Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate Refresh 2


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How did you install the first SP3 Refresh? If you slipstreamed it and then installed a fresh version of windows it wont be removable.

I install it normaly. I did not slipstreamed it.

But it works very well so I deleted the uninstall information.

So I did it also by the first Beta after I installed the second beta without deinstall.

Now Microsoft ask for deinstall. I wonder why and at the moment I can not install

the newest sp3

I just installed the RC for SP3 a couple of days ago - curious i didn't seem to get the absolute latest one, as it says it was released on the 24th..is that open to public yet or not?

Anyway, SP3 has definitely increased performance on my machine - booting and shutting down much quicker, copying large files also seems faster (i do it often, so i tend to notice a difference) so far I'm very happy with it.

I install it normaly. I did not slipstreamed it.

But it works very well so I deleted the uninstall information.

So I did it also by the first Beta after I installed the second beta without deinstall.

Now Microsoft ask for deinstall. I wonder why and at the moment I can not install

the newest sp3

If I read this right you just said you deleted the uninstall information. That's why you can't uninstall it.

I just did the same thing with Office 2007. Accidentally deleted the uninstall information. Just reinstalled to get that folder back. I'm not sure if you can do that with SP3 though. If you try to reinstall, it might say it's already installed and not let you continue unless it has a repair option, but I don't think it does.

If I read this right you just said you deleted the uninstall information. That's why you can't uninstall it.

I just did the same thing with Office 2007. Accidentally deleted the uninstall information. Just reinstalled to get that folder back. I'm not sure if you can do that with SP3 though. If you try to reinstall, it might say it's already installed and not let you continue unless it has a repair option, but I don't think it does.

Thanks. I know that I made a mistake. I think I have to try a repair-installation of xp without all service pack

from the original cd.

When it works I try to install SP3 refresh. I let you know if it work.

1. Never delete uninstall information.

2. Never install a service pack beta on top of an existing service pack beta.

Thanks. I know that I made a mistake. I think I have to try a repair-installation of xp without all service pack

from the original cd.

When it works I try to install SP3 refresh. I let you know if it work.

Thanks. I know that I made a mistake. I think I have to try a repair-installation of xp without all service pack

from the original cd.

When it works I try to install SP3 refresh. I let you know if it work.

Thanks. I know that I made a mistake. I think I have to try a repair-installation of xp without all service pack

from the original cd.

When it works I try to install SP3 refresh. I let you know if it work.

The Installation from Windows CD: many Errors by missing drivers etc.

I cancel new installation. So I have XP and SP3 for the rest of my life?

How did Microsoft know that SP3 is installed? Between the Betas there was not a

reinstall wanted. Now by "refresh" Microsoft put deinstall in the SP3. Which files I have to

deleted to install the refresh?

  • 2 weeks later...

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File Name: Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2.exe

Version: 1

Date Published: 2/19/2008

Language: English

***I got build 3311

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3311 is out today. It just reminded me of how much I hate restarting my computer. Even with a 1.73 GHz CPU, my computer takes at least 4 minutes just to get ready and boot up. With all of these XP SP3 updates, one of the few times that I reboot, I realized how slow my computer can be. Now I am going through a defrag.

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