SP3 won't install but d/l everyday

So what do I have to do this time to get your software to run? Or do I just
turn the updates off and wait for ver SP4? I have SP2 with IE8 just
installed yesterday but SP3 HAS BEEN trying to install for 2 weeks now. Is
there a file I can D/L for sp3 and execute manually so that I don't d/l
everyday while I try to get this to work? I have dial-up and its killing my
connection when auto updates keep tying up the connection speeds. This way I
can just click the file if I had to make a change and not d/l it all over
tommorrow. I also have AVG with firewall and get all other updates fine,
just SP3 giving me the problem! Also it doen't give a reason why it doesn't
install just that it failed. It would be nice to have a error code. We are
loyal pc users but look at the volume of problems... Things have to change.
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users.

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

[i.e., disable AVG AntiVirus & Firewall then enable the Windows Firewall
prior to your next attempt to install SP3.]

You may also want to see the following before installing SP3...

About IE7 & IE8 and Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...and-xpsp3.aspx

> ...I have dial-up and its killing my
> connection when auto updates keep tying up the connection speeds. This
> way
> I can just click the file if I had to make a change and not d/l it all
> over
> tommorrow.

Unless you've been monkeying around, the installer for SP3 has already
downloaded, Tim. Try installing SP3 (per the above) manually via
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

PS: MS was offering free support for SP3 installation issues for over a year
but that ship has sailed now.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


TimM-KS wrote:
> So what do I have to do this time to get your software to run? Or do I
> just
> turn the updates off and wait for ver SP4? I have SP2 with IE8 just
> installed yesterday but SP3 HAS BEEN trying to install for 2 weeks now.
> Is
> there a file I can D/L for sp3 and execute manually so that I don't d/l
> everyday while I try to get this to work? I have dial-up and its killing
> my
> connection when auto updates keep tying up the connection speeds. This
> way
> I can just click the file if I had to make a change and not d/l it all
> over
> tommorrow. I also have AVG with firewall and get all other updates fine,
> just SP3 giving me the problem! Also it doen't give a reason why it
> doesn't
> install just that it failed. It would be nice to have a error code. We
> are
> loyal pc users but look at the volume of problems... Things have to
> change.