Windows XP SP3 reboot hell (and how to get out of it)

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

Microsoft's having a tough year with reboots. First it was a reboot ad infinitum in February, brought on by a flawed update to Windows Vista. Now the same thing's happening to some users who have updated to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). Here are some answers to the most pressing questions about this latest Windows snafu. ...continue reading 'Windows XP SP3 reboot hell (and how to get out of it)'

FAQ: What you should know before installing Windows XP SP3

By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

To paraphrase -- and, at the same time, contradict -- Winston Churchill, although this isn't the end of Windows XP, it's certainly the beginning of the end. But we come not to bury XP, but to praise it -- and to answer a few last-minute questions now that service pack 3 is really, truly, yes-indeed available to anyone who wants it. ...continue reading 'FAQ: What you should know before installing Windows XP SP3'