Service Pack 3 ... Problems????

[DarKWateR]

I just installed windows service pack 3 after a clean installation of windows SP2....

Here's my questions?

Does SP3 include IE7 because after my installation xp still has IE6...and suddenly after SP3 install I can't do windows updates anymore (since they fail on installation after download)

????

 

[The_Techie]

No it doesn't include Internet Explorer 7.

What is the reason given for the failed installation?

 

[LazyLion]

Yes, I think I had heard about that being a problem. Systems that had not updated to IE7 before SP3 ran into problems. Not sure what the fix was though. Other than uninstalling SP3 and then upgrading to IE7, and then re-installing SP3, I am not sure what else you can do.

 

[DarKWateR]

Yes, I think I had heard about that being a problem. Systems that had not updated to IE7 before SP3 ran into problems. Not sure what the fix was though. Other than uninstalling SP3 and then upgrading to IE7, and then re-installing SP3, I am not sure what else you can do.

It's not just IE7 but all the windows updates after SP3...they download but fail on install.

 

[Telkomisaloser]

Try http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Works for me

 

[DarKWateR]

Try http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Works for me

Does not work...downloads but does not install as mentioned previously

 

[DarKWateR]

I've just read on some posts that it seems to be a common problem after installing SP3...there seems to be a patch fix that can be downloaded from Micro$oft that resolves the issue but I'm still looking 4 it

 

[DarKWateR]

got it fixed...thanks anyway...for those who wanted to know...you need to stop the update service and re-register the update DLL files

 

[|tera|]

The joys of XP and a new service pack

I still think SP2 was the best service pack Microsoft made, including Vista Sp1 (but it needs more work)

 

[Asha'man X]

I have an issue at work where sometimes after installing, one of the 2 DOS windows gets into an error loop. This is something to do with Windows Script Host, but I can't narrow it down further. Perhaps it was the fact that the machines were cloned, or that I had used Autopatcher on them a while ago and updated Windows Script Host as well.

Service Pack is otherwise ok, but I'm getting tired of XP now. If you go read an article by Paul Thurrot at his WinSuperSite, you'll know where I'm coming from.

 

[Gnome]

got it fixed...thanks anyway...for those who wanted to know...you need to stop the update service and re-register the update DLL files

Or just integrate the SP3 update onto your Windows Installation source and avoid all the problems all together in the first place and save yourself some time

 

[Pooky]

When I installed SP3 I couldn't connect to the internet.

 

[nocilah]

i installed sp3 on my laptop with no problems, but i know of colleague who after installing sp3 also could not connect to the net.

 

[AirWolf]

got it fixed...thanks anyway...for those who wanted to know...you need to stop the update service and re-register the update DLL files

Yep re-registering Wups2.dll solves the problem.

 

[risingtide]

Yes, I think I had heard about that being a problem. Systems that had not updated to IE7 before SP3 ran into problems. Not sure what the fix was though. Other than uninstalling SP3 and then upgrading to IE7, and then re-installing SP3, I am not sure what else you can do.

IIRC, the fix is to d/l IE7 from the MS web-site and not to use a branded version of IE7, i.e. one supplied by your ISP.