windows xp home sp3 update

After 3 attempts to install- computer slowed to a crawl then stoppped!!!!
Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything- This is
so frustrating!! Can you get a disk to down load?? I'm not willing to do this
again. Not being a computer wiz - how else can I get the updates???

David
Mon Sep 22 12:39:05 PDT 2008

Download and create your own SP3 installation media.

http://www.microsoft.com/DownLoads/details.aspx?familyid=2FCDE6CE-B5FB-4488-8C50-FE22559D164E&displaylang=en

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"cmwdent" <cmwdent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F9C6BDA-6A98-4AAB-B8C2-63D5AC784133@microsoft.com...
> After 3 attempts to install- computer slowed to a crawl then stoppped!!!!
> Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything- This
> is
> so frustrating!! Can you get a disk to down load?? I'm not willing to do
> this
> again. Not being a computer wiz - how else can I get the updates???

PA
Mon Sep 22 12:45:59 PDT 2008

> Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything

Explain. Did you reinstall Windows or...?

References:

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP
installation or you repair a Windows XP installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

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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cmwdent wrote:
> After 3 attempts to install- computer slowed to a crawl then stoppped!!!!
> Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything- This
> is so frustrating!! Can you get a disk to down load?? I'm not willing to
> do
> this again. Not being a computer wiz - how else can I get the updates???

cmwdent
Mon Sep 22 15:01:00 PDT 2008

With the dell tech's assistance- re-installed operating system, drivers,
software etc.
-- The next day I had 59 "updates" to install, all went well, then today sp3
shows up again and will not install again. - I know the updates are
important- but at what cost??
cmwdent


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> > Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything
>
> Explain. Did you reinstall Windows or...?
>
> References:
>
> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
> Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP
> installation or you repair a Windows XP installation
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>
> 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"
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> cmwdent wrote:
> > After 3 attempts to install- computer slowed to a crawl then stoppped!!!!
> > Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything- This
> > is so frustrating!! Can you get a disk to down load?? I'm not willing to
> > do
> > this again. Not being a computer wiz - how else can I get the updates???
>
>

taurarian
Mon Sep 22 20:01:01 PDT 2008

And the error code is?

Did you check the windowsupdate.log for any specific errors?

Presumably you told Dell more information than you're posting here as to why
SP3 didn't install.


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"cmwdent" wrote:

> With the dell tech's assistance- re-installed operating system, drivers,
> software etc.
> -- The next day I had 59 "updates" to install, all went well, then today sp3
> shows up again and will not install again. - I know the updates are
> important- but at what cost??
> cmwdent
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
> > > Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything
> >
> > Explain. Did you reinstall Windows or...?
> >
> > References:
> >
> > Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
> > Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP
> > installation or you repair a Windows XP installation
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
> >
> > 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"
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >
> > cmwdent wrote:
> > > After 3 attempts to install- computer slowed to a crawl then stoppped!!!!
> > > Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything- This
> > > is so frustrating!! Can you get a disk to down load?? I'm not willing to
> > > do
> > > this again. Not being a computer wiz - how else can I get the updates???
> >
> >

PA
Mon Sep 22 20:57:40 PDT 2008

> ...The next day I had 59 "updates" to install, all went well

Are you sure about that? Are those updates listed in Add/Remove Programs?

> ...today sp3 shows up again and will not install again.

How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

Repost:

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"
--
~PA Bear

cmwdent wrote:
> With the dell tech's assistance- re-installed operating system, drivers,
> software etc.
> -- The next day I had 59 "updates" to install, all went well, then today
> sp3
> shows up again and will not install again. - I know the updates are
> important- but at what cost??
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>> Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything
>>
>> Explain. Did you reinstall Windows or...?
>>
>> References:
>>
>> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from
>> Microsoft
>> Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP
>> installation or you repair a Windows XP installation
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>>
>> 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"
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> cmwdent wrote:
>>> After 3 attempts to install- computer slowed to a crawl then
>>> stoppped!!!!
>>> Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything-
>>> This
>>> is so frustrating!! Can you get a disk to down load?? I'm not willing to
>>> do
>>> this again. Not being a computer wiz - how else can I get the updates???