Win XP SP3 fails to install and causes LAN to malfunction

[Guest M Shafaat]

Hi,

I run Win XP Pro SP2.

After the automatic Win XP SP3 update failed, I tried in all the 3 ways

instructed by Microsoft to redo it without success. I get the error message

"Access is denied" after all tries . The same thing happened with my laptop.

So it seems that this is a very common issue affecting many people.

 

 

 

This has also caused my LAN no to function well. By restarting both the

modem and router, I coul come out to the Internet, BUT still the other

machines on the LAN cannot read the content in my machine and this is very

important for me.

 

 

 

Please help with both these issues.

Regards

M Shafaat

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Win XP SP3 fails to install and causes LAN to malfunction

 

>I run Win XP Pro SP2.

>After the automatic Win XP SP3 update failed, I tried in all the 3 ways

>instructed by Microsoft to redo it without success. I get the error message

>"Access is denied" after all tries . The same thing happened with my laptop.

>So it seems that this is a very common issue affecting many people.

>

>

>

>This has also caused my LAN no to function well. By restarting both the

>modem and router, I coul come out to the Internet, BUT still the other

>machines on the LAN cannot read the content in my machine and this is very

>important for me.

>

>

>Please help with both these issues.

>Regards

>M Shafaat

 

You are likely using an account that does not have rights to update to

SP3.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest M Shafaat]

Re: Win XP SP3 fails to install and causes LAN to malfunction

 

Hi,

If you mean that my Windows has an illegal licence, it's wrong. If so, the

automatic update would not work in other cases, while it functions always

very well usually. Besides, if I am "using an account that does not have

rights to update to SP3", why does Windows Update suggests and tries to

install SP3 on my computer?

 

 

 

I am sure that this issue is very common because MS has done a insufficient

work with SP3.

 

 

 

One consequence of this is that I have to close the Windows Automatic

Update, so that even other good and needed updates will be closed off, in

some cases with security issues.

 

 

 

Regards

M Shafaat

 

 

 

"Thee Chicago Wolf" <.@.> wrote in message

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> >I run Win XP Pro SP2.

>>After the automatic Win XP SP3 update failed, I tried in all the 3 ways

>>instructed by Microsoft to redo it without success. I get the error

>>message

>>"Access is denied" after all tries . The same thing happened with my

>>laptop.

>>So it seems that this is a very common issue affecting many people.

>>

>>

>>

>>This has also caused my LAN no to function well. By restarting both the

>>modem and router, I coul come out to the Internet, BUT still the other

>>machines on the LAN cannot read the content in my machine and this is very

>>important for me.

>>

>>

>>Please help with both these issues.

>>Regards

>>M Shafaat

>

> You are likely using an account that does not have rights to update to

> SP3.

>

> - Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Win XP SP3 fails to install and causes LAN to malfunction

 

>If you mean that my Windows has an illegal licence, it's wrong. If so, the

>automatic update would not work in other cases, while it functions always

>very well usually. Besides, if I am "using an account that does not have

>rights to update to SP3", why does Windows Update suggests and tries to

>install SP3 on my computer?

 

No, I mean that if you are not using an account that has Administrator

rights, it will fail with that message.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest M Shafaat]

Re: Win XP SP3 fails to install and causes LAN to malfunction

 

OK, I understand. But I use an account with administrative rights for doing

this.

 

Regards

M Shafaat

 

 

"Thee Chicago Wolf" <.@.> wrote in message

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> >If you mean that my Windows has an illegal licence, it's wrong. If so,

> >the

>>automatic update would not work in other cases, while it functions always

>>very well usually. Besides, if I am "using an account that does not have

>>rights to update to SP3", why does Windows Update suggests and tries to

>>install SP3 on my computer?

>

> No, I mean that if you are not using an account that has Administrator

> rights, it will fail with that message.

>

> - Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Win XP SP3 fails to install and causes LAN to malfunction

 

>OK, I understand. But I use an account with administrative rights for doing

>this.

 

Well, some may disagree with it but you can run the installer (as the

Admin account) in safe mode and see if it complains about rights.

Sometimes it doesn't matter if an account has admin privileges, The

Admin account *should* be the one doing the install.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf