Windows XP SP3 Install Woes
Since the official release of SP3 for Windows XP, much has been written on the subject: both positive and negative. Some people have installed the update without a hitch, while still others have had nothing but problems. I recently received an interesting email from Wayne, with his thoughts and troubles while attempting the install on his own machine. He noted that when you now go to Windows Update with SP2 installed, you are asked if you want to update to SP3. He said that for him, SP3 was a pain to install, but has been worth it overall, as things seem to run a little better for him. He sent an Email to Microsoft regarding the problems he had with the install, and asked me to share it with all of you.
“I encountered several problems before I was finally able to install Windows XP SP3. I feel that I am an advanced Windows XP user, but for the people that are not familiar with logins/profiles, the registry, and changing other settings there is absolutely no way they would be able to install the update. The first time I tried to install the update, I just used Windows Update. The problem was that after a long time of installing, the program gave an “Access Denied” error and then uninstalled everything.”
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