SP3 installed via Windows Update disabled all apps

This is a post to inform of my experience.
The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application
softwares. I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3
slipstreamed but the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its
backup and installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer,
then no such problem happened.

Sgt
Sat May 10 12:42:11 PDT 2008

Installed SP3 from WU, no problems like the ones you experienced . All
programs working as they were with SP2. Did not even disable AV or did a
backup. Can't understand why so many are having problems.
Did the same installation on a laptop Sony VAIO PCG-K33.
All I had to there was unplug, plug power supply and USB connection.
"churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message
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> This is a post to inform of my experience.
> The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application softwares.
> I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3 slipstreamed but
> the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its backup and
> installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer, then no such
> problem happened.

Gord
Sat May 10 17:54:20 PDT 2008

I'll tack onto this post with my experience.

I went to the Windows Update site, sat through the "checking your computer"
message for a few minutes.

Got a message about needing to update to SP3.

I said OK and the files were downloaded to my computer.

The update took place........over a half hour or so all told.

Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with my computer.

What did I do incorrectly?


Gord

On Sat, 10 May 2008 15:02:36 -0400, churin <churin@new.postalias> wrote:

>This is a post to inform of my experience.
>The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application
>softwares. I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3
>slipstreamed but the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its
>backup and installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer,
>then no such problem happened.

Colin
Sun May 11 08:52:40 PDT 2008

You shouldn't have maintained your computer so well! :)

"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
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> I'll tack onto this post with my experience.
>
> I went to the Windows Update site, sat through the "checking your
> computer"
> message for a few minutes.
>
> Got a message about needing to update to SP3.
>
> I said OK and the files were downloaded to my computer.
>
> The update took place........over a half hour or so all told.
>
> Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with my computer.
>
> What did I do incorrectly?
>
>
> Gord
>
> On Sat, 10 May 2008 15:02:36 -0400, churin <churin@new.postalias> wrote:
>
>>This is a post to inform of my experience.
>>The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application
>>softwares. I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3
>>slipstreamed but the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its
>>backup and installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer,
>>then no such problem happened.
>

Quaoar
Sun May 11 22:06:00 PDT 2008

Sgt wrote:
> Installed SP3 from WU, no problems like the ones you experienced . All
> programs working as they were with SP2. Did not even disable AV or did a
> backup. Can't understand why so many are having problems.
> Did the same installation on a laptop Sony VAIO PCG-K33.
> All I had to there was unplug, plug power supply and USB connection.
> "churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message
> news:uRkiqBtsIHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> This is a post to inform of my experience.
>> The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application softwares.
>> I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3 slipstreamed but
>> the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its backup and
>> installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer, then no such
>> problem happened.
>
>

Well, a very significantly high percentage of WinXP SP2 users are having
problems. Your statement that YOU did not have problems should be
accompanied with an analysis of why YOU didn't have a problem, but
millions of other have had problems.

Q

Frank-FL
Mon May 12 08:11:19 PDT 2008


"Quaoar" <astro_quaoar@gmail.com> wrote in message =
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> Sgt wrote:
>> Installed SP3 from WU, no problems like the ones you experienced . =
All=20
>> programs working as they were with SP2. Did not even disable AV or =
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>> backup. Can't understand why so many are having problems.
>> Did the same installation on a laptop Sony VAIO PCG-K33.
>> All I had to there was unplug, plug power supply and USB connection.
>> "churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message=20
>> news:uRkiqBtsIHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> This is a post to inform of my experience.
>>> The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application =
softwares.=20
>>> I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3 slipstreamed =
but=20
>>> the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its backup and=20
>>> installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer, then =
no such=20
>>> problem happened.=20
>>=20
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> Well, a very significantly high percentage of WinXP SP2 users are =
having=20
> problems. Your statement that YOU did not have problems should be=20
> accompanied with an analysis of why YOU didn't have a problem, but=20
> millions of other have had problems.
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> Q

RTFM
>http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsxp/cc164204.aspx<
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311/en-us<

No
Mon May 12 08:42:08 PDT 2008

Was the download interrupted or the install interrupted that you know of?

churin wrote:
> This is a post to inform of my experience.
> The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application
> softwares. I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3
> slipstreamed but the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its
> backup and installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer,
> then no such problem happened.

Bill
Mon May 12 10:58:21 PDT 2008

Gord Dibben wrote:
> I'll tack onto this post with my experience.
>
> I went to the Windows Update site, sat through the "checking your computer"
> message for a few minutes.
>
> Got a message about needing to update to SP3.
>
> I said OK and the files were downloaded to my computer.
>
> The update took place........over a half hour or so all told.
>
> Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with my computer.
>
> What did I do incorrectly?
>
>
> Gord
>

Same here, Gord. Only strange hiccup was that mp3 files are now
associated with WMP rather than WinAmp -- easy enough to fix.

Bill

Sgt
Mon May 12 15:44:12 PDT 2008

In my case everything went smoothly. download stated time as 25 minutes.
Right on. No hiccups. What I did right I have no idea, except to download
updates as they became available.
"No Spam" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Was the download interrupted or the install interrupted that you know of?
>
> churin wrote:
>> This is a post to inform of my experience.
>> The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application softwares.
>> I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3 slipstreamed but
>> the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its backup and
>> installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer, then no
>> such problem happened.