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WinXP/SP3 and Fusion

lugesm

lugesm

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I have been running WinXP with Fusion 1.1.1 on my iMac with great results for several months. Couldn't be happier. :)

Recently I note that WinXP SP3 is available for download, but a search of the Internet turns up a lot of negative comments about SP3. Because of this I have been reluctant to download the "final" service pack for XP.

Is anyone else running XP with SP3 with Fusion 1.1.1 ???
Any problems, cautions, issues?

Thanks,
L
 
I am running Boot camp XP SP3 with fusion and it works like a dream for me
but it is a risk you take it could break your fusion machine
 
grapes911 said:
Couldn't you take a snapshot of your virtual machine before you install sp3? That way if things get worse, then you could roll back.
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CONCLUSION:

OK. I took the plunge around 2AM and downloaded SP3. Everything went exactly as prescribed, and I ran the normal checks afterwards to confirm that nothing bad had happened.

The few Windows programs I have installed under WinXP all operated normally after the install of SP3. :)

Took your advice and did the "snapshot" thing before starting, but I didn't need it after all.

Hope this string is helpful for anyone else with doubts about the installation of SP3 under Fusion 1.1.1.

Thanks for all your comments.
L
 
mreg376 said:
Fusion is up to version 1.1.2. Don't know if the update affects the above issue, however.
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Thanks .

Yes, I am aware of that; but my system is running perfectly with Fusion 1.1.1. Not sure what 1.1.2 fixes, but it apparently does not affect my operation.
I don't want to rock the boat just yet. ;)
 
grapes911 said:
I'd hang on to the snapshot for a few days, maybe even longer. Sometimes issues don't show up right away. Glad to hear things are working though.
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Good advice. I plan to leave the snapshot stored indefinitely unless some other problem arises.

By the way, I am neutral on "sigs" . . . I just use mine to define my complete Mac configuration when I ask a question on the forum. ;) Thanks again for your comments.
 
lugesm said:
Yes, I am aware of that; but my system is running perfectly with Fusion 1.1.1. Not sure what 1.1.2 fixes, but it apparently does not affect my operation.
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One of the things addressed in 1.1.2 is support for running XP SP3 from Bootcamp partitions. More on the 1.1.2 update here.
 
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