Windows Media Player icon for SP3 in Control Panel Add/Remove list

Hi

I installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 yesterday, but I had to cancel the download/installation twice before what seemed to be a successful install. The cancellations were on account of its taking longer than I thought was usual....

Microsoft Update shows SP3 as installed after those two cancelled updates. No outstanding high priority updates are shown there. Likewise the Belarc Advisor tells me SP 3 is installed.

System Tools-->System Inforamtion also indicates that SP 3 is installed.

The entry in the Add/Remove programs at the Control Panel also shows: Windows XP Service Pack 3 to be installed.

However, there is a windows Media Player icon next to the SP3 entry in the Add/Remove list instead of the usual Windows Update type icons.

I notice a similar Windows Media Player icon for the Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0, probably installed ~2 years ago, but not sure if it was likewise downloaded via Windows Update.

So far I haven't experienced any issues with the SP3. However, I do find that Windows Media Player icon next to the service Pack 3 entry very baffling.

Can I assume all is well nonetheless?

Any explanations for that odd icon?

Does it indicate some corruption in the installation of SP3?


Thanks in advance:

-eli
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Windows XP Professional Edition SP3
Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite 7.0.470.000

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Hi

I installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 yesterday, but I had to cancel the download/installation twice before what seemed to be a successful install. The cancellations were on account of its taking longer than I thought was usual....

Microsoft Update shows SP3 as installed after those two cancelled updates. No outstanding high priority updates are shown there. Likewise the Belarc Advisor tells me SP 3 is installed.

System Tools-->System Inforamtion also indicates that SP 3 is installed.

The entry in the Add/Remove programs at the Control Panel also shows: Windows XP Service Pack 3 to be installed.

However, there is a windows Media Player icon next to the SP3 entry in the Add/Remove list instead of the usual Windows Update type icons.

I notice a similar Windows Media Player icon for the Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0, probably installed ~2 years ago, but not sure if it was likewise downloaded via Windows Update.

So far I haven't experienced any issues with the SP3. However, I do find that Windows Media Player icon next to the service Pack 3 entry very baffling.

Can I assume all is well nonetheless?

Any explanations for that odd icon?

Does it indicate some corruption in the installation of SP3?


Thanks in advance:

-eli
=====================

Windows XP Professional Edition SP3
Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite 7.0.470.000