I downloaded SP3 and the installation ran ok until I got about halfway through "Running processes after install", when the computer froze and I got the error message "Runtime error 203 at 5A003CDI". I have scanned the computer for 'nasties' and I have plently of hard disc space.

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David,

You may care to read through this_thread 
before you decide whether or not to continue with SP3 at this time.

If your PC has SP2 and is up-to-date with subsequent fixes then SP3 has little to 
offer, and you may as well let others sort out the bugs before submitting yourself 
to this torture. Things will improve once there's a body of knowledge "out there" 
but today I would just wait unless you have a pressing need for SP3 (and I'll bet 
you don't).

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and_this

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...Well ive Downloaded Windows SP3 from Microsoft and my Computer Runs Absolutley 
Fine. I Recomend Downloading SP3 for sure. Go for it.

But when it comes to Installing it,:P   ,.. Im not to in a rush for that. 
(hehe, I bet u thought id installed it, didnt u?)
Ill keep watching everyone post their "I Wish i hadnt installed SP3" post a lil longer.

Theres been like 3 post about SP3 Not far from each other on this Forum.
Youd think before the next one comes, theyd have already read these few posts.

Cheers.




 




On Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 1:36 am, David Gee wrote:

>I downloaded SP3 and the installation ran ok until I got about halfway through "Running 

>processes after install", when the computer froze and I got the error message "Runtime 

>error 203 at 5A003CDI". I have scanned the computer for 'nasties' and I have plently 

>of hard disc space. 

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Martin...I generally agree with your comments that if one is up to date with SP2 updates there should be no real rush for most users to install SP3. I think at least some of the problems the early adopters might be having is not carefully reading the release notes and "what to do to prepare for SP3" etc. from MS. I spent a good part of late afternoon yesterday doing that and have updated three machines so far today. All them installed fine and run flawlessly. MS says that some antivirus programs and other antimalware programs (Spybots Tea Tmer as an example?) lock certain system files and thereby cause various installtion failures. Same thing with some firewalls. So, the thing to do is examine the various types of these apps on your computer and disable these functions if possible, or to be really safe to uninstall them and reinstall them after SP3. After doing this, I figured all I probably needed to do was turn off the Resident Sheild in AVG 8.0, and since I'm behind the "hardware firewall" of my wireless router I turned off my ZoneAlarm firewall just for the heck of it. I did these two things ONLY on the machine I was least concerned about and all went perfectly. I then did the next two and got the same result. I've got several more to do, and with my experience with SP3 so far I'm not concerned at all. Just my two cents worth...


On Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 2:30 am, MartinM wrote:
>

>David,
>
>You may care to read through this_thread
>before you decide whether or not to continue with SP3 at this time.
>
>If your PC has SP2 and is up-to-date with subsequent fixes then SP3 has little to
>offer, and you may as well let others sort out the bugs before submitting yourself
>to this torture. Things will improve once there's a body of knowledge "out there"
>but today I would just wait unless you have a pressing need for SP3 (and I'll bet
>you don't).
>

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I think we are pretty near in agreement :-)

But in truth, people will only come here AFTER they've installed SP3 since MS took 
the odd step of making it a critical update - so we'll have to get used to helping 
them out, if we can.

You have already contributed to the "knowledge base" thanks !

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The info on SP3 is NOT getting out, though. I just happened upon it yesterday via Windows Update, which showed it as a critical update and said nothing about doing any preparation! My install failed ( my CPU is AMD) so THEN I started to look into it more. Before I did the "Update," I did quickly and briefly Google SP3 and "cautions" and "warnings" but did not see a wave of problems.....Now I know to stay away from it for a while and to look into it first. Thanks for the info, all of you!


On Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 11:52 am, Larry wrote:
>Martin...I generally agree with your comments that if one is up to date with SP2
>updates there should be no real rush for most users to install SP3. I think at least
>some of the problems the early adopters might be having is not carefully reading
>the release notes and "what to do to prepare for SP3" etc. from MS. I spent a good
>part of late afternoon yesterday doing that and have updated three machines so far
>today. All them installed fine and run flawlessly. MS says that some antivirus programs
>and other antimalware programs (Spybots Tea Tmer as an example?) lock certain system
>files and thereby cause various installtion failures. Same thing with some firewalls.
>So, the thing to do is examine the various types of these apps on your computer and
>disable these functions if possible, or to be really safe to uninstall them and reinstall
>them after SP3. After doing this, I figured all I probably needed to do was turn
>off the Resident Sheild in AVG 8.0, and since I'm behind the "hardware firewall"
>of my wireless router I turned off my ZoneAlarm firewall just for the heck of it.
>I did these two things ONLY on the machine I was least concerned about and all went
>perfectly. I then did the next two and got the same result. I've got several more
>to do, and with my experience with SP3 so far I'm not concerned at all. Just my two
>cents worth...
>
>
>

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Well...yes and no about info getting out. When XP SP3 shows up on the update web site, if you click on the "more info" link it will take you to other links with more details. Also, I'm sure that if you go to microsoft.com and find SP3 there you'll find the same cautions and information. IMHO though, MS should have made the details about these considerations a little more plain to see by all.


On Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 8:05 am, Rich wrote:
>The info on SP3 is NOT getting out, though. I just happened upon it yesterday via
>Windows Update, which showed it as a critical update and said nothing about doing
>any preparation! My install failed ( my CPU is AMD) so THEN I started to look into
>it more. Before I did the "Update," I did quickly and briefly Google SP3 and "cautions"
>and "warnings" but did not see a wave of problems.....Now I know to stay away from
>it for a while and to look into it first. Thanks for the info, all of you!
>
>
>

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