Microsoft Updates after SP3 install Failing

I have 2 computers I just installed SP3 on, I am now getting a message
telling the updates have failed. This is on a fresh install of Windows XP and
SP3 was downloaded and installed immediately before the failed messages
started.

On Fri, 23 May 2008 11:33:03 -0700, Michael wrote:

> I have 2 computers I just installed SP3 on, I am now getting a message
> telling the updates have failed. This is on a fresh install of Windows XP and
> SP3 was downloaded and installed immediately before the failed messages
> started.

Uninstall SP3, it's not ready for use yet. It's got way too many problems
and major issues to warrant installing it on any system.
--
Rene Brehmer
IT Technician

North Hill Inn
http://www.northhillinn.com

On Fri, 30 May 2008 10:57:15 -0600, Rene Brehmer <rene@metalbunny.net>
wrote:

> On Fri, 23 May 2008 11:33:03 -0700, Michael wrote:
>
> > I have 2 computers I just installed SP3 on, I am now getting a message
> > telling the updates have failed. This is on a fresh install of Windows XP and
> > SP3 was downloaded and installed immediately before the failed messages
> > started.
>
> Uninstall SP3, it's not ready for use yet. It's got way too many problems
> and major issues to warrant installing it on any system.


That's not my experience at all, and I strongly recommend *against*
uninstalling it.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Fri, 30 May 2008 10:57:15 -0600, Rene Brehmer <rene@metalbunny.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 23 May 2008 11:33:03 -0700, Michael wrote:
>>
>>> I have 2 computers I just installed SP3 on, I am now getting a message
>>> telling the updates have failed. This is on a fresh install of Windows XP and
>>> SP3 was downloaded and installed immediately before the failed messages
>>> started.
>> Uninstall SP3, it's not ready for use yet. It's got way too many problems
>> and major issues to warrant installing it on any system.
>
>
> That's not my experience at all, and I strongly recommend *against*
> uninstalling it.
>

I had two failed installs of SP3 both dealing with the automatic updates, and here's what my friend suggested who works on computers
for a living, and it worked.

Reinstall XP SP3, but make sure when you install XP SP3 this time that you have automatic updates turned off. Then after you get to
the desktop and have Internet access, use the Internet Explorer 6 that comes with SP3 to go to the Windows Update site and install
all the remaining critical updates from there. (You might have to install a Windows Update Active X update first in order to use
the site, and as I recall for some reason it didn't give me the option to uncheck any critical items like the automatic update did,
and it includes IE7 as a "critical" update, but it sure seemed like it took a lot less time than the automatic update process took,
things went a lot smoother, and I haven't had any problems with SP3 since. Make sure that you have every critical update that you
need before you leave the site and then when you get back to the desktop turn automatic updates back on. (I have it turned on now,
but I ask it to inform me what I want to do first.) Hope that helps.

Larry W.

[dhales1]

You do not have to uninstall SP3 and you most certainly do not have to resort to not using SP3 geesh! <shakes head in disappointment>

go to the following KB to get the resolve...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

Dave