Ventura 8 and Windows SP3

We still use VP 8 and have recently upgraded to Windows XP SP3 which seems to have caused some serious trouble.

We've had 3 files now that have simply deleted text from a certain point to the end of a chapter! We also had one file that substituted an entire paragraph for a short sting of characters that appeared to be part of the chapter name, then arrowing through that text cased an application error!

The problem is sporratic and I'm in a bit of a panic as we have a LOT of work VP8 and quit a few standard designs that we'll need to continue using at least until they can be recreated in InDesign (yuck).

Any hints on this would be greatly apprecaited.

Best,

Ken Krugh

  • Hi Ken,

    I don't run any version of Ventura, but I have found issues with XP SP3. Especialy on AMD proccesor based systems and Intel Xenon proccesor based systems. I really havn't seen much benifit to running it on my personal computer. But at the same time it hasn't broken anything that I have noticed. On systems that experience issues with it, I have no bones about removing it. I, (personally) suggest you do the same. Not, an answer to your question, but maybe a bit of insight into SP3.

    Paul

     

    • Thanks Paul, I appreciate your reply. I'm going to try going back.

      Any idea if it is better to use Add Remove programs or System Restore to go back?

      Thanks again,

      Ken

      •  Hi Ken,

        I would use Add/Remove first. If that doesn't give desired results, then run system restore.

        Have a good day!

        Paul

        • Hola, con el SP3 de Windows, Ventura 10, si es un aliciente, esta superestable, salvando los consabidos bugs en cuanto a reemplazar y reubicaciones rapidas de frames. Al parecer SP3 manipula mejor la memoria y salvaguarda mejor los datos,

          Según fuente areliana en Windows Seven tambien goza de dicha estabildad: Será que microsoft encontró cmo arreglar sus lios.

          ¿Indesign?.... se puede acaso perder tiempo valioso, que bien se usaría en apreciar el cenit?

          Saludos de siempre.

          Fernando.