In the past, I formatted 2 older computers, and I noticed that the game would not start anymore after updating from SP2 to SP3, citing some graphical error in a white box. It may have something to do with some redistributable service 3.0 or something like that. I have now updated a newer computer, still with windows XP, up to SP2, but am unsure about upgrading it to SP3 because of the above. Is this a common problem, has anyone else experienced this, and should I go for the update?
I just formatted the computer and I don't feel like experimenting and restoring backwards if I have to.