Guest barry Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Hi. In UK,have today downloaded and installed Microsoft service pack 3,had no problems. If I recall took under 1 hr (did not styay with comp during download. Friend started his download /// install @ 7 am today,sixteen hrs later wizard is still appearing to install pack 3,had to cancel in the end. So Q ,when was service pack 3 released ?,he tends to think it was 3 weeks ago. Anyone idea's as to why so long and doing little. Barry -- Don't Thieve. The government doesn't like competition.
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Re: Service pack 3 WinXP SP3 was released in early May-08 but it was only released to Automatic Updates on 10 Jul-08. ======================= WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717 Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada. http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3 -- ~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/ barry wrote: > Hi. > In UK,have today downloaded and installed Microsoft service pack 3,had no > problems. > > If I recall took under 1 hr (did not styay with comp during download. > > Friend started his download /// install @ 7 am today,sixteen hrs later > wizard is still appearing > to install pack 3,had to cancel in the end. > > So Q ,when was service pack 3 released ?,he tends to think it was 3 weeks > ago. > > Anyone idea's as to why so long and doing little. > Barry
Guest barry Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Re: Service pack 3 > > > barry wrote: >> Hi. >> In UK,have today downloaded and installed Microsoft service pack 3,had no >> problems. >> Anyone idea's as to why so long and doing little. Barry > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:O2Tn74S6IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > WinXP SP3 was released in early May-08 but it was only released to > Automatic Updates on 10 Jul-08. ............................................................................................... Hi. Many thanks for the links and information. Have copied and mailed to friend for him to read. Thank you . Barry
Guest Unknown Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Re: Service pack 3 Need much more info. Is he running virus program? What firewall? Installation method? (from CD. download and install, download save install, auto update)????? Download speed? "barry" <barry@sykes99.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:u2AhB5c6IHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > > > >> >> barry wrote: >>> Hi. >>> In UK,have today downloaded and installed Microsoft service pack 3,had >>> no >>> problems. >>> > Anyone idea's as to why so long and doing little. > Barry >> > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:O2Tn74S6IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> WinXP SP3 was released in early May-08 but it was only released to >> Automatic Updates on 10 Jul-08. > .............................................................................................. > Hi. > Many thanks for the links and information. > > Have copied and mailed to friend for him to read. > Thank you . > Barry > >
Guest barry Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Re: Service pack 3 "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message news:E_rgk.16916$jI5.13567@flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com... > Need much more info. Is he running virus program? What firewall? > Installation method? (from CD. download and install, download save > install, > auto update)????? Download speed? > "barry" <barry@sykes99.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message > news:u2AhB5c6IHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> Thanks for reply Unknown,problem sorted now thanks. Barry -- Don't Thieve. The government doesn't like competition.
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Re: Service pack 3 See the references in my first reply which you snipped in your post: WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717 -- ~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/ barry wrote: >> barry wrote: >>> Hi. >>> In UK,have today downloaded and installed Microsoft service pack 3,had >>> no >>> problems. >>> > Anyone idea's as to why so long and doing little. > Barry >> > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:O2Tn74S6IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> WinXP SP3 was released in early May-08 but it was only released to >> Automatic Updates on 10 Jul-08. > .............................................................................................. > Hi. > Many thanks for the links and information. > > Have copied and mailed to friend for him to read. > Thank you . > Barry
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