SP3 installed via Windows Update disabled all apps

[Guest churin]

This is a post to inform of my experience.

The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application

softwares. I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3

slipstreamed but the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its

backup and installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer,

then no such problem happened.

[Guest Sgt]

Re: SP3 installed via Windows Update disabled all apps

 

Installed SP3 from WU, no problems like the ones you experienced . All

programs working as they were with SP2. Did not even disable AV or did a

backup. Can't understand why so many are having problems.

Did the same installation on a laptop Sony VAIO PCG-K33.

All I had to there was unplug, plug power supply and USB connection.

"churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message

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> This is a post to inform of my experience.

> The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application softwares.

> I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3 slipstreamed but

> the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its backup and

> installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer, then no such

> problem happened.

[Guest Gord Dibben]

Re: SP3 installed via Windows Update disabled all apps

 

I'll tack onto this post with my experience.

 

I went to the Windows Update site, sat through the "checking your computer"

message for a few minutes.

 

Got a message about needing to update to SP3.

 

I said OK and the files were downloaded to my computer.

 

The update took place........over a half hour or so all told.

 

Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with my computer.

 

What did I do incorrectly?

 

 

Gord

 

On Sat, 10 May 2008 15:02:36 -0400, churin <churin@new.postalias> wrote:

>This is a post to inform of my experience.

>The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application

>softwares. I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3

>slipstreamed but the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its

>backup and installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer,

>then no such problem happened.

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: SP3 installed via Windows Update disabled all apps

 

You shouldn't have maintained your computer so well! :)

 

"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message

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> I'll tack onto this post with my experience.

>

> I went to the Windows Update site, sat through the "checking your

> computer"

> message for a few minutes.

>

> Got a message about needing to update to SP3.

>

> I said OK and the files were downloaded to my computer.

>

> The update took place........over a half hour or so all told.

>

> Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with my computer.

>

> What did I do incorrectly?

>

>

> Gord

>

> On Sat, 10 May 2008 15:02:36 -0400, churin <churin@new.postalias> wrote:

>

>>This is a post to inform of my experience.

>>The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application

>>softwares. I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3

>>slipstreamed but the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its

>>backup and installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer,

>>then no such problem happened.

>

[Guest Quaoar]

Re: SP3 installed via Windows Update disabled all apps

 

Sgt wrote:

> Installed SP3 from WU, no problems like the ones you experienced . All

> programs working as they were with SP2. Did not even disable AV or did a

> backup. Can't understand why so many are having problems.

> Did the same installation on a laptop Sony VAIO PCG-K33.

> All I had to there was unplug, plug power supply and USB connection.

> "churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message

> news:uRkiqBtsIHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> This is a post to inform of my experience.

>> The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application softwares.

>> I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3 slipstreamed but

>> the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its backup and

>> installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer, then no such

>> problem happened.

>

>

 

Well, a very significantly high percentage of WinXP SP2 users are having

problems. Your statement that YOU did not have problems should be

accompanied with an analysis of why YOU didn't have a problem, but

millions of other have had problems.

 

Q

[Guest Frank-FL]

Re: SP3 installed via Windows Update disabled all apps

 

 

"Quaoar" <astro_quaoar@gmail.com> wrote in message news:e0Hgg3%23sIHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Sgt wrote:

>> Installed SP3 from WU, no problems like the ones you experienced . All

>> programs working as they were with SP2. Did not even disable AV or did a

>> backup. Can't understand why so many are having problems.

>> Did the same installation on a laptop Sony VAIO PCG-K33.

>> All I had to there was unplug, plug power supply and USB connection.

>> "churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message

>> news:uRkiqBtsIHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> This is a post to inform of my experience.

>>> The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application softwares.

>>> I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3 slipstreamed but

>>> the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its backup and

>>> installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer, then no such

>>> problem happened.

>>

>>

>

> Well, a very significantly high percentage of WinXP SP2 users are having

> problems. Your statement that YOU did not have problems should be

> accompanied with an analysis of why YOU didn't have a problem, but

> millions of other have had problems.

>

> Q

 

RTFM

>http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsxp/cc164204.aspx<

>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311/en-us<

[Guest No Spam]

Re: SP3 installed via Windows Update disabled all apps

 

Was the download interrupted or the install interrupted that you know of?

 

churin wrote:

> This is a post to inform of my experience.

> The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application

> softwares. I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3

> slipstreamed but the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its

> backup and installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer,

> then no such problem happened.

[Guest Bill Sharpe]

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Gord Dibben wrote:

> I'll tack onto this post with my experience.

>

> I went to the Windows Update site, sat through the "checking your computer"

> message for a few minutes.

>

> Got a message about needing to update to SP3.

>

> I said OK and the files were downloaded to my computer.

>

> The update took place........over a half hour or so all told.

>

> Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with my computer.

>

> What did I do incorrectly?

>

>

> Gord

>

 

Same here, Gord. Only strange hiccup was that mp3 files are now

associated with WMP rather than WinAmp -- easy enough to fix.

 

Bill

[Guest Sgt]

Re: SP3 installed via Windows Update disabled all apps

 

In my case everything went smoothly. download stated time as 25 minutes.

Right on. No hiccups. What I did right I have no idea, except to download

updates as they became available.

"No Spam" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> Was the download interrupted or the install interrupted that you know of?

>

> churin wrote:

>> This is a post to inform of my experience.

>> The SP3 installed via Windows Update killed all my application softwares.

>> I attempted to repair by repair install of WXP with SP3 slipstreamed but

>> the problem was not cured. I restored the WXP from its backup and

>> installed the SP3 from a downloaded standalone SP3 installer, then no

>> such problem happened.