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Colin Barnhorst
My experience updating Windows in preparation for SP3 on my MacBook Pro
suggests that you will have an interesting time of it if you need to do the
same.
The really fun part is preparing Windows XP SP2 for the upgrade to SP3.
You must update the Apple Boot Camp software to Boot Camp 2.1 before
installing XP SP3. This is a Windows update, not OS/X. Don't even think
about downloading the update file on the Mac side. It is strictly for the
Windows side.
Do not attempt to install SP3 without having first done this Apple update.
================
The update package is nearly as large as SP3 itself, about 213mb.
Now the fun.
The only thing I have ever seen that is slower than this update is
constipation. It took longer to initialize on my system than it did to
install XP in the first place. No exaggeration! Your experience, of
course, may vary.
Download the file where you will be sure to find it and when done
doubleclick on it. You will see about a two second indication of life and
then...nothing.
After a few minutes I decided something wasn't working so I tried again.
Same thing. And again. Then I tried "Run As..." from the context menu for
both my Admin user account and then the Administrator account and still
nothing. I had called up IE and was already browsing the Apple forum when
the digital ExLax took and suddenly a row of five installer buttons appeared
in the taskbar. One (so I thought) "Preparing to Install" notice appeared
in the middle of my screen. I dragged it and discovered four more stacked
up behind it. By this time the system was running at a crawl. I finally
got four of the Installers closed and waited. I fixed my coffee. I had a
cigar. Finally, to my great relief, the Installation Wizard appeared.
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At this point step through the wizard and be sure to select Repair when that
option appears. Otherwise all you will do is uninstall all those Mac
drivers for Windows...and...guess what you will have to do all over again?
Thankfully at this stage the process speeds up to about normal installation
speed for this size update and in a few minutes the wizard will complete and
you can restart Windows.
The package updates everything, Boot Camp software and Mac drivers for XP.
Now, at last, SP3 can be installed.
==============
Whew.
The Apple Boot Camp forum is a busy place right now over this and there are
a lot of conflicting impressions being shared. I'm sure Apple will get this
all cleaned up and clarified Real Soon Now.
Colin Barnhorst
suggests that you will have an interesting time of it if you need to do the
same.
The really fun part is preparing Windows XP SP2 for the upgrade to SP3.
You must update the Apple Boot Camp software to Boot Camp 2.1 before
installing XP SP3. This is a Windows update, not OS/X. Don't even think
about downloading the update file on the Mac side. It is strictly for the
Windows side.
Do not attempt to install SP3 without having first done this Apple update.
================
The update package is nearly as large as SP3 itself, about 213mb.
Now the fun.
The only thing I have ever seen that is slower than this update is
constipation. It took longer to initialize on my system than it did to
install XP in the first place. No exaggeration! Your experience, of
course, may vary.
Download the file where you will be sure to find it and when done
doubleclick on it. You will see about a two second indication of life and
then...nothing.
After a few minutes I decided something wasn't working so I tried again.
Same thing. And again. Then I tried "Run As..." from the context menu for
both my Admin user account and then the Administrator account and still
nothing. I had called up IE and was already browsing the Apple forum when
the digital ExLax took and suddenly a row of five installer buttons appeared
in the taskbar. One (so I thought) "Preparing to Install" notice appeared
in the middle of my screen. I dragged it and discovered four more stacked
up behind it. By this time the system was running at a crawl. I finally
got four of the Installers closed and waited. I fixed my coffee. I had a
cigar. Finally, to my great relief, the Installation Wizard appeared.
==================
At this point step through the wizard and be sure to select Repair when that
option appears. Otherwise all you will do is uninstall all those Mac
drivers for Windows...and...guess what you will have to do all over again?
Thankfully at this stage the process speeds up to about normal installation
speed for this size update and in a few minutes the wizard will complete and
you can restart Windows.
The package updates everything, Boot Camp software and Mac drivers for XP.
Now, at last, SP3 can be installed.
==============
Whew.
The Apple Boot Camp forum is a busy place right now over this and there are
a lot of conflicting impressions being shared. I'm sure Apple will get this
all cleaned up and clarified Real Soon Now.
Colin Barnhorst