PA
Sat May 10 09:02:04 PDT 2008
And does this behavior persist if you uninstall WinXP SP3 via Add/Remove
Programs?
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WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx
Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717
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-gb&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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richard wrote:
> After I installed SP3 my shortcut for IE6 vanished as did iexplore.exe
> from c:\program files\internet explorer.
>
> Ixplore turned up in Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 and in
> Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads...
>
> I created a shortcut to the iexplore in Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386
> and everything seems to work well.
>
> One curiosity: when I attempted to copy iexplore.exe to program
> files\internet explorer, the message came up that it was already there!
> Well, Explorer does not show it to be there. Can't figure that one out.
>
> When I installed SP3 on my other computer (laptop), iexlore.exe remained
> in the program files\internet explorer folder.
>
> Any ideas as to why there was a problem with my other install?