Re: XP SP3 Problems/Help

Thanks Bear...would you suggest installing SP3 or can I live secure with SP2?
Also, if I ever try clean installing SP3 from scratch, which of these
methods would you recommend? (I own a Dell PC):
1) Install WinXP Pro SP0 (OEM CD), then SP2, then SP3
2) Install WinXP Pro SP0 (OEM CD), then SP3
3) Install winXP Pro SP2 (OEM CD), then SP3

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

• US:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• CA:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-ca&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• UK:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-uk&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• AU:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-au&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select
Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3

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WinXP SP3 Installation:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsxp/cc164204.aspx

Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3
(includes numerous windowsupdate.log Error Codes, if encountered during
installation)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717

The hard disk space requirements for WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311

Release notes for WinXP SP3
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936929
•
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=60807C3A-8969-4DDF-BEB2-8BFAC9ED416B
•
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/d/8/cd8cc719-7d5a-40d3-a802-e4057aa8c631/relnotes.htm

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<IMHO>
Temporarily disable all real-time protections afforded by your anti-virus
application, any anti-spyware applications, and any third-party firewall
prior to installing SP3. If you disable a third-party firewall, make sure
you then enable the Windows Firewall: The machine should not be connected to
the internet without an active firewall.

After installing SP3 /and rebooting twice/, check to make sure your
real-time protections have been re-enabled; If you disabled a third-party
firewall, remember to re-enable it and disable the Windows Firewall.
</IMHO>
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
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Ale wrote:
Hi, I just installed SP3 using Windows Update (I had XP SP2 Pro fully
updated). Everything went fine, I restarted the PC and apparently
everything
fine after the desktop showed up (no error messages, etc). But after
examining my system I found the following changes:
1) The address bar is removed in the main taskbar, so I tried Right
clicking
on the taskbar > Toolbars> but notice that the Address option has been
removed in SP3. Any way to restore it?
2) Old Windows Messenger was reinstalled, so I uninstalled it.
3) Each time I try to open MSN Messenger an install window opens
displaying
that MSN Messenger is being restored, so I cancel the process and MSN
Messenger opens up normally. Any way to prevent this reinstall from
opening
up each time I open MSN Messenger?
4) If I try to activate Error Checking after reboot (by right clicking "C"
drive in My Computer-Properties-Tools-Error Checking) and reboot it won't
go
thru error checking, it will skip it. How to fix this?

All of the above issues promted me to uninstall SP3 from my system using
Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel and now my PC is back to SP2 and
everything restored and working normally. I'd like however to know how to
handle the above issues to be able to update to SP3. Thanks.


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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Cant reboot after installing SP3
    ... "Dapper Dan": Exactly the same scenario here...thank goodness for Google. ... My computer is the same as yours...too bad Microsoft had to put us through all of this BS when the "problem" was known right from the first release of SP3, ... When told to reboot, the startup initial screen starts, then the Windows XP screen and it goes back to a startup screen showing various options to startup. ... Temporarily disable all real-time protections afforded by your anti-virus application, any anti-spyware applications, and any third-party firewall prior to installing SP3. ...
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