WinXP SP3 does not natively require .NET Framework 3.0. One or more
applications that were previously installed may have required it.
In any event, you can download/install both of them manually from the
Download Center:
..NET Framework 3.0
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-25634C3BF043
..NET Framework 3.0 SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-1E88A0BDB72A
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WMP 11 for WinXP (Validation required)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...668-5166114010
=> NB: To install WMP11 in WinXP MCE 2005, KB900325
(
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/900325) must be installed. See
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...aCenterEdition
=> NB: WinXP SP3 does not include KB900325. If you didn't install it before
you installed SP3, you may need to uninstall SP3 to be able to install it
and WMP11.
====================
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/def...3&gprid=522131
.. CA:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
.. UK:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
.. AU:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
.. Other:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
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Sgt. Pepper wrote:
> I'm reinstalling Windows XP MCE 2005 from scratch on a PC. After
> reinstalling the base OS I went to Windows Update to update. It
> recommended I install SP3 right away. I went ahead. SP3 installed
> okay but now when I go to Windows Update I don't have the option to
> download and install .Net Framework 3.0 or Windows Media Player 11.
> (Note, .Net Framework 2.0 does still appear in Windows Update after
> SP3 is installed.)
>
> So my basic question is, why do I lose the ability to install .Net 3.0
> and MP11 after installing SP3? I realize I could download the
> redistributable for these and install anyway, but my concern is, if
> Windows Update doesn't show these, what else is Windows Update not
> showing me that I should really have?
>
>
> For more background, to confirm what was going on I reformatted the
> hard drive and reinstalled XP MCE 2005 again from scratch. This time
> when I went to Windows Update instead of installing SP3 right away, I
> reviewed what other updates were available. In that list .Net 3.0
> showed up but MP11 didn't. But again after installing SP3 .Net 3.0 is
> gone again.
>
> I was doing Google searches to see if I could find anything on this (I
> couldn't) and while doing that I did see that MP11 required the
> "Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP MCE 2005". So I reformatted the hard
> drive and reinstalled MCE one more time. This time when I went to
> Windows Update for the first time, I installed that Update Rollup 2
> (and ONLY that update). After that, MP11 did show up in the list, and
> as I expected, .Net 3.0 was also still there. So then I did the XP
> SP3 update again. After this, .Net 3.0 disappeared again, but MP11
> was STILL THERE!
>
> So it looks to me like the Windows Update detection for MP11 has a
> flaw that doesn't allow MP11 as an option if SP3 was installed
> directly after a clean XP MCE install and the Update Rollup 2 was
> skipped.
>
> I don't know if it might the same issue .Net 3.0 or if that's
> something else.
>
> But again, if there's a flaw in either of these two detections
> relating to SP3, I'm wondering if there is anything else not showing
> up after I do the SP 3 update that should be.
>
> Thank you!
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