There have been notices that a problem exists in Windows XP PRO SP1 and SP2 that allow hackers to take over a PC using that operating system with those service packs. Microsoft has published a "fix" for that problem and it comes in SP3.

Has anyone running Media Composer 3.0 installed Service Pack 3 in Windows XP PRO? If so, what have been the results?

Thank you.

 I've been running SP3 on an MC 2.8 for about a month with no problems. I'd reccomend to anyone to try it and see. Preferably not in the middle of a deadline critical project...

Two things:  if you have a stable edit system, don't mess with it.  And if you don't have your edit system connected to the internet no hacker can take control of it.

That said, I have SP3 on my current system and it is stable.  So far I haven't discovered anything that's broken in Avid.

i'm on service pack 3 as well with MC 3.0.  seems fine.

Thank you everyone for the excellent response. In an effort to be on the safe side, I have installed Acronis so I may erase SP-3 and reinstall the former operating system and programs in a few minutes time should SP-3 create problems for me.

 im running sp 3  and mc 3.0 all's well