You can’t install any new updates (see KB 943144).

Repeated rebooting occurs on machines using an AMD processor (see Susan Bradley’s May 22 column and KB 953356).

Device Manager settings go missing, especially in connection with using Norton Antivirus (see Susan Bradley’s column in the May 29 newsletter as well as KB 953791).

False positives are generated by Norton Internet Security and other security applications (see my May 2 Top Story).

Internet connectivity fails when using black hole routers, which drop packets (see Susan Bradley’s May 1 column in our paid content and Microsoft’s Knowledge Base article 314825).

Here are the most glaring SP3-related problems: In fact, so many readers have contacted us with questions or complaints about SP3 - the last major update to Windows XP - that we’ve synthesized everything you need to know about this update in a single column. Windows Secrets has been reporting problems with Windows XP’s Service Pack 3 almost from the instant the patch collection was first distributed. You can install SP3 with confidence - providing you take certain precautions - or, if you prefer, use Windows’ Automatic Update settings to keep the service pack off your system. TOP STORY Don't let XP Service Pack 3 hose your systemįrom the moment Microsoft released it, Service Pack 3 for Windows XP has been the subject of almost daily reports of bugs, incompatibilities, and general headaches.

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