sp3 via Win Update vs downloaded file?

[Guest njem]

I'm having trouble with a system I recently set up and just trying to

eliminate things. Did a clean install of XP Pro w/SP2, then I have a

downloaded file of SP3 (316M) burned on a CD and I ran that. Lots of

quirky problems, Explorer problems, Office problems. I'm just going to

start from scratch. But am I right that getting SP3 from Windows

Update, or running that file (WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe)

doesn't make any difference?

 

The other possible issue is AHCI. Very briefly, the system came with

Vista, AHCI enabled. It would blue screen when I tried to boot XP

install CD. I could switch to ATA mode but there was a driver

available. A dell system, driver specific to this system. A version of

the Intel Matrix Storage driver specifically for pre-os or F6 use. I

used nLite to add it to a copy of the XP CD and it installed just

fine. Really doubt that's a problem. If it was it would probably not

have gotten as far as it has or I would be having disk read/write

errors.

 

Thanks

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: sp3 via Win Update vs downloaded file?

 

>I'm having trouble with a system I recently set up and just trying to

>eliminate things. Did a clean install of XP Pro w/SP2, then I have a

>downloaded file of SP3 (316M) burned on a CD and I ran that. Lots of

>quirky problems, Explorer problems, Office problems. I'm just going to

>start from scratch. But am I right that getting SP3 from Windows

>Update, or running that file (WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe)

>doesn't make any difference?

>

>The other possible issue is AHCI. Very briefly, the system came with

>Vista, AHCI enabled. It would blue screen when I tried to boot XP

>install CD. I could switch to ATA mode but there was a driver

>available. A dell system, driver specific to this system. A version of

>the Intel Matrix Storage driver specifically for pre-os or F6 use. I

>used nLite to add it to a copy of the XP CD and it installed just

>fine. Really doubt that's a problem. If it was it would probably not

>have gotten as far as it has or I would be having disk read/write

>errors.

 

If the system is still a fairly new install, why not grab NLite

1.4.9.1 and make a slipstreamed SP3 CD and not worry about installing

SP3 afterwards?

 

With AHCI you might also have to go and get the Intel Chipset Software

Installation drivers.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf