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WindowsXP Service Pack 3

  1. You are not offered the option to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 when you use the Windows Update Web site or Automatic Updates
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955307

  2. You receive error messages if there is insufficient free disk space on the system drive to install the Windows XP Service Pack 3 package
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956894

  3. Error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 3: "You do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to install Service Pack 3"
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949385

    0x8007F003
    When you examine the service pack log file, you may see an entry that contains the following status message: STATUS_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE

  4. Error message when you try to install Windows XP SP3: "You do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to archive the uninstall files"
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949375
    0x8007F02B – STATUS_NOT_ENOUGH_WITH_UNINST

  5. You receive a “Stop 0x0000007E” error message after you upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a non-Intel-processor-based computer
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888372

    Does your AMD-based computer boot after installing XP SP3?
    http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx

    Error message after you upgrade a computer that uses a processor other than an Intel processor to Windows XP Service Pack 2 or to Windows XP Service Pack 3: "STOP: 0x0000007E"
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953356

    Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Upgrade Utility for systems with AMD processors
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&softwareitem=pv-60484-2&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

  6. The installation fails, and an error code is logged in the Windows Update log file when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 from Windows Update
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949386
    0x80246007
    When you examine the service pack log file, you may see an entry that contains the following status message: SUS_E_DM_NOTDOWNLOADED

  7. Error message when you try to install a hotfix or an update on a Windows XP computer: "You do not have permission to update Windows XP"
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951244
    0x8007F004 = STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVS

  8. Error messages when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 3: "Service Pack 3 installation did not complete" and "An internal error occurred"
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949384
    0x8007054F - Error_Internal_Error

  9. Windows XP Service Pack 3 installation fails with an error message, and the following error is logged in the service pack installation log: "8007F0F4 - STATUS_PREREQUISITE_FAILED"
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949388

    Also see:
    You may receive a "0x8007F0F4" error code when you try to install updates from the Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958051

  10. Error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 3: "Setup has detected that another update is in progress Please complete that installation or removal and try again"
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949381
    0x8007F205 - STR_UPDATE_ALREADY_RUNNING

  11. 0x80004005 = unspecified error - may occur because of programs/services interfering in the background.

    Manually download SP3 and install the same if necessary in *safe mode* -

    Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers
    (Single installations for PCs can use the same file)
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

    Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File:
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2FCDE6CE-B5FB-4488-8C50-FE22559D164E&displaylang=en

  12. "Access Denied" aka "0x80070005"

    First, make sure that your anti virus software isn't locking the registry and preventing the installer from modifying the same.

    Error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 3: "Access is denied" or “Service Pack installation did not complete”
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377

    Also see:
    How to reset security settings back to the defaults
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222

  13. How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389

  14. Release notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936929

  15. The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311

  16. Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717

  17. List of fixes that are included in Windows XP Service Pack 3
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946480

  18. Some third-party programs may experience a change in functionality after you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947309

  19. The Address toolbar no longer appears on the taskbar after you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951448

  20. How to use Systems Management Server to distribute Windows XP Service Pack 3 from a shared folder on a network
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947310

  21. How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of Windows XP Service Pack 3
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718 
    0x800706BE - RPC_S_CALL_FAILED
    0x87FF0004 - Error_Too_Many_Open_Files
    0x8007001F - ERROR_GEN_FAILURE
    0x8007F070 - STATUS_SETUP_ERROR
    0x80070001 - ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION
    0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
    0x87FF054F
    0x87FF36B7

  22. How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3 from your computer
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249

  23. Windows XP SP3-based client computers cannot access the network when some DHCP information is unavailable
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953761