Long-time member Joe53 compiled a nice list of guides from MS and elsewhere (hopefully the links still work - haven't checked them all): Don't worry about it saying "only for network" - it still works fine for one PC (and MS's own articles recommend it if Windows Update acts up).Ģ) Make sure any background software is turned off before you install it - real-time antivirus software, any monitoring or update programs (like Dell Support Center or the like), things like instant messaging, etc.
If you do run into trouble, odds are very high someone's run into it before and can help.Ī couple things that will help the odds a bit:ġ) Use the downloadable stand-alone update package instead of Windows Update. SP3 behaves much better than the previous service packs did, but nobody can guarantee it 100%. I would really appreciate any help you can provide, as I am/was kind of hoping not to replace this computer until the end of next year as it still works, for now at least. So it's not like I bought one from a dodgy site. And before anyone asks, the RAM was bought from Dell, I even spoke to them directly to find out which one would work best. The only thing I have upgraded on my computer over the years is the RAM from 1GB to 3GB. In fact, now I think about it, I use one of the external hard drives to store all of the big things like my iTunes folder anyway so there isn't really that much taxing the computer. I have a couple of external hard drives so I can move the majority of the contents off my computer if that is likely to cause a problem. Or what might cause issues while trying to upgrade. I was wondering if someone could please tell me if my computer will upgrade to SP3 without any issues. I remember all of the fuss about people having problems with SP1 upgrading to SP2 so on a hunch I thought I would see if there was the same kind of thing with SP2 to SP3 and I have noticed by searching this forum there are some people who do seem to have problems upgrading. It came with Service Pack 2 and in order to acquire a few new pieces of technology like a smartphone I have been told that I need to upgrade to Service Pack 3 for it to work properly. Hi, I have a Dell Dimension 5150 which is now about 6 years old.
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