Service Pack 3

[Guest Glenn]

Anyone having strange occurrences after installing Service Pack 3? After the

upgrade my machine wouldn't boot, I looked at the BIOS and boot disk was

changed to D:drive, switched back to C: and everything OK.

[Guest Kenneth]

Re: Service Pack 3

 

Nothing much occurred. Had to re-install Windows Live Messenger, but that's

all. Be grateful for small mercies.

 

 

"Glenn" <glennhalweg@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:2C5CE5D4-BB5C-4B4E-A259-F46C07B23033@microsoft.com...

> Anyone having strange occurrences after installing Service Pack 3? After

> the upgrade my machine wouldn't boot, I looked at the BIOS and boot disk

> was changed to D:drive, switched back to C: and everything OK.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Service Pack 3

 

"Glenn" <glennhalweg@comcast.net> wrote:

>Anyone having strange occurrences after installing Service Pack 3? After the

>upgrade my machine wouldn't boot, I looked at the BIOS and boot disk was

>changed to D:drive, switched back to C: and everything OK.

 

Wasn't caused by Windows or a service pack.

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Service Pack 3

 

Nope, not here.

 

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for

Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and

e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

 

.. US:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

.. CA:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-ca&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

.. UK:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-gb&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

.. AU:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-au&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

.. Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select

Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3

 

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation

http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx

 

Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717

 

====================================

 

IEBlog: IE and Windows XP Service Pack 3

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/05/05/ie-and-xpsp3.aspx

 

===================================

 

<IMHO>

Temporarily disable all real-time protections afforded by your anti-virus

application, any anti-spyware applications, and any third-party firewall

prior to installing SP3. If you disable a third-party firewall, make sure

you then enable the Windows Firewall: The machine should not be connected to

the internet without an active firewall.

 

NB ZA Free users: Uninstall ZA Free via Add/Remove Programs and enable the

Windows Firewall before installing SP3.

 

After installing SP3 /and rebooting twice/, check to make sure your

real-time protections have been re-enabled; If you disabled a third-party

firewall, remember to re-enable it and disable the Windows Firewall.

</IMHO>

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

 

Glenn wrote:

> Anyone having strange occurrences after installing Service Pack 3? After

> the

> upgrade my machine wouldn't boot, I looked at the BIOS and boot disk was

> changed to D:drive, switched back to C: and everything OK.

[Guest G2lenn]

Re: Service Pack 3

 

 

I don't know what caused it but this was the first boot after the download

as requested by windows.

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:m1kg441e92uatmmu5e2f61oh0kcvu40r4k@4ax.com...

> "Glenn" <glennhalweg@comcast.net> wrote:

>

>>Anyone having strange occurrences after installing Service Pack 3? After

>>the

>>upgrade my machine wouldn't boot, I looked at the BIOS and boot disk was

>>changed to D:drive, switched back to C: and everything OK.

>

> Wasn't caused by Windows or a service pack.

>

[Guest PD43]

Re: Service Pack 3

 

"G2lenn" <g2lenn@comcast.net> wrote:

>

>I don't know what caused it but this was the first boot after the download

>as requested by windows.

 

Windows can't access your BIOS.

 

If everything works, move on.

 

>"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

>news:m1kg441e92uatmmu5e2f61oh0kcvu40r4k@4ax.com...

>> "Glenn" <glennhalweg@comcast.net> wrote:

>>

>>>Anyone having strange occurrences after installing Service Pack 3? After

>>>the

>>>upgrade my machine wouldn't boot, I looked at the BIOS and boot disk was

>>>changed to D:drive, switched back to C: and everything OK.

>>

>> Wasn't caused by Windows or a service pack.

>>