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Archived conversation:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...78cc1818a36/9151e5c3f6c68b86#9151e5c3f6c68b86
db.·.. > said:
if it did not install correctly,
then don't waste your time
with it by forcing the install,
then discovering you should
have left well enough alone.
You can follow db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. .'s (databaseben's) advice and remain with SP2 forever (or at least until you trash that
machine and go to a different OS) or you can fix the issues that SP3 obviously uncovered and have a fully updated machine with the
OS you have currently chosen to utilize...
Given that Microsoft is offering free installation support for Windows XP SP2 through April 2009 *and* at some point (probably
soon after that) the updates released from Microsoft will require SP3 installed in order for you to receive/utilize them on a
Windows XP system - I feel the wise course of action is to:
- Learn about your computer and learn to solve issues with it...
- Use the free advice you can get here and direct from Microsoft to do so...
- Fix your computer's issues now so you don't have to deal with them later...
But that's just me... The decision is ultimately yours.
Along that line - I will repeat the advice I gave you elsewhere in this conversation...
Get the IT or CD (complete copy) of SP3 downloaded, prepare your machine for
SP3 installation (clean it up - something isn't right with it) and try the
install using the IT or CD (complete copy) of SP3 to install SP3 on your
machine. Go thorough this list to do all that and prepare as needed...
I highly suggest you look through this list of things and see if any of them
look like/repair you issues and everyone would likely appreciate you coming
back to provide further feedbak and information on how you get along solving
your problem(s)...
A place to get FREE support for SP3 installation issues *from Microsoft*...
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131
Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&DisplayLang=en
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals
and Developers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en
WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx
Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717
Release Notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/d/8/cd8cc719-7d5a-40d3-a802-e4057aa8c631/relnotes.htm
Key things to note:
Internet Explorer:
"If you have installed Windows Internet Explorer® 7 or a beta version of
Internet Explorer 8, and then install Windows XP SP3, you cannot uninstall
Internet Explorer. To avoid this, ensure Internet Explorer 7 or a beta
version of Internet Explorer 8 is not installed before installing Windows XP
SP3. If you have already encountered this issue, uninstall Windows XP SP3,
uninstall Internet Explorer, and then reinstall Windows XP SP3."
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002:
"If you install Windows XP SP3 on a computer running Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2002 with SP1, Windows XP Media Center Edition may malfunction. To
avoid this, install Windows XP SP2 before you install Windows XP SP3. If
this issue has already occurred, uninstall Windows XP SP3, install Windows
XP SP2, and then reinstall Windows XP SP3."
It seems some people are unable to get further updates after installing
SP3... Seems some have experienced a symptom similar to doing a repair
installation on Windows XP - and the same fix seems to work for them for
that...
Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
Some people experience an "endless reboot" issue...
From PA Bear [MS MVP]:
Workarounds:
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jes...ed-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx
[NB: The above has been updated many times and now includes "a small tool
that will detect the IntelPPM problem and mitigate it before installing
[WinXP SP3]."
1. Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to INTELPMM.OLD.
2. After booting into Safe Mode:
Start --> Run --> (copy/paste)
sc config intelppm start= disabled
--> OK --> Reboot into normal (Windows) mode.
Other references include:
.
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=187790#p187790
.
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jes...ed-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx
.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/09/windows_xp_sp3_reboots_crashes/
.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9084418
. You receive a "Stop 0x0000007E" error message after you upgrade to Windows
XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a non-Intel-processor-based computer
(Revised 06 May-08)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888372
Some people have gotten an "Access Denied" message when trying to install
SP3... Method 3 of this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377