Steve
Fri May 09 06:16:01 PDT 2008
I have also had problems. I allowed the update of SP3 on my MCE 2005 and was
unable to reboot. Had to go into safe mode and uninstall SP3 in order to run
again. SP2 is already installed - -HELP
Steve V
"Dick K" wrote:
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > Dick K wrote:
> >> Please could someone point be to a downloadable version
> >> of SP3 which is compatible with XP MCE 2005, if such
> >> exists?
> >>
> >> I ask because I recall reading that SP3 for MCE is only
> >> available via Windows Update and the download I've found
> >> specifies "Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP Home
> >> Edition ; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP
> >> Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2", i.e. not MCE.
> >> For me, Windows Update has only produced a series of
> >> failures on two systems, so I'd like to try something
> >> else.
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help or clarification.
> >
> > Shenan Stanley wrote:
> >> If you have already installed SP2 onto your Windows XP Media Center
> >> Edition - SP3 will work fine on your system.
> >
> > Dick K wrote:
> >> I'm afraid that's the answer to a different question. I have
> >> SP2 on two MCE systems. SP3 installation via Windows Update
> >> has failed repeatedly on both systems. Therefore, before
> >> troubling this newsgroup with details of the failures, I want
> >> to try running WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU, the Windows
> >> XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT
> >> Professionals and Developers, which I have downloaded from
> >> Microsoft.
> >>
> >> I'm therefore asking whether the package will run successfully
> >> under MCE and, if not, is there an equivalent which will? I ask
> >> because the package documentation does not list MCE as a
> >> supported operating system and I remember reading that SP3
> >> for MCE would only be only available via Windows Update.
> >
> > Shenan Stanley wrote:
> >> There is *one* SP3 for Windows XP. There may be language versions
> >> - but there is *one* SP3 in essence. There is not a specific
> >> version for Windows XP MCE.
> >>
> >> You should 'trouble this newsgroup with the specifics' - as that is
> >> the only reason these newsgroups exist. They are certainly not for
> >> people to come post their successes (if that was the case - even
> >> though there have been a few, relatively, posting these over the
> >> years - this is a failure.)
> >> The release notes:
> >>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/d/8/cd8cc719-7d5a-40d3-a802-e4057aa8c631/relnotes.htm
> >> The Overview:
> >>
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=115773
> >>
> >> The point being that if you are experiencing failures - you will
> >> need to troubleshoot them.
> >>
> >> Downloading and using the IT download may/may not do anything for
> >> you - except that you will have everything of SP3 local instead of
> >> depending on the Internet and the process to determine which parts
> >> you need of SP3 doing their thing over the Internet.
> >>
> >> To my knowledge - the package in all forms will run successfully on
> >> MCE (given the parameters in the release notes and/or the overview.)
> >
> > Dick K wrote:
> >> Thank you for a comprehensive reply. I've rolled back my systems and
> >> I'll try the installations again in a few days.
> >
> > You are welcome.
> >
> > Just waiting to see if anyone else reports issues and possible solutions?
> >
> Yes. And also to allow what I assume are very high traffic levels on
> Windows Update servers to abate, which I suspect may have contributed to
> a download failure on one system. And finally because I've had enough of
> the problems for the time being.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> --
> Dick K
>