That HAS to be the understatement of the century. Several HUNDRED are labelled "security" or are actually security-related.Godd luck with SP2. I hope you have a really good hardware firewall. Otherwise you have about 10 minutes to get fully patched before your computer is (re-)infected. (source: SANS.org) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-matrix Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 (edited) I use Linksys BEFSR41 3.1 router withthe latest firmware. It has build-in hardware firewall. Edited October 23, 2008 by the-matrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_A Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Good choice.If you want the complete list of updates in SP3, there is a Microsoft KB article "List of fixes that are included in Windows XP Service Pack 3" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946480/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlash428 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 ... Im sure several of 'em are security patches.That HAS to be the understatement of the century. Several HUNDRED are labelled "security" or are actually security-related.I believe the statement was intended to have a hint of sarcasm...but yeah, MANY security patches in SP3Godd luck with SP2. I hope you have a really good hardware firewall. Otherwise you have about 10 minutes to get fully patched before your computer is (re-)infected. (source: SANS.org)This would only be true for an UN-patched installation of SP2. Running SP2 with all recommended security patches is just as secure as running SP3. If you install a fresh XP with SP2, I would recommend applying all updates prior to any online activities.Frankly, I think SP3 is great for slipstreaming into new installation sources, but since SP3 is primarily nothing more than a cumulative patch roll-out (unlike SP2, which included many changes to the OS), I don't really see the need to apply it systems that are already running with SP2 and are fully up-to-date with patches and hotfixes. IMO, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_A Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 ... MANY security patches in SP3I already said that. There's no need to say it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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