Windows XP Service Pack 3 Overview

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This document has also been revised today :

Version: 2
Date Published: 5/6/2008
Language: English
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[artfudd]

Up to date info here too - especially note that it advises to uninstall IE8 beta
(if installed) prior to updating to SP3.
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/05/05/ie-and-xpsp3.aspx

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I did an upgrade with IE8 beta 1 installed and it did work but probably can
be problematic.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

What it is really saying is that if you install SP3 on a system with IE7/8
and then need to uninstall IE7 or IE8 you have to uninstall SP3 first, then
uninstall IE, then reinstall SP3 and proceed. The problem is that IE7/8
does not uninstall if installed before SP3 is installed. If installed after
SP3 then it should uninstall fine should the need arise.

From the release notes:

"Internet Explorer
If you have installed Windows Internet Explorer® 7 or a beta version of
Internet Explorer 8, and then install Windows XP SP3, you cannot uninstall
Internet Explorer.

To avoid this, ensure Internet Explorer 7 or a beta version of Internet
Explorer 8 is not installed before installing Windows XP SP3."