PA
Fri May 09 10:47:45 PDT 2008
> Finally...I have found the problem. I read somewhere on the net that
> internet explorer 8 beta 1 is not currently supported by windows xp
> service
> pack 3. I uninstalled and reinstalled internet explorer 7 and the update
> magically appeared on the windows update site.
See
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/05/05/ie-and-xpsp3.aspx [This
information was posted in an Announcement in this newsgroup before SP3 was
released.]
> BUT then, i was installing the update when it said 'access in denied'
Error message when you try to install WinXP SP3: "Access is denied" or
â??Service Pack installation did not completeâ??
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377
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jules wrote:
> Finally...I have found the problem. I read somewhere on the net that
> internet explorer 8 beta 1 is not currently supported by windows xp
> service
> pack 3. I uninstalled and reinstalled internet explorer 7 and the update
> magically appeared on the windows update site.
>
> BUT then, i was installing the update when it said 'access in denied' when
> editing the registry. I knew there was a problem with my registry and
> could
> not find a fix.
>
> In the end, i reformatted windows but kept all my personal data on the
> drive
> and after third time lucky, installed without a hitch. I have had it on
> since this morning with no crashes or reboots :).
>
> However, for some puculiar reason, an issue with appeared with firefox
> after
> installing this update - however, this is very minor. The only other
> problem i have faced, which is now fixed, was updates were failing after
> the update, but a microsoft patch fixed this.
>
> Don't really see any noticable changes in this service pack apart from
> slighty better speed.
>
> "markcmh60" wrote:
>
>> Wait before installing - I've developed what a lot of us in the IT
>> industry have adopted as a precautionary approach to services packs -
>> wait 6 months and watch the blogs. If you dont have anything thats
>> broken dont try to fix it with something thats only been realeased for
>> 2 days. Besides - if you have been using windows updates all along -
>> you already have most of what is in the service pack anyway. read this
>> article first before you decide to install. Many reports of continual
>> reboots after applying SP3.
>>
>>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/09/windows_xp_sp3_reboots_crashes/
>>
>>
>> On May 8, 7:32 am, jules <ju...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> That registry edit fix failed on my laptop either freezing or giving the
>>> blue screen of death. However, a reset loads windows normally again.
>>> But
>>> I still cannot recieve SP3 through windows update which baffles me as
>>> wikipedia and news pages says it is available through windows update. Is
>>> this a server issue with microsoft because this is confusing me and
>>> doesn't make any sense. BUT with all the problems so far with SP3, this
>>> might be a blessing in disguise.