SP3 Update

XP-Home PC. Won't install, or even download for that matter, the SP3 update.
Any clue?
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ME

You are not offered the option to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 when you
use the Windows Update Web site or Automatic Updates
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955307

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"ME" <> wrote in message
news:03C3E3E7-5117-4131-A72F-...
> XP-Home PC. Won't install, or even download for that matter, the SP3
> update.
> Any clue?
> --
> ME

What TaurArian said, plus...

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron...tallation.aspx

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. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select "Windows
XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
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MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

ME wrote:
> XP-Home PC. Won't install, or even download for that matter, the SP3
> update. Any clue?

No, the option is there when I do Windows Update and click the "notification
icon" in my toolbar tray. The window pops up "preparing to download" then
"failed".
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ME


"TaurArian" wrote:

> You are not offered the option to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 when you
> use the Windows Update Web site or Automatic Updates
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955307
>
> --
>
> TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services
> http://taurarian.mvps.org
> ======================================
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties or
> guarantees and doesn't give any rights.
> Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
>
>
> "ME" <> wrote in message
> news:03C3E3E7-5117-4131-A72F-...
> > XP-Home PC. Won't install, or even download for that matter, the SP3
> > update.
> > Any clue?
> > --
> > ME
>
>
>

Errode Code 0x4397 comes up everytime i try to install the downloaded updates
for Microsoft Office Power Point Viewer 2003 although I have the service
packet 3. Anybody have an answer to that?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> What TaurArian said, plus...
>
> WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron...tallation.aspx
>
> 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. Go to
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select "Windows
> XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> ME wrote:
> > XP-Home PC. Won't install, or even download for that matter, the SP3
> > update. Any clue?
>
>

This appears to have tacked onto someone else's post which was previously
SP3 Update.

Ingse, If it's just the Viewer update that is causing your problem, most
likely the cause is that it can't find the original source files.

Suggest you redown load the viewer, install the same and if required apply
the update.

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TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
======================================
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties or
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"ingse" <> wrote in message
news:9AF37AB2-1AE1-4CF6-B1A6-...
> Errode Code 0x4397 comes up everytime i try to install the downloaded
> updates
> for Microsoft Office Power Point Viewer 2003 although I have the service
> packet 3. Anybody have an answer to that?
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> What TaurArian said, plus...
>>
>> WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron...tallation.aspx
>>
>> 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. Go to
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
>> "Windows
>> XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> ME wrote:
>> > XP-Home PC. Won't install, or even download for that matter, the SP3
>> > update. Any clue?
>>
>>

Larry(LJL269) wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:17:27 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> <> wrote:
>
>> 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. Go to
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
>> "Windows
>> XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
>
> Led me to page where I spend $60 for sure. If it causes what I
> complained about in
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...551f29ef5fffb2

Oh, go grind your axe elsewhere!

1. The thread to which you refer above (which really was about your issues
in this thread in WinXP General newsgroup, where said issues were in fact
resolved:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...67dbadf75919fc)
had NOTHING whatsoever to do with WinXP SP3 and dates from mid-April 2007,
more than a year before WinXP SP3 was released!

2. If you start a security update-related support incident via
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...spx?gprid=6527 or by calling
1-866-PCSAFETY (US & CA only), clearly state that your problem relates to a
security update, and do NOT ask any other questions, the support is free!

That being said...

US residents can indeed obtain free support for WinSP3 installation and
compatibility issues (only) here (through May 2009):
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

All three (3) support options (Email; Chat; Phone) are clearly marked
"No-charge: Unlimited support requests."
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

To avoid confusion, please begin a new thread about your issues. Thanks.

ingse wrote:
> Errode Code 0x4397 comes up everytime i try to install the downloaded
> updates for Microsoft Office Power Point Viewer 2003 although I have the
> service packet 3. Anybody have an answer to that?
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> What TaurArian said, plus...
>>
>> WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron...tallation.aspx
>>
>> 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. Go to
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
>> "Windows
>> XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> ME wrote:
>>> XP-Home PC. Won't install, or even download for that matter, the SP3
>>> update. Any clue?

Larry(LJL269) wrote:

> A working unsecure OS is infinitely better than non-working secure OS.

I disagree, depending on the specific context of course. If your OS isn't
working, the only impact is that you can't use your computer until it is fixed.
If the OS is insecure, you're liable to get your bank account drained, your
identity stolen, perhaps even arrested for something someone else used your
computer to do.

YMMV.

Harry.

See: How to troubleshoot Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Windows Server
Update Services installation issues
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906602

Also FYI - Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717


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"ME" wrote:

> No, the option is there when I do Windows Update and click the "notification
> icon" in my toolbar tray. The window pops up "preparing to download" then
> "failed".
> --
> ME
>
>
> "TaurArian" wrote:
>
> > You are not offered the option to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 when you
> > use the Windows Update Web site or Automatic Updates
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955307
> >
> > --
> >
> > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services
> > http://taurarian.mvps.org
> > ======================================
> > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> > Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties or
> > guarantees and doesn't give any rights.
> > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
> >
> >
> > "ME" <> wrote in message
> > news:03C3E3E7-5117-4131-A72F-...
> > > XP-Home PC. Won't install, or even download for that matter, the SP3
> > > update.
> > > Any clue?
> > > --
> > > ME
> >
> >
> >