Re: Installed SP 3 - no visible changes though.

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Downloading was my problem. The first attempt at installation went
perfectly (after disabling AV, XP firewall and Spybot immunisation of
course).

Unless you'd fiddled with its settings, the Windows (XP) Firewall would not have been involved here.
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Smirnoff wrote:
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I then noticed that SpywareBlaster had already had some protection
removed. I can only assume that this was what was going on in IE.

Doubtful: SpywareBlaster doesn't include real-time protection. Its
default protections (assuming they're all enabled) do include a long
list of domains placed in Restricted Sites zone, however. The changes
installing SP3 makes to the Registry may have come into play here.

So as you've observed, it would probably be best to disable all
SpywareBlaster protections before installing SP3.


Actually my point was, I believe SB was affecting the DOWNLOAD as well.
My advice is to disable SB protection prior to download as well as
ensure enough System Restore space.

Downloading was my problem. The first attempt at installation went
perfectly (after disabling AV, XP firewall and Spybot immunisation of
course).


After installing (and
rebooting twice), check for updates before re-enabling all
SpywareBlaster protections. (A SpywareBlaster update was released 01
May-08.)

To fully disable Spybot Tea Timer (if enabled), see
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=32409
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Smirnoff wrote:
Cracked it. Seems I had two problems.

Looked in Event Viewer, nothing under Applications but in System
there
was a log telling me that there was not enough space in System
Restore
and that the service had been suspended. Duly turned off SR to clear
all
restore points, rebooted, turned it back on and created a "Pre SP3"
restore point.

Thought that was it but download hung again.

Looked in Task Manager and IE was going crazy, although only the
download window was open.

Suddenly the window disappeared. Set about disabling AV, immunisation
in
Spybot S&D and SpywareBlaster prior to install.

I then noticed that SpywareBlaster had already had some protection
removed. I can only assume that this was what was going on in IE.

Didn't give it a thought that SpywareBlaster would affect the
download,
only the install.

Anyway. now have SP3. Installation went smoothly.

So, anybody having similar problems, check SR and disable protection
in
Spybot and SpywareBlaster prior to download, not installation. <snip>

.

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