From: relic211@cjb.net   
      
   "Henry"  wrote in message   
   news:i0fkn3$s1f$1@news.eternal-september.org...   
   > I'm running WinXP SP2 on a Dell Dimension 3 GHz machine with 2 Gig of RAM.   
   >   
   > I have only heard bad things from people I know who tried to install SP3   
   > and on newsgroups.  It seems that one of three things will happen.   
   >   
   > 1.  Everything will go well and it will work OK. (Seldom)   
   >   
   > 2.  It will seem to go well for some period of time and then something   
   > happens and your computer gets screwed up.   
   >   
   > 3.  It will not install correctly and your computer gets screwed up.   
   >   
   > With the last two, a clean re-install of WinXP is required to get back   
   > running.   
   >   
   > With my luck with updates, one of the last two will occur.   
   >   
   > What happens if I don't update and stay with SP2?  Will I not get any   
   > further updates at all?   
   >   
   > Signed Scared   
   >   
   > Henry   
      
   Live in fear. Don an aluminum foil cap, line the computer room with foil,   
   and only venture out at night.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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