SP3 for XP will not install -- Error message below

The update installed files but then failed and undid everything. The error
log reflected entries such as below -- basically that the account specified
was different . . .

The Upload Manager service failed to start due to the following error: The
account specified for this service is different from the account specified
for other services running in the same process.
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Thanks for help

check point -

Click Start, select Run and type: services. msc

Locate the Automatic update service, double click to open.

Under the Log On tab, does it have a check for Local System Account?

Otherwise post the entries of the log for further investigation.

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"Talisman" wrote:

> The update installed files but then failed and undid everything. The error
> log reflected entries such as below -- basically that the account specified
> was different . . .
>
> The Upload Manager service failed to start due to the following error: The
> account specified for this service is different from the account specified
> for other services running in the same process.
> --
> Thanks for help

"Talisman" wrote:

> The update installed files but then failed and undid everything. The error
> log reflected entries such as below -- basically that the account specified
> was different . . .
>
> The Upload Manager service failed to start due to the following error: The
> account specified for this service is different from the account specified
> for other services running in the same process.
> --
> Thanks for help