SP3 Issues

Morning,

After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but fail.
I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3 RC3.
Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not. The SP3
RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well again. regsvr32
wups2.dll

This is no good.

Regards,
Scott

Alias
Sun May 11 04:52:24 PDT 2008

stosti wrote:
> Morning,
>
> After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
> longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but fail.
> I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3 RC3.
> Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not. The SP3
> RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well again. regsvr32
> wups2.dll
>
> This is no good.
>
> Regards,
> Scott

How did you apply SP3, through Windows Updates or with the .iso burned
to a CD?

Alias

stosti
Sun May 11 04:59:00 PDT 2008

Windows updates

"Alias" wrote:

> stosti wrote:
> > Morning,
> >
> > After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
> > longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but fail.
> > I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3 RC3.
> > Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not. The SP3
> > RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well again. regsvr32
> > wups2.dll
> >
> > This is no good.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Scott
>
> How did you apply SP3, through Windows Updates or with the .iso burned
> to a CD?
>
> Alias
>

Renegade
Sun May 11 05:15:12 PDT 2008

No problem here
"stosti" <stosti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B59B839A-DA3F-4D5A-B711-8FE4A07EDC9A@microsoft.com...
> Morning,
>
> After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
> longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but
> fail.
> I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3 RC3.
> Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not. The
> SP3
> RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well again.
> regsvr32
> wups2.dll
>
> This is no good.
>
> Regards,
> Scott
>

Alias
Sun May 11 05:26:03 PDT 2008

stosti wrote:
> Windows updates

I'm going to try it this afternoon with the .iso burned to a CD and
after a fresh install of XP SP2. Wish me luck ;-)

Alias
>
> "Alias" wrote:
>
>> stosti wrote:
>>> Morning,
>>>
>>> After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
>>> longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but fail.
>>> I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3 RC3.
>>> Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not. The SP3
>>> RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well again. regsvr32
>>> wups2.dll
>>>
>>> This is no good.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Scott
>> How did you apply SP3, through Windows Updates or with the .iso burned
>> to a CD?
>>
>> Alias
>>

stosti
Sun May 11 05:36:03 PDT 2008

Interesting... From what I read on the web this is the third version of SP3.
I'm not going to try it again until June... I don't remember there being a
SP issue in a long time. i hope this is not the beginning of a trend.

"Renegade" wrote:

> No problem here
> "stosti" <stosti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B59B839A-DA3F-4D5A-B711-8FE4A07EDC9A@microsoft.com...
> > Morning,
> >
> > After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
> > longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but
> > fail.
> > I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3 RC3.
> > Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not. The
> > SP3
> > RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well again.
> > regsvr32
> > wups2.dll
> >
> > This is no good.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Scott
> >
>
>
>

Big
Sun May 11 05:57:39 PDT 2008

stosti wrote:
> Interesting... From what I read on the web this is the third version of SP3.
> I'm not going to try it again until June... I don't remember there being a
> SP issue in a long time. i hope this is not the beginning of a trend.
>
>
There is no 3rd version of SP3. RC3 (if you call that the 3rd) is the
3rd release of the BETA, but SP3 final that was supposed to be for the
public is the only release. SP3 #5511 was never changed after it was
released, just held up for a week. Updates to the program that it
screwed up were issued but SP3 final is SP3 final.

I did a reload and update using the standalone .exe SP3 file. No
update issues. Windows Defender downloads updates almost daily.

stosti
Sun May 11 06:05:00 PDT 2008

The issue is operating system files not defender or office. IE 7.0 and a
couple of updates would not run. Look it up at TechNet. Search on "Windows
Update fails after installing SP3 (regsvr32 wups2.dll)".

"Big Al" wrote:

> stosti wrote:
> > Interesting... From what I read on the web this is the third version of SP3.
> > I'm not going to try it again until June... I don't remember there being a
> > SP issue in a long time. i hope this is not the beginning of a trend.
> >
> >
> There is no 3rd version of SP3. RC3 (if you call that the 3rd) is the
> 3rd release of the BETA, but SP3 final that was supposed to be for the
> public is the only release. SP3 #5511 was never changed after it was
> released, just held up for a week. Updates to the program that it
> screwed up were issued but SP3 final is SP3 final.
>
> I did a reload and update using the standalone .exe SP3 file. No
> update issues. Windows Defender downloads updates almost daily.
>

Sgt
Sun May 11 06:17:06 PDT 2008

No problems here. Through WU site download.
"stosti" <stosti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E4F32908-1566-4569-BAA8-E718B612754E@microsoft.com...
> The issue is operating system files not defender or office. IE 7.0 and a
> couple of updates would not run. Look it up at TechNet. Search on
> "Windows
> Update fails after installing SP3 (regsvr32 wups2.dll)".
>
> "Big Al" wrote:
>
>> stosti wrote:
>> > Interesting... From what I read on the web this is the third version
>> > of SP3.
>> > I'm not going to try it again until June... I don't remember there
>> > being a
>> > SP issue in a long time. i hope this is not the beginning of a trend.
>> >
>> >
>> There is no 3rd version of SP3. RC3 (if you call that the 3rd) is the
>> 3rd release of the BETA, but SP3 final that was supposed to be for the
>> public is the only release. SP3 #5511 was never changed after it was
>> released, just held up for a week. Updates to the program that it
>> screwed up were issued but SP3 final is SP3 final.
>>
>> I did a reload and update using the standalone .exe SP3 file. No
>> update issues. Windows Defender downloads updates almost daily.
>>

Big
Sun May 11 06:57:36 PDT 2008

stosti wrote:
> The issue is operating system files not defender or office. IE 7.0 and a
> couple of updates would not run. Look it up at TechNet. Search on "Windows
> Update fails after installing SP3 (regsvr32 wups2.dll)".
>
> "Big Al" wrote:
>
>> stosti wrote:
>>> Interesting... From what I read on the web this is the third version of SP3.
>>> I'm not going to try it again until June... I don't remember there being a
>>> SP issue in a long time. i hope this is not the beginning of a trend.
>>>
>>>
>> There is no 3rd version of SP3. RC3 (if you call that the 3rd) is the
>> 3rd release of the BETA, but SP3 final that was supposed to be for the
>> public is the only release. SP3 #5511 was never changed after it was
>> released, just held up for a week. Updates to the program that it
>> screwed up were issued but SP3 final is SP3 final.
>>
>> I did a reload and update using the standalone .exe SP3 file. No
>> update issues. Windows Defender downloads updates almost daily.
>>
Thanks for the info. I'll keep an eye. I did IE7 after my SP3 so I
guess I made it through okay. Luck of the irish (i'm not but...).

Colin
Sun May 11 08:35:07 PDT 2008

Use the free MS support for SP3 issues:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

"stosti" <stosti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B59B839A-DA3F-4D5A-B711-8FE4A07EDC9A@microsoft.com...
> Morning,
>
> After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
> longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but
> fail.
> I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3 RC3.
> Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not. The
> SP3
> RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well again.
> regsvr32
> wups2.dll
>
> This is no good.
>
> Regards,
> Scott

Shenan
Sun May 11 09:31:01 PDT 2008

stosti wrote:
> After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft
> update no longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to
> install but fail. I found the problem discribed on a tech net
> forum. It existed in SP3 RC3. Microsoft says they corrected the
> issue. i assure you they did not. The SP3 RC3 fix still works.
> Once you do the following all is well again. regsvr32 wups2.dll

There was an RC3?
RC1, yes.
RC2, yes.
RC2 Refresh, yes.
I recall no RC3.

It is unlikely SP3 will go through any further changes. It has been
released - that's pretty much it.

I have not seen this issue on any of the couple of hundred machines I
installed upon - however - I have answered the question here a couple dozen
times. Sometimes the end user has to perform the entire KB article you are
actually referencing without doing so.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Zo
Sun May 11 10:34:33 PDT 2008

stosti expressed precisely :
> Windows updates
>
> "Alias" wrote:
>
>> stosti wrote:
>>> Morning,
>>>
>>> After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
>>> longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but fail.
>>> I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3
>>> RC3. Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not.
>>> The SP3 RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well
>>> again. regsvr32 wups2.dll
>>>
>>> This is no good.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Scott
>>
>> How did you apply SP3, through Windows Updates or with the .iso burned
>> to a CD?
>>
>> Alias
>>

Downloaded the full install exe (316MB)file from
here:http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/28/official-windows-xp-service-pack-3-download-links/
(still on dialup so it took approx 22 hours to complete) but I'd rather
get it that way then going the update service route and have to disable
my protection while I'm on line for that long period of time and have
something go wrong doing the install process and have my system get all
screwed up.

Closed all running processess as instructed and installed. The install
went flawlessly. I haven't notice any changes since the install. I
then went to MS Update Service and after the normal scanning process,
there were no updates shown to download, so the install appears to have
been completed successfully - thank goodness :-)

--
Zo
"This is the model home for your future. It was panned by Better Homes
and Gardens."

PA
Sun May 11 11:33:12 PDT 2008

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

NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.
--
~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/

stosti wrote:
> Morning,
>
> After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
> longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but
> fail.
> I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3 RC3.
> Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not. The
> SP3 RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well again.
> regsvr32 wups2.dll
>
> This is no good.
>
> Regards,
> Scott

MikeC
Tue May 13 14:53:03 PDT 2008

I'm not sure I know what you mean by "once you do the following all is well
again regsvr32 wups2.dll". I'm having the same problem as you did but don't
know what i'm supposed to do WITH those two files... Do I open 'Run' and type
them in?

"stosti" wrote:

> Morning,
>
> After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
> longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but fail.
> I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3 RC3.
> Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not. The SP3
> RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well again. regsvr32
> wups2.dll
>
> This is no good.
>
> Regards,
> Scott

Colin
Tue May 13 15:16:11 PDT 2008

"regsvr32 wups2.dll" sounds like you are supposed to register the wups2.dll
using the regsvr32 command.

"Mike C" <MikeC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D7DD607E-C1EE-477C-AD0F-AA4A9CD0BA5F@microsoft.com...
> I'm not sure I know what you mean by "once you do the following all is
> well
> again regsvr32 wups2.dll". I'm having the same problem as you did but
> don't
> know what i'm supposed to do WITH those two files... Do I open 'Run' and
> type
> them in?
>
> "stosti" wrote:
>
>> Morning,
>>
>> After applying SP3 to a fresh install of XP Pro SP2 Microsoft update no
>> longer worked correctly. The updates download and try to install but
>> fail.
>> I found the problem discribed on a tech net forum. It existed in SP3
>> RC3.
>> Microsoft says they corrected the issue. i assure you they did not. The
>> SP3
>> RC3 fix still works. Once you do the following all is well again.
>> regsvr32
>> wups2.dll
>>
>> This is no good.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Scott

Shenan
Tue May 13 15:17:56 PDT 2008

Mike C wrote:
> I'm not sure I know what you mean by "once you do the following all
> is well again regsvr32 wups2.dll". I'm having the same problem as
> you did but don't know what i'm supposed to do WITH those two
> files... Do I open 'Run' and type them in

Ignore the title...

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

(Try it even if you did a clean, not repair, installation.)
(Try it even if you performed some sort of restore - not repair install.)
(Try it even if you did an upgrade installation.)

Do all suggested methods.

It will 'walk you through' what you need to do.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

MikeC
Tue May 13 15:45:01 PDT 2008

Thanx Shenan... I'll start trying them now

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Mike C wrote:
> > I'm not sure I know what you mean by "once you do the following all
> > is well again regsvr32 wups2.dll". I'm having the same problem as
> > you did but don't know what i'm supposed to do WITH those two
> > files... Do I open 'Run' and type them in
>
> Ignore the title...
>
> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update,
> from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after
> you repair a Windows XP installation
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>
> (Try it even if you did a clean, not repair, installation.)
> (Try it even if you performed some sort of restore - not repair install.)
> (Try it even if you did an upgrade installation.)
>
> Do all suggested methods.
>
> It will 'walk you through' what you need to do.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

MikeC
Tue May 13 15:54:00 PDT 2008

Shenan - FYI, as soon as I registered the wups2.dll file, updates began
installing again! thanx for helping me out on this. There's a little spot
in 'Mike Heaven' set aside for ya!

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Mike C wrote:
> > I'm not sure I know what you mean by "once you do the following all
> > is well again regsvr32 wups2.dll". I'm having the same problem as
> > you did but don't know what i'm supposed to do WITH those two
> > files... Do I open 'Run' and type them in
>
> Ignore the title...
>
> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update,
> from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after
> you repair a Windows XP installation
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>
> (Try it even if you did a clean, not repair, installation.)
> (Try it even if you performed some sort of restore - not repair install.)
> (Try it even if you did an upgrade installation.)
>
> Do all suggested methods.
>
> It will 'walk you through' what you need to do.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>