Re: XP SP3 Major flaw
- From: gimpguy2000 <gimpguy2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 23:15:00 -0700
Thanks for the reply. Very good suggestions but unfortunately....
I had no other protection other than XP firewall. They were both clean
installs, no other software except for XP pro itself. After installing SP3 ,
there were NO updates offered except for one software and one hardware
update. No other updates were installed , NOR did they show no matter how
many times I went back into it. Plus going from the update icon on the PC was
useless, had to go directly through browser which is no big deal, but I am
into computer repair so maybe for other users, they may get confused or think
updates WERE installed when they weren't. That is a problem when much needed
patching is left behind.
I did reboot numerous times, no avail. Disabled XP firewall for a bit, same
thing. Then on the Windows live services end, it was blocking the
installation completely, AAMOF, the live support have even marked this as an
issue with SP3 and was obvious it was the cause.
The only computer not affected was mine, but I already had all prior
updates, etc... else I wonder if the same would happen. Likely but not 100%.
So the only resolve was to go back as stated, to before the SP3 install, and
now everything is back to normal. I think MS needs to make SP3 last or NON
installable until ALL other updates are in fact in place. This is how they
worked many prior and should definitely do so now.
Thanks for the help, much appreciated.
Paul
--
Duh-Oh!
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
If Windows Update/Automatic Updates offers WinXP SP3, it must be installed.
before any other updates will be offered. After installing SP3, other
updates may be offered.
<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
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
gimpguy2000 wrote:
I was wondering if anyone else had this issue. On my wife's HP and my
son's
PC, did new installs, however express update chooses to install SP3 which
then prevented any other updates from being downloaded or shown after.
Thinking it installed all updates, Windows live mail, etc... would not
install. After contacting the support, the only thing that worked was to
restore to the fresh install prior to SP3 and then live apps worked and
installed flawlessly.
Another thing, I updated manually and even then had a hard time and had to
go back to the update site manually, "not from PC" else couldn't get any
updates besides the SP3 update. What a mess. A note:even when trying to
go
to update site using browser, if SP3 installed first, couldn't get any
other
updates.
My PC handled it fine but I already had all my updates and wasn't a fresh
install as the other two. My suggestion, manually install ALL updates
except
for SP3 , then SP3 although, I am not chancing installing SP3 on those
systems quite yet.
Paul
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