Re: Trouble installing Windows XP SP3 the svcpack.log file

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To whom are you replying, Dan?

163.671: Service Pack 3 Setup encountered an error: The update.ver file is
not correct.

Did you reinstall WinXP just before you installed SP3 and/or did you attempt to install SP3 manually or did you install it via Windows Update?

1883.515: Update.exe extended error code = 0xf070

0x8007F070 STATUS_SETUP_ERROR

How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of Windows XP Service Pack 3:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

LOOK!!! => 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

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• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
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DanP wrote:
Almost Everything in the svcpack.log file except the copy & duplicate lines
lines
<snip>
163.671: Service Pack 3 Setup encountered an error: The update.ver file is
not correct.
<snip>
775.890: Service Pack 3 Setup encountered an error: An error in updating
your system has occurred.
779.546: Unregistration of sprecovr successful
779.546: An error in updating your system has occurred.

854.937: Starting process:
C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst\spuninst.exe /~ -u -z
1313.609: Software Update Rollback has completed with return code 0xbc2.
This rollback requires a reboot.
1313.609: Service Pack 3 installation did not complete.

Windows XP has been partially updated and may not work properly.
1883.515: User Input: OK
1883.515: Update.exe extended error code = 0xf070
1883.515: Update.exe return code was masked to 0x643 for MSI custom action
compliance.
Shutdown Initiated in Self Extractor

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