SP3 sans IE7 ..?

[Guest flavio]

Hi folks,

 

XP's update process is urging me to do the SP3 thing.

I really don't want IE 7 ... is it possible to upgrade to SP3 without IE7?

 

thanks

[Guest Big Al]

Re: SP3 sans IE7 ..?

 

flavio wrote:

> Hi folks,

>

> XP's update process is urging me to do the SP3 thing.

> I really don't want IE 7 ... is it possible to upgrade to SP3 without IE7?

>

> thanks

>

>

IE7 is not in SP3. NOT!

[Guest Big Al]

Re: SP3 sans IE7 ..?

 

flavio wrote:

> Hi folks,

>

> XP's update process is urging me to do the SP3 thing.

> I really don't want IE 7 ... is it possible to upgrade to SP3 without IE7?

>

> thanks

>

>

Release notes:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/d/8/cd8cc719-7d5a-40d3-a802-e4057aa8c631/relnotes.htm

The IE warning does not apply to you since you say you don't have IE7.

Which is great. Because the warning in this document is saying that

if you have IE7 and load SP3, you will not be able to uninstall IE7

without first uninstalling SP3.

 

If you load SP3 now, and then load IE7 later to test, you can then

uninstall IE7 without touching SP3, since you have a valid uninstall

point for IE7 post SP3 install.

 

So you are good to go to load SP3, and optionally IE7 later.

Again IE7 and Windows Media Player 11 (the two people are worried about)

are not in SP3.

[Guest flavio]

Re: SP3 sans IE7 ..?

 

thanks Al. your comment is clear, succinct and much appreciated.

have a beer on me.

 

flavio

>

> If you load SP3 now, and then load IE7 later to test, you can then

> uninstall IE7 without touching SP3, since you have a valid uninstall point

> for IE7 post SP3 install.

[Guest Big Al]

Re: SP3 sans IE7 ..?

 

flavio wrote:

> thanks Al. your comment is clear, succinct and much appreciated.

> have a beer on me.

>

> flavio

>

>> If you load SP3 now, and then load IE7 later to test, you can then

>> uninstall IE7 without touching SP3, since you have a valid uninstall point

>> for IE7 post SP3 install.

>

>

However, (and there always is, isn't there), if you browse some of the

other postings in this group, you'll see that a lot of problems have

been encountered. Of course in fairness this is a place for problems

and not a place for successes. I had no issue. So have a few others

that have reported it here. But the bottom line is, if you do want

SP3, then I would make sure you have the worst case scenario covered,

and have backups and software available. That or stay away for a while.

 

There are also a lot of postings on how and what to do all through these

groups. (general and help_and_support).

[Guest flavio]

Re: SP3 sans IE7 ..?

 

agreed.

 

I just switched on XP updates again after having them off for several

months. took a chance and downloaded the windows driver for my Radeon

display controller. trashed my display big-time and had to re-install ATI's

driver set. ah, well.

 

maybe i'll wait a whiile on SP3.

 

seems like the more I update windows, the slower my computer gets, esp

startup and shutdown.

 

"computers - the age old promise of saving us time and making life

easier..." uh, who said that? :)

 

flavio

 

 

"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message

news:J25Wj.7101$Uz2.1866@trnddc06...

> flavio wrote:

>> thanks Al. your comment is clear, succinct and much appreciated.

>> have a beer on me.

>>

>> flavio

>>

>>> If you load SP3 now, and then load IE7 later to test, you can then

>>> uninstall IE7 without touching SP3, since you have a valid uninstall

>>> point for IE7 post SP3 install.

>>

>>

> However, (and there always is, isn't there), if you browse some of the

> other postings in this group, you'll see that a lot of problems have been

> encountered. Of course in fairness this is a place for problems and not a

> place for successes. I had no issue. So have a few others that have

> reported it here. But the bottom line is, if you do want SP3, then I

> would make sure you have the worst case scenario covered, and have backups

> and software available. That or stay away for a while.

>

> There are also a lot of postings on how and what to do all through these

> groups. (general and help_and_support).

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: SP3 sans IE7 ..?

 

Installations tend to fragment the drive. Have you defragged the drive

lately?

 

"flavio" <boleshrisatgurudev@jaisat.ca> wrote in message

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> agreed.

>

> I just switched on XP updates again after having them off for several

> months. took a chance and downloaded the windows driver for my Radeon

> display controller. trashed my display big-time and had to re-install

> ATI's driver set. ah, well.

>

> maybe i'll wait a whiile on SP3.

>

> seems like the more I update windows, the slower my computer gets, esp

> startup and shutdown.

>

> "computers - the age old promise of saving us time and making life

> easier..." uh, who said that? :)

>

> flavio

>

>

> "Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message

> news:J25Wj.7101$Uz2.1866@trnddc06...

>> flavio wrote:

>>> thanks Al. your comment is clear, succinct and much appreciated.

>>> have a beer on me.

>>>

>>> flavio

>>>

>>>> If you load SP3 now, and then load IE7 later to test, you can then

>>>> uninstall IE7 without touching SP3, since you have a valid uninstall

>>>> point for IE7 post SP3 install.

>>>

>>>

>> However, (and there always is, isn't there), if you browse some of the

>> other postings in this group, you'll see that a lot of problems have been

>> encountered. Of course in fairness this is a place for problems and not

>> a place for successes. I had no issue. So have a few others that have

>> reported it here. But the bottom line is, if you do want SP3, then I

>> would make sure you have the worst case scenario covered, and have

>> backups and software available. That or stay away for a while.

>>

>> There are also a lot of postings on how and what to do all through these

>> groups. (general and help_and_support).

>

>

[Guest Fred]

Re: SP3 sans IE7 ..?

 

Bil Al

Whats with Windows Media Player 11/ SP3, is there a problem ?

TKS, Fred

 

"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message

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> flavio wrote:

>> Hi folks,

>>

>> XP's update process is urging me to do the SP3 thing.

>> I really don't want IE 7 ... is it possible to upgrade to SP3 without

>> IE7?

>>

>> thanks

> Release notes:

> http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/d/8/cd8cc719-7d5a-40d3-a802-e4057aa8c631/relnotes.htm

> The IE warning does not apply to you since you say you don't have IE7.

> Which is great. Because the warning in this document is saying that if

> you have IE7 and load SP3, you will not be able to uninstall IE7 without

> first uninstalling SP3.

>

> If you load SP3 now, and then load IE7 later to test, you can then

> uninstall IE7 without touching SP3, since you have a valid uninstall point

> for IE7 post SP3 install.

>

> So you are good to go to load SP3, and optionally IE7 later.

> Again IE7 and Windows Media Player 11 (the two people are worried about)

> are not in SP3.

[Guest Big Al]

Re: SP3 sans IE7 ..?

 

Fred wrote:

> Bil Al

> Whats with Windows Media Player 11/ SP3, is there a problem ?

> TKS, Fred

>

>

No problem! Those are the two biggest items that are not in SP3. And

there are a good number of people that just don't like WMP11 and want to

stay with WMP10. Same with IE7 vs. IE6.