Could this be a strategic move to outdate a product ?
In any case, I just did SP3 update for a Dell Latitude D520 laptop (XP Pro
w/SP2 & IE6 SP3) and a Dell GX620 desktop (XP Pro w/SP1a & IE6). Both took
about 35 minutes each to complete, and there was no problem during or after
the update.
Here are some additional notes.
-The laptop (w/SP2 & IE6): When I clicked on Custom button to scan for
updates, Windows Update suggested to download and install SP3 (which was
logical). After installing SP3, subsequent Custom scan suggested IE7 (which
was also logical) among other updates.
-The desktop (w/SP1a & IE6): When I clicked on Custom button to scan for
updates, Windows Update suggested to download and install SP2 (and not SP3).
So I manually download the WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe file (316MB)
and bypassed SP2 installation. I wasn't sure if that was ok to do, but it
did complete OK. Anyway, subsequent Custom scan did not suggested IE7 as it
did for the laptop. So, again, I manually downloaded file
IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe (14.7MB) and installed it.
Beside the slight variation in update methods, everything seemed to be as it
was before updates - bracing for problem free OS.
Steve
"EricG" <> wrote in message
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> This update caused my graphics card to disappear from the system and an
> exclamation mark appeared against the AGP Controller in Device Manager.
>
> Why would Microsoft want to cause an automatic update to interfere with
> existing hardware items. If SP3 causes this (and possibly other) hardware
> issues surely it should not be realeased as an automatic update?
>
> This is a disappointing end to an otherwise superb trouble free OS -
> especially after my few miserable years with Windows Me!!!
> --
> EricG
>
>
> "tk" wrote:
>
>> This update crashed my computer.
>>
>> "Tim_S" wrote:
>>
>> > But the issue is all systems I have ARE intel Based...
>> >
>> >
>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> > news:...
>> > > Continual reboots or can only boot into Safe Mode after installing
>> > > WinXP
>> > > SP3?
>> > >
>> > > Workarounds:
>> > >
>> > > 1. Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to INTELPMM.OLD.
>> > >
>> > > 2. After booting into Safe Mode:
>> > >
>> > > Start | Run | (copy/paste) sc config intelppm start= disabled | OK |
>> > > Reboot into normal (Windows) mode.
>> > >
>> > > Other references include:
>> > >
>> > > . http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=187790#p187790
>> > >
>> > > .
>> > > http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesp...ng-xp-sp3.aspx
>> > >
>> > > . You receive a "Stop 0x0000007E" error message after you upgrade to
>> > > Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a
>> > > non-Intel-processor-based
>> > > computer (Revised 06 May-08)
>> > > http://support.microsoft.com:80/kb/888372
>> > > --
>> > > Windows Update-specific newsgroup:
>> > > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate
>> > >
>> > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> > > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> > >
>> > > Tim_S wrote:
>> > >> 1. One PC is now in a reboot loop whereas safe mode doesn't work...
>> > >> will
>> > >> have to do a restore. I will have to work on this problem to find
>> > >> a
>> > >> fix...
>> > >> i suspect it is the stop: C0000139 GDI file missmatch error... (so
>> > >> they
>> > >> said they fixed it in this release) but i will see tommorrow when i
>> > >> get a
>> > >> hold of the PC...
>> > > <snip>
>> >
>> >
>> >
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