I have WIndows XP home service pack 2 and I am considering installing service pack 3. I have not done so yet because I have read of people having many issues after installing WIndows XP SP3 ( especially with NIS ).
Should I download and install the SP3 via WIndows automatic update or should I get the physical disk from Microsoft, disable NIS 2009 ( firewall and antivirus) and the install with the disk. Will installing by using the disk cause less problems or issues versus the automatic update method?
Also, can I expect to have issues/problems with NIS 2009 with the SP3 installed?
I would suggest getting sp 3 because support for sp2 is going to be ending very soon. As this site will say, the best way of getting sp 3 is from Windows update.
Please remember also to get the other windows updates for sp 3. Any issues that may have been with installing sp 3 was probably back when it first came out. It's been out for a while now.
If you look at that 2nd link I posted, there is a section there that says Before You Begin.. Click on that and it will give you instructions on how to proceed and how to prep for it.