Hitman486 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Not sure if its the right place to ask but.. I can't install Service Pack 3 for XP.. It will start installing, then the blue screen comes up.. Now I want to :uzi:the computer, and include the monitor and speakers for kicks. Is there a reason for this or computer virus.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahae T Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 if you do not have a genuine copy of windows and are trying to install the update (SP3) it does cause this problem, also if it does manage to install, it puts a bit fat message across your screen that you cannot get rid of telling you your copy of windows is not genuine, and you need to buy a validation key from microsoft. if your copy of windows is legit, but you have had to re format your computer at some point previously, then you may have to re validate it all. to be honest, service pack 3 isnt all that great, as long as u got sp2 and some good antivirus etc.... you ok with that. hope that helps!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman486 Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 if you do not have a genuine copy of windows and are trying to install the update (SP3) it does cause this problem, also if it does manage to install, it puts a bit fat message across your screen that you cannot get rid of telling you your copy of windows is not genuine, and you need to buy a validation key from microsoft. if your copy of windows is legit, but you have had to re format your computer at some point previously, then you may have to re validate it all. to be honest, service pack 3 isnt all that great, as long as u got sp2 and some good antivirus etc.... you ok with that. hope that helps!! My copy is legal, but I have had to take my Hard Drive in to the Geek Squad for it to be fixed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 My copy is legal, but I have had to take my Hard Drive in to the Geek Squad for it to be fixed.. Paying a shop extortionate amounts of money for like a 30 minute fix? BSODs are caused for a lot of reasons.... It could be a RAM error, problem with the PSU, anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman486 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Paying a shop extortionate amounts of money for like a 30 minute fix? BSODs are caused for a lot of reasons.... It could be a RAM error, problem with the PSU, anything like that. If 30 minutes equal about 5 days or 1 week.. Moving on, I haven't tried installing SP3.. Is there anything significant about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 If 30 minutes equal about 5 days or 1 week.. Moving on, I haven't tried installing SP3.. Is there anything significant about it? Probably not, my computer running XP and Vista (dual boot) has XP SP2 and Vista pre-sp1. As does my laptop. I can't be bothered with Windows updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow2die Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Security patches, malicious codes etc being stopped. Its mostly about protecting your PC. Oh and about "Paying the geek squad loads of money", its people like this who think installing a windows update, giving a blue screen error, was the cause of a virus that we get most of our income from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman486 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 I don't ask them to do everything. I've only been to them twice (both were cases that it had to be taken in).. But if there's nothing significant about SP3, fuck it I'll do without.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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