SP3 in Add or Remove Programs panel.

[Catarina Valente]

After following all prescribed pre-downloading/installation requirements for
SP3 and applying Method 3 (Reset the registry and the file permissions) as
shown in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377 the installation went
without any problems - the system is running extremely well.

Start, Run *winver* indicates:-
MS WinXP Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111:Service Pack 3)

System Properties panel indicates:-
System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3

When opening the Add or Remove Programs panel "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
is listed, however on the right-hand side of the panel there is no
indication whatsoever with respect to the size and installation date of
this program (just a blank space).
Is this something to be concerned with?
FYI, Windows Resource Kit Tools - SubInAcl.exe is listed as size 0.36MB.

 

[cf]

Of historical note on Sun, 11 May 2008 12:12:03 +0700
"Catarina Valente" <[email protected]> scribed:

|After following all prescribed pre-downloading/installation requirements for
|SP3 and applying Method 3 (Reset the registry and the file permissions) as
|shown in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377 the installation went
|without any problems - the system is running extremely well.
|
|Start, Run *winver* indicates:-
|MS WinXP Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111:Service Pack 3)
|
|System Properties panel indicates:-
|System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3
|
|When opening the Add or Remove Programs panel "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
|is listed, however on the right-hand side of the panel there is no
|indication whatsoever with respect to the size and installation date of
|this program (just a blank space).
|Is this something to be concerned with?
|FYI, Windows Resource Kit Tools - SubInAcl.exe is listed as size 0.36MB.
|

Catarina,

I installed Sp3 from the iso download I burnt to CD as I had more than 1 machine to update, but my System Properties Panel, winver and Add/Remove all show identical to yours.

My installation went absolutely fine and all is working quite well so I'm hoping that all is actually OK. I did my install after following the Clean Boot State as Colin Barnhorst has suggested to many in various threads.

I do have a couple of other entries in my Add/Remove that show the same as Sp3, such as the MS Compression Client Pact 1l0 for WinXP, MS Base Smart Card, the Hotfix for MS .NET Framework 3.0 and a few others so I don't think it's really anything to be concerned with.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

That's because the SP3 entry you see is not a separate program. The entry
in Add/Remove invokes a rollback to SP2 based on the installation details
recorded by Windows at the time SP3 was applied.

 

[Unknown]

Completely normal. Nothing to worry about.

 

[cf]

Of historical note on Sun, 11 May 2008 09:42:13 -0600
"Colin Barnhorst" <[email protected]> scribed:

|That's because the SP3 entry you see is not a separate program. The entry
|in Add/Remove invokes a rollback to SP2 based on the installation details
|recorded by Windows at the time SP3 was applied.
|
||> After following all prescribed pre-downloading/installation requirements
|> for SP3 and applying Method 3 (Reset the registry and the file
|> permissions) as shown in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377 the
|> installation went without any problems - the system is running extremely
|> well.
|>
|> Start, Run *winver* indicates:-
|> MS WinXP Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111:Service Pack 3)
|>
|> System Properties panel indicates:-
|> System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3
|>
|> When opening the Add or Remove Programs panel "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
|> is listed, however on the right-hand side of the panel there is no
|> indication whatsoever with respect to the size and installation date of
|> this program (just a blank space).
|> Is this something to be concerned with?
|> FYI, Windows Resource Kit Tools - SubInAcl.exe is listed as size 0.36MB.
|

Colin,

Thanks for the clarification on that and it does seem like the logical answer (now!). I wasn't worried as I said in my OP I had other entries the same way.

Thanks again!

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

You're welcome.

 

[Catarina Valente]

Good to know, thanks

Completely normal. Nothing to worry about.