sp3 installation problem..

Check out this:
*support.microsoft.com/kb/327101

Did you read the support document mentioned in the error message??
See it here, it's very clear
*support.microsoft.com/kb/327101/en-us

and ya plz tell me is there any software which can save save windows update for my future use???plz tell me its name


i have already tried this
"%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Download"

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what about this??

and ya plz tell me is there any software which can save save windows update for my future use???plz tell me its name

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www.autopatcher.com

Are u using style xp???

just edit the boot.ini file in ur C drive. it is hidden so enable hidden files and system file

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect


rdisk(0) means u install windows on ur 0 hard disk (that is first hard disk )
partition(1) means u install windows in ur C drive

This will only works if u installed windows on ur 0 hard disk (that is first hard disk) and on ur C partition

Otherwise u can ask any body to upload the boot.ini file

After that u can install sp3 without any problem .

But dun be desperate to install XP SP3, if u'r using genuine XP and if itz up to date, then SP3 is not required at all. U'll end up wid nearly 1GB of lesser space although it doens't add much cause itz jus a collection of all the XP updates until then..

@paroh

Style XP does not modify ntoskrnl.exe. It modifies shell32.dll only.

dheeraj_kumar said:

@paroh

Style XP does not modify ntoskrnl.exe. It modifies shell32.dll only.

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@dheeraj_kumar there are other software that modify the shell32.dll like pack-vista-inspirat, FlyakiteOSX, Vista transformation pack etc

Style xp not modify shell32.dll and ntoskrnl.exe . It only use the visual capability of xp.

The file that is modify is Uxtheme.dll

And if install boot screen through style xp ur boot.ini is modified to apply that boot screen see this .

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(3)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional (bootscreen)" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /KERNEL=kernel1.exe

kernel1.exe actually is the boot screen because of this the problem comes

The core system file (kernel) to start this computer is not microsoft windows file. The service pack will not be installed.

Follow the above given procedure in my post to solve this problem.

There may be other boot screen changing software that can make these changes to boot.ini file. But the above given procedure will also work.

As i personally encounter this type of problem.

THANKS GUYS for your reply...ya i am using vista brio pack and have configured the my boot screen using tune up utility..


now i wana know

1.how to edit my boot.ini file and where it would be???plz tell me step wise

2.if i edit my boot file then it will affect my changed boot screen or vista pack or not...if yes then how to safely configure it???

@Paroh

Thanks for the info! That was useful.

comp@ddict said:

But dun be desperate to install XP SP3, if u'r using genuine XP and if itz up to date, then SP3 is not required at all. U'll end up wid nearly 1GB of lesser space although it doens't add much cause itz jus a collection of all the XP updates until then..

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Auto update will also install SP3... and its recommended to have updated XP and so SP3 is needed.

If any one using xp and it is install on there C drive upload that boot.ini file to help ashishstillthere

ashishstillthere u just need to enable show all hidden files and system files to do this go to My computer->Tools->Folder options->view

check show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide extensions for know file type and hide protected operating system files. boot.ini is in ur C drive

follow these steps

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

rdisk(0) means u install windows on ur 0 hard disk (that is first hard disk )
partition(1) means u install windows in ur C drive

This will only works if u installed windows on ur 0 hard disk (that is first hard disk) and on ur C partition

Otherwise u can ask any body to upload the boot.ini file

After that u can install sp3 without any problem .


For more detail about boot.ini
If still it does not resolve the problem uninstall ur software vista brio pack

and install sp3 and after that install ur vista brio pack

Hope this works

SP3 is HORRIBLE. Don't do it -- at least not until we can confirm that MS has really fixed the problems.

In July MS admitted that SP3 was causing the following significant problem: "Device Manager may not show any devices and Network Connections may not show any network connections."

*support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953979

Perhaps take advantage of MS's offer of free tech support for SP3 through April 2009 (very secretive offer - I found it through a third-party tech website - can't find it readily through MS support website)

*support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

Which they started this summer after admitting that SP3 was destroying computers. Bug the hell out of them! Call them, email them, chat them up.

See also

*support.microsoft.com/kb/950717



Background about my SP3 problems, in case you care....

SP3 has caused both device manager and connection problems on three of my computers plus a different problem on my brand-new fourth computer. These four computers have different antivirus programs on them, and are very different ages (5 years, 3 years, 10 months, and two days old), and one is a laptop. They have very different softwares on them. There is no explanation related to MYSELF or my computers that would explain why all four of them would be corrupted by SP3.

Having figured out how to uninstall SP3 on my brand-new machine, I WILL NOT re-install SP3 until I get really solid confirmation that they have fixed its problems.

The brand-new machine seems like a pretty good test subject -- absolutely no software on it except MS software and McAfee and my HP printer software. It immediately screwed up on day 2 of its life after downloading SP3 automatically -- as in, won't install the remaining 17 updates despite numerous times turning off, turning back on, go to Update website directly; turn firewall on, turn firewall off; etc etc etc and --

much much much worse -- refused to allow ANY program to open at all except Internet Explorer and Outlook -- Error msg for everything was that it couldn't locate usp10.dll. Yes, you heard me right - I could run no software at all except Outlook (which I don't use) and IE.

Ironically, googling for a solution (using the one program that worked - IE), when I used the search term "usp10.dll" it caused IE to crash every single time. What the...??

I even got that same usp10.dll error msg when I right-clicked on Computer and clicked on Properties. Would not open "Properties" at all.

So today I did a system restore to Friday (two days ago) and everything works lovely. I turned off automatic updates. Will not reinstall SP3, thanks very much.

1) SP3 made my 5-year old home desktop pretty useless by causing it to refuse to browse the internet (on either IE or Firefox) -- though my internet provider confirmed I was connected and they could even reset my modem from their office. The error msg was that one you get when you're not connected to the internet (even though it indicated it was connected, and when I plugged my laptop into the same DSL cable it browsed the internet just fine).
Tried to do system restore but no dates old enough were available. So Dell said "reinstall the OS." On a five year old computer - No thanks. Ordered a new computer instead. See above for how that has gone.

2) SP3 made BOTH of the CD-ROM/DVD drives on my work desktop (10 months old) stop working. Dell sent someone to replace the drives. Nope, they didn't work either. Found I could SOMETIMES get one of them to work in safe mode. Too late to do a system restore to pre-SP3 date. Dell (Gold Tech Support -- yeah right) said, after hours of try this, try that -- reinstall your OS. NO THANK YOU. What else do you have to offer? Oh, try this XP repair website. Ugh, warning this, warning that -- basically, don't try this at home. I need my computer every day at work, can't handle this! Frustrated, I waited for time to do the complete backup and OS reinstall. Then, lo and behold, two days ago there was an automatic update from MS and now ONE of the CD-ROM drives works. Good enough for now. Sigh.

3) SP3 made my CD-ROM on my laptop (3 years old) stop working. Sigh.

BE CAREFUL!!!! (By the way, if you Google this issue you will see that Symantec is being given part of the blame, and I certainly have had other problems with Symantec, but my work desktop didn't have Symantec when it screwed up -- it had AVG -- and my brand-new computer had McAfee, not Symantec, when it screwed up. So I lay ALL the blame at MS's feet.)

^^^^^^^^
currently there is no problem with SP3. I am using it.

paroh said:

If any one using xp and it is install on there C drive upload that boot.ini file to help ashishstillthere

ashishstillthere u just need to enable show all hidden files and system files to do this go to My computer->Tools->Folder options->view

check show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide extensions for know file type and hide protected operating system files. boot.ini is in ur C drive

follow these steps

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

rdisk(0) means u install windows on ur 0 hard disk (that is first hard disk )
partition(1) means u install windows in ur C drive

This will only works if u installed windows on ur 0 hard disk (that is first hard disk) and on ur C partition

Otherwise u can ask any body to upload the boot.ini file

After that u can install sp3 without any problem .


For more detail about boot.ini

Code:

*support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

If still it does not resolve the problem uninstall ur software vista brio pack

and install sp3 and after that install ur vista brio pack

Hope this works

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also you can edit boot.ini using msconfig or my computer properties AFAIR

its written on my boot.ini file

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=6AZBC3 /Kernel=TUKernel.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional (TuneUp Backup)" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=6AZBC3-BAK



now what to do???

TuneUp Utilities... thats the problem.

Interestingly, TUKernel is flagged as a trojan... google for it.

here:


change and replace.

dheeraj_kumar said:

TuneUp Utilities... thats the problem.

Interestingly, TUKernel is flagged as a trojan... google for it.

here:

Code:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

change and replace.

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thanks dheeraj for your reply but now what i am supposed to do......i should copy and paste all your mentioned text into my boot.ini file n delete its previous content





and what do you mean by tuneup utility is a problem

i should remove it kya???but i like this application....is there any other way to remove that trojan??


nad what will happen when i will replace my boot.ini file with yours...it will affect my brio pack and tune up utility kya???

Cant say. Try it, just have a backup of the boot.ini.

thanks i uninstalled brio pack and tune up and copy pasted ur boot.ini file and then installed sp3...problem is solved