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Tue Sep 23 23:37:07 PDT 2008
Start | Run | (type) winver| OK
[It's not unusual for the complete installation of WinXP SP3 to take 2 or
more hours, Ghada, especially if it's being installed via Automatic
Updates.]
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
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. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select "Windows
XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
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Ghada wrote:
> My windows XP automatically downloaded sp3. I accepted installation. Upon
> restarting my laptop, the computer quickly went thru saving personal
> settings for I.E. 6 and Outlook but it stalled forever at saving personal
> settings for "desktop"! after I completely gave up on it, I restarted the
> computer again. It started ok and gave no error messages. How do I know
> that the sp3 installation was successful and complete? (though the general
> info of the system properties menu identifies the system as sp3) Help
> please. Thanks.