| When I installed service pack 3
on my Windows XP machine it was done through automatic updates via a
DSL connection and on my eMachine T3410 I experienced only one problem.
The problem on each subsequent boot was that Windows Live Messenger kept trying to re-install and tossing an error. All I had to do to fix this was to un-install Windows Live Messenger, and then re-install it. Other than that the install went smoothly and only downloaded around 50mb of the 300mb or so total of the complete install file. Steps to
take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 This
Microsoft
Knowledge Base article includes links to solutions for common problems
encountered when updating to SP3. How to optimize your chances of installing Windows XP SP3 successfully This page basically emphasizes that the best way to install SP3 is under a "clean boot" from a downloaded SP3 installation file instead of using Windows Update. He claims that the SP3 install over the net leaves 650mb worth of files on your drive. As noted at the top of the page when I updated over the net only about 50mb of files were downloaded to my computer so where do the other 600mb come from? I checked my Windows XP install and found 170 Folders, 4,765 items, totalling 759.5 MB in uninstall folders from all updates that have been installed on my machine since it was new. Since I still have 26gb left on the Windows drive and never install anything to the system partition I'm in good shape for space so I'm not worried about the uninstall files. Download XP SP3 This is the official Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 download page. The file is very large to download. Only the components you need on your system will be installed but the file contains many things your system may not need so it's very large. [over 300 mb] The page states it's for professionals installing on many computers on networks, but it will work just as well for your single computer. Slipstream SP3 with Windows XP This page gives fairly easy to follow instructions for slipstreaming service pack 3 into a Windows Installation CD. Slipstreaming means you are adding service pack 3 to a standard Windows Installation CD so that it installs with Windows XP instead of having to add SP3 after the installation. Autostreamer - Autostreamer is a utility to create a windows installation CD with the service pack files slipstreamed into it. All you need is this program, your windows installation CD, and the service pack file you wish to slipstream onto the new installation CD. Windows XP Service Pack 3 Overview Not much info here unless you download one of their .docx, .pdf, or .xps files, which summarize what's new in the service pack, from this page. It is a Microsoft Knowledge Base article. The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3 Discusses the hard disk space requirements for installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) on a PC which Windows XP is already installed and compares the differing requirements between installing over a network or installing from the Windows XP SP3 CD. You
receive a “Stop 0x0000007E” error message
after you upgrade to
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a
non-Intel-processor-based computer. This is the infamous
continous reboot problem that happens after upgrading an HP AMD based
computer to SP3. The affected computers are ones which have an image
loaded to their drives that was generated on an Intel based system.
This causes an intel driver to try to load after the update which
causes the crash and reboot cycle. This happens mostly on HP systems,
and HP
has a fix and instruction page for their computers with an
Upgrade
Utility. Also, a program has been written which fixes the problem and
can be found in the next link below. Jesper's Blog - Jesper Johansson is a Microsoft MVP and on his blog he has posted a download link to a program which prepares an HP AMD system for the SP3 update so you don't wind up with the continuos reboot problem. The link is in the "Updates" section of this page and the link says "a small tool". Download and run this program before updating to SP3 in Windows XP. Installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) This page on Microsoft TechNet basically tells you to turn your antivirus software off, start the update, and "follow the directions". It also mentions hardware requirements and which versions of XP can be updated with SP3.Information about Windows XP Service Pack 3 This is a Microsoft Knowledge Base article which pretty much consists of links to SP3 related pages within the Knowledge Base. You can find links to the release notes, hard disk space requirements, how to get support for SP3 issues, and other articles of interest. List of fixes that are included in Windows XP Service Pack 3 This is a Microsoft Knowledge Base article and contains a very long list of links to all of the fixes that are included in the Service Pack 3 installation. You cannot uninstall Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 after you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 This Microsoft Knowledge Base article tells you how to uninstall IE 7 or 8 if you've installed it before installing Service Pack 3. The gist of the article is do not install IE 7 or 8 before installing Service Pack 3, and if you have you will need to uninstall Service Pack 3 before you will be able to uninstall IE 7 or 8. IE 8 Beta Warning - Windows XP Service Pack 3(SP3) users only This article basically repeats the information from the above Microsoft Knowledge Base article with a bit more detail and screenshots. XP SP3: Post Installation Cleanup This page tells you what files you can safely get rid of after the Service Pack 3 installation. How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of Windows XP Service Pack 3 This is a Microsoft Knowledge Base article that gives troubleshooting procedures for failed Service Pack 3 installations. Free unlimited installation and compatibility support for Win XP SP3 Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3). This support for SP3 is valid until April 14, 2009. This support is available via Email, Chat or Phone support. Like this page? Link to it from your own website; just copy/paste this HTML: |
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