Problem:  Installing updates on a new Dell box and after installing SP3, I get the “Some updates were not installed” error and no matter what I do, the updates fail.  At first, I thought this was any issue with SP3 again but found that others had the same issue with SP2. 
Solution:  Had to do a [...]

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Problem: Reinstalled windows XP on a workstation and installed Service Pack 3.  Tried to use Automatic Updates and Windows Updates after the SP3 install but it kept on failing.  I would get an error stating that “the following updates were not installed” and a list of all the updates appears.  No matter what you try, [...]

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Today, I was given an older Dell Laptop to reinstall Windows XP.  Used the recovery discs that they provide and 30 minutes later, the laptop is up and running, almost.   I had to service pack it and since Microsoft recently released service pack 3, I figured I will download that and patch the whole thing [...]

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