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• Service Pack 3 setup error. Access is denied.
  
  Try Barclaycard
  
  
• Service Pack 3 setup error. Service Pack installation did not complete
  
  Could you be more specific?
  
  
• Failed to install catalog files.
  
  OK. Not that specific.
  
  
• The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. (Tell me why this testing is important.)
  
  Yes. Please tell me.
  
  
• This software will not be installed. Contact your system administrator.
  
  But... I am this system's administrator.

And my favourite...

• An internal error occurred
  
  As opposed to what other kind?

Maybe I'll just switch to Vista.

Category: Software
Technorati: Microsoft Windows XP Service+Pack+3 SP3

1. Vitor Pereira12/05/2008 18:22:30
Homepage: http://www.vitor-pereira.com

Yeap, they'll do anything to make you go to Vista.

2. Bill Brown12/05/2008 19:07:46

Or switch to Linux. No WGA there...

Why are windows users starting to remind me of the old advertising slogan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_Tareyton_smokers_would_rather_fight_than_switch!

"Us Windows users would rather fight than switch!"

3. Wild Bill13/05/2008 09:56:43
Homepage: http://www.billbuchan.com

Vista? No. Friends dont let friends choose Vista.

Get a Mac.



---* Bill

4. Ben Rose15/05/2008 12:22:25
Homepage: http://www.jaffacake.net

I defend MS on this one. Most of the stuff on that list is related to beta software which comes with it's own risks...not the fault of SP3.

The constant reboot thing is an OEM error, they didn't follow MS instruction when making the build images. Vendor issue, not MS.

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