XP SP3, Some Problems Emerge
Whilst the roll out of Windows XP Service Pack 3 has gone reasonably smoothly some problems have been reported. One of the first to emerge is a persistent reboot that affects some HP machines using AMD processors. Both HP and Microsoft are aware of the problems but neither has announced a patch yet, however, several fixes have been developed including this one on Jespers’s Blog. A second, potentially more serious problem concerns a conflict with several Norton products, which can results in a PC’s Registry being filled with corrupt entries. Symantec are blaming Microsoft, and Microsoft say it’s a Symantec issue. Symantec are reported to be working on a tool to remove the erroneous keys, in the meantime, if you are using Norton products, and haven’t installed XP SP3 yet you would be well advised to hold off until it is sorted out.
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