Guest Gordon Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: XP Service Pack 3 "Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message news:OEpQkdJ5HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Won't install - what can I try? > > Dunno - there IS no "SP3" for Windows XP.....what are you ACTUALLY installing?
Guest Trevor Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: XP Service Pack 3 "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message news:ett91eJ5HHA.5740@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message > news:OEpQkdJ5HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Won't install - what can I try? >> >> > > > Dunno - there IS no "SP3" for Windows XP.....what are you ACTUALLY > installing? > Ah right - it's Office SP3
Guest TaurArian [MS-MVP] Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: XP Service Pack 3 As you don't give any information whatsoever about your problem, I can only give a vague answer - Office 2000 Update: Service Pack 3 (SP3) ? Office XP Service Pack 3 ? Start here: - How to troubleshoot failures updating your Office installation from the Office Update Web site http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304498 -- ==================================== TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia ==================================== How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm Defending your machine: http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/ http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message news:OgQ8LSK5HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... | | "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message | news:ett91eJ5HHA.5740@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... | > "Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message | > news:OEpQkdJ5HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... | >> Won't install - what can I try? | >> | >> | > | > | > Dunno - there IS no "SP3" for Windows XP.....what are you ACTUALLY | > installing? | > | | Ah right - it's Office SP3 | |
Guest Ken Blake Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: XP Service Pack 3 "Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message news:OEpQkdJ5HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Won't install - what can I try? Exactly what are you trying to install, and where did you get it?. There is no Windows XP Service Pack 3. SP2 is the latest. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup
Guest SAM-R Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Re: XP Service Pack 3 "Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message news:OEpQkdJ5HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Won't install - what can I try? > XP SP3
Guest TaurArian [MS-MVP] Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: XP Service Pack 3 Trevor, Official SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition is currently planned for 1H CY2008. This date is preliminary. Official SP3 for Windows XP Professional is currently planned for 1H CY2008. This date is preliminary. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/servicepacks.mspx Why would you want to install a pre-released leaked Beta version from an unknown source? -- ==================================== TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia ==================================== How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm Defending your machine: http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/ http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "SAM-R" <SAM-R@news.postalias> wrote in message news:%23HL17%23Q5HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... | | "Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message | news:OEpQkdJ5HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... | > Won't install - what can I try? | > | XP SP3 | | |
Guest JC Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: XP Service Pack 3 TaurArian, Perhaps you would be kind enough to translate 1H CY2008 into English for those of us who don't understand MS speak. JC On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:49:15 +1000, "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" <taurarianREMOVECAPS@gmail.com> wrote: >Trevor, > >Official SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition is currently planned for 1H CY2008. This date is >preliminary. >Official SP3 for Windows XP Professional is currently planned for 1H CY2008. This date is >preliminary. >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/servicepacks.mspx > >Why would you want to install a pre-released leaked Beta version from an unknown source?
Guest Stephen Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: XP Service Pack 3 First half of calendar year 2008 (?) "JC" <jc@westnet.invalid> wrote in message news:likqc3hf6efaanb69buru083j8j9v157mh@4ax.com... > TaurArian, > > Perhaps you would be kind enough to translate 1H CY2008 into English for > those > of us who don't understand MS speak. > > JC > > On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:49:15 +1000, "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" > <taurarianREMOVECAPS@gmail.com> wrote: > >>Trevor, >> >>Official SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition is currently planned for 1H >>CY2008. This date is >>preliminary. >>Official SP3 for Windows XP Professional is currently planned for 1H >>CY2008. This date is >>preliminary. >>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/servicepacks.mspx >> >>Why would you want to install a pre-released leaked Beta version from an >>unknown source?
Guest SAM-R Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: XP Service Pack 3 "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" <taurarianREMOVECAPS@gmail.com> wrote in message news:en0I6JW5HHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Trevor, > > Official SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition is currently planned for 1H > CY2008. This date is > preliminary. > Official SP3 for Windows XP Professional is currently planned for 1H > CY2008. This date is > preliminary. > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/servicepacks.mspx > > Why would you want to install a pre-released leaked Beta version from an > unknown source? > -- > ==================================== > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia > ==================================== > How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > Defending your machine: http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/ > http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm > > Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may > benefit. > > > "SAM-R" <SAM-R@news.postalias> wrote in message > news:%23HL17%23Q5HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > | > | "Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message > | news:OEpQkdJ5HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > | > Won't install - what can I try? > | > > | XP SP3 > | > | > | > > I never said that I installed it. The screenshot is on the Web. The .exe file is however from MSFT and is signed.
Guest TaurArian [MS-MVP] Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: XP Service Pack 3 "SAM-R" <SAM-R@news.postalias> wrote in message news:%23ve5n7c5HHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > | | > | | > | | > | > | I never said that I installed it. The screenshot is on the Web. The .exe | file is however from MSFT and is signed. | | Yep, I found it by googling also and the screen shots. It's not an official release though of the Beta product. Pleased you didn't install it. As an unreleased official version it would most likely be full of bugs and problems. K
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