Re: windows xp service pack 3

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Finally...I have found the problem. I read somewhere on the net that internet
explorer 8 beta 1 is not currently supported by windows xp service pack 3. I
uninstalled and reinstalled internet explorer 7 and the update magically
appeared on the windows update site.

BUT then, i was installing the update when it said 'access in denied' when
editing the registry. I knew there was a problem with my registry and could
not find a fix.

In the end, i reformatted windows but kept all my personal data on the drive
and after third time lucky, installed without a hitch. I have had it on since
this morning with no crashes or reboots :).

However, for some puculiar reason, an issue with appeared with firefox after
installing this update - however, this is very minor. The only other problem
i have faced, which is now fixed, was updates were failing after the update,
but a microsoft patch fixed this.

Don't really see any noticable changes in this service pack apart from
slighty better speed.

"markcmh60" wrote:

Wait before installing - I've developed what a lot of us in the IT
industry have adopted as a precautionary approach to services packs -
wait 6 months and watch the blogs. If you dont have anything thats
broken dont try to fix it with something thats only been realeased for
2 days. Besides - if you have been using windows updates all along -
you already have most of what is in the service pack anyway. read this
article first before you decide to install. Many reports of continual
reboots after applying SP3.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/09/windows_xp_sp3_reboots_crashes/


On May 8, 7:32 am, jules <ju...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That registry edit fix failed on my laptop either freezing or giving the blue
screen of death. However, a reset loads windows normally again. But I still
cannot recieve SP3 through windows update which baffles me as wikipedia and
news pages says it is available through windows update. Is this a server
issue with microsoft because this is confusing me and doesn't make any sense.
BUT with all the problems so far with SP3, this might be a blessing in
disguise.

.

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