Monday, 23 December 2013

Windows XP SP3 Hotfix


Early this month, I reported that Symantec had addressed the issues customers using Norton 2008 experienced when installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

Based on a post by dickw at LandzDown Forum, I learned that Microsoft has provided a hotfix for users who have installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 with an antivirus application still running during the installation, which could result in Device Manager not showing any devices and/or and Network Connections not showing any network connections.

The hotfix is available at Update for Windows XP (KB953979).

Before installing SP3, I recommend reviewing the following:
  • Recommendations before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
  • Windows XP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation

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