Re: Where'd SP 3 Go? by Ken
Ken
Wed May 07 13:07:27 PDT 2008
On Wed, 07 May 2008 18:54:28 GMT, "neil" <neilp67_@_hotmail.com>
wrote:
> I didn't think SP3 was available on auto update just yet.
Yes it is, although it's possible that they may be staggering it,
rather than making it available for every at the same time. It was
here.
> If you install the
> Genuine Authentication then SP3 may be available on the next check. I
> checked mine earlier and it is ready to download but it's not on auto
> update.
> Neil
> "TMitchell" <tmitche2@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> news:JIWdnWcoh95TZbzVnZ2dnUVZ_qPinZ2d@earthlink.com...
> >I had one of those notices (the little yellow shield icon in my
> >systray)when I booted up today saying that new updates were available for
> >my computer, and the icon's details said it was XP SP3, so I hit the the
> >"download" button and the icon disappeared and nothing downloaded. I
> >rebooted my computer to see if the icon would come back and it didn't. The
> >I went to the normal Microsoft Program Update site and let it check my
> >system for available updates and it only showed the latest Windows
> >Authentication update being available, nothing else.
> >
> > What gives? Did it download some tiny .exe file for installation
> > somewhere that I don't know about, or what?
>
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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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