XP SP3 Problems

[alegator]

Hi, I just installed SP3 using Windows Update (I had XP SP2 Pro fully updated). Everything went fine, I restarted the PC and apparently everything fine after the desktop showed up (no error messages, etc). But after examining my system I found the following changes:
1) The address bar is removed in the main taskbar, so I tried Right clicking on the taskbar > Toolbars> but notice that the Address option has been removed in SP3. Any way to restore it?
2) Old Windows Messenger was reinstalled, so I uninstalled it.
3) Each time I try to open MSN Messenger an install window opens displaying that MSN Messenger is being restored, so I cancel the process and MSN Messenger opens up normally. Any way to prevent this reinstall from opening up each time I open MSN Messenger?
4) If I try to activate Error Checking after reboot (by right clicking "C" drive in My Computer-Properties-Tools-Error Checking) and reboot it won't go thru error checking, it will skip it. How to fix this?

All of the above issues promted me to uninstall SP3 from my system using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel and now my PC is back to SP2 and everything restored and working normally. I'd like however to know how to handle the above issues to be able to update to SP3. Thanks.

[ricardouk]

3) Each time I try to open MSN Messenger an install window opens displaying that MSN Messenger is being restored, so I cancel the process and MSN Messenger opens up normally. Any way to prevent this reinstall from opening up each time I open MSN Messenger?

Cant help you with the others but i've had that problem in the past, close msn messenger from the taskbar and clean your windows registry, that should do it.

MV RegClean
http://www.velasco.com.br/mvregclean_en_informations.php

CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/

[aedipuss]

address bar is gone for good. quote from microsoft - "The Address Bar feature will not be present in Windows XP Service Pack 3. This change is in response to a regulatory request"

[halsboss]

I just installed SP3 without the messenger problems you describe, from an almost fresh SP2 installation plus SP2 updates 1st...

[aedipuss]

check your c:\programs files\ folder and see if messenger has a folder there, if so it's installed.

[Faustus]

When I get home this afternoon I'll check out the error checking thing. The rest... I don't use any of that slop

[Bjs]

Just reloaded my system from an image backup, xp with sp2, and no applied updates.

The installer 3.1 update rolled in with one other, then after reboot, sp3 was currently the only available update.

The address bar dose indeed exist here after sp3 install, so it might be an older update which is causing the problem on your end.

[halsboss]

Well well, the folder is there. The Add/Remove Windows Components says it isn't. How do I get rid of it ?

[Midzuki]

Edit sysoc.inf

[aedipuss]

halsboss - i make sure it isn't running and delete the entire folder. it's the only way i ever got it to go away (semi)permanently.

[alegator]

Thanks all. I wanted to share three methods to tackle the Address Bar issue with SP3 that I got from another forum plus some installation instructions/notes for SP3:
METHOD 1:
1. create a new bar on the taskbar (Links for example)
2. drag it to desktop to undock it (it will change to a panel, you have to undock it as it won't work otherwise)
3. now you can add the address bar (rightcklick on the undocked panel)
4. drag the newly created address bar to taskbar

METHOD 2: Using a 3rd party tool
http://www.systemsabuse.com/2007/12/27/xp-service-pack-3-sp3-where-did-my-toolbars-add...ar-go-missing/

METHOD 3:
After installing Service Pack 3 to Windows XP, the Address toolbar is no
longer available in the Windows taskbar. It's a legal thing as to why
Microsoft says it was forced to remove it. The quick answer to
restoring the Address toolbar in the taskbar is:

In %windir%\system32, replace the SP-3 version of browseui.dll with
the SP-2 version.

Unfortunately, Windows File Protection gets in the way (and so does
explorer.exe for the Windows desktop and some other processes). The
workaround is to use the PendingFileRenameOperations key in the
registry. Values under this key specify which files to move, replace,
or delete when Windows starts up. Get the PendMoves.zip file from
SysInternals (http://www.sysinternals.com) which contains the
pendmoves.exe and movefile.exe utilities. pendmoves tells you what is
already in that registry key to get renamed on the next Windows startup
(afterwhich this key gets cleared). movefile lets you add entries to
this registry key.

- If you haven't yet installed SP-3, save a copy of the file:

md c:\backup
copy "%windir%\system32\browseui.dll" c:\temp\

- If you have already installed SP-3, you will have to get a copy of
browseui.dl_ (ends with the underscore character) from your backups,
from a Windows SP-2 install CD, from another of your hosts still running
Windows XP SP-2, or from a friend that you really trust. If you get the
compressed browseui.dl_ file, decompress it:

expand [drive:[path]]browseui.dl_ c:\backup\browseui.dll

Now that you have the old version of the browseui.dll file, you need to
replace the SP-3 version with the old version. Run the following
command in a DOS shell:

copy c:\windows\system32\browseui.dll
c:\windows\system32\browseui_sp3.dll
movefile c:\backup\browseui.dll c:\windows\system32\browseui.dll

(Oops, I forgot about WFP (Windows File Protection). The backup copy of
the file should also be replaced in the dllcache folder. So use the
following commands for the movefile (which replaces on reboot):

copy c:\windows\system32\browseui.dll c:\windows\system32\browseui_sp3.dll
movefile c:\backup\browseui.dll c:\windows\system32\dllcache\browseui.dll
movefile c:\backup\browseui.dll c:\windows\system32\browseui.dll
<reboot>

Each movefile is on one line (so be careful due to any line wrapping in
your newsreader).)

The assumptions are: movefile.exe is in the current directory or found
by the PATH environment variable and that you saved the old version of
browseui.dll under c:\backup. Do NOT use
"%windir%\system32\browseui.dll" for the destination since the windir
environment variable won't be defined when the move operation is
performed during Windows startup. In the above, I save a copy of the
SP-3 version of browseui.dll just in case it is found later that using
the old version causes problems and I have to revert back to using the
SP-3 version along with having to sacrifice the Address toolbar.

While this gets back the Address toolbar in the Windows taskbar, the
browseui.dll file is used by lots of different functions within Windows.
So it is possible that reverting to the old version could cause problems
with other functionality.

INSTALLATION NOTES:

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

• US:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• CA:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-ca&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• UK:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-uk&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• AU:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-au&prid=11273&gprid=522131

• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select
Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3

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WinXP SP3 Installation:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsxp/cc164204.aspx

Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3
(includes numerous windowsupdate.log Error Codes, if encountered during
installation)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717

The hard disk space requirements for WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311

Release notes for WinXP SP3
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936929
•
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=60807C3A-8969-4DDF-BEB2-8BFAC9ED416B
•
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/d/8/cd8cc719-7d5a-40d3-a802-e4057aa8c631/relnotes.htm

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<IMHO>
Temporarily disable all real-time protections afforded by your anti-virus
application, any anti-spyware applications, and any third-party firewall
prior to installing SP3. If you disable a third-party firewall, make sure
you then enable the Windows Firewall: The machine should not be connected to
the internet without an active firewall.

After installing SP3 /and rebooting twice/, check to make sure your
real-time protections have been re-enabled; If you disabled a third-party
firewall, remember to re-enable it and disable the Windows Firewall.

[halsboss]

Edit sysoc.inf

OK ... what is it I do with it ? If I recall, change the line

msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

to remove the ",hide" and then use normal "add/remove windows components" to uninstall it ?

[Fabricio Monzi]

Hi, I created a package that replaces some of the files missing after XP SP3 installation. It solves the
"Add/Remove Windows components" ( msgrocm.dll and others ) error. Just run it and click install. It also leaves
a copy of old GDI32.DLL file at "c:\windows", as many people had problems with this file after installing SP3. If you have this problem, just copy it to "c:\wndows\system32", replacing the new file. As someone can notice, there are duplicated files in this package, that's because I let copies on folders where Windows usually seek for necessary files.

Ps. After " Add/Remove Windows components" back to work, i noticed that "Windows Messenger" e "MSN Explorer"(!!!) were checked. I recomend uncheking it ( if you dont´t use it, of course).

Hope it´s useful.

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[Xylob the Destroyer]

Edit sysoc.inf

OK ... what is it I do with it ? If I recall, change the line

msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

to remove the ",hide" and then use normal "add/remove windows components" to uninstall it ?

use the replace feature in notepad to delete all occurences of the word "hide" (no quotes).
save the file and close notepad.
go into Add/Remove programs and see that you list is now much longer...

[jollyjohn]

Thanks guys for the info.

[Fabricio Monzi]

Some people also reported that their PCs start to reboot randonmly several times after installing XP SP3, mainly HP PCs with AMD processors. A former Microsoft Programmer, Jesper Johansson, developed a fix for this problem: https://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/attachment/7647.ashx