ActiveSync wont connect after XP SP3 installed

[Spunks3]

hey im not sure if that is the EXACT problem but i cannot get my vogue to cennect anymore. its been about 4 days, i tried uninstalling ASync and re-installing, nuthin ...

any ideas?

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Originally Posted by Spunks3

hey im not sure if that is the EXACT problem but i cannot get my vogue to cennect anymore. its been about 4 days, i tried uninstalling ASync and re-installing, nuthin ...

any ideas?

does it (ppc) show in device mgr ? test on another computer ?
wait did you just say sP3? that's out already?

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Within hours of its release, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s Service Pack 3 for Windows XP began drawing hundreds of complaints from users who claim the update is wreaking havoc on their PCs.

The problems with XP SP3, according to posters on Microsoft's Windows XP message board, range from spontaneous reboots to outright system crashes.

"My external disks are having trouble starting up, which results in Windows not starting up," complained user Michael Faklis, in a post Wednesday. "After three attempts [to install XP SP3] with different configurations each time, System Restore was the only way to get me out of deep s**t," said 'Doug W'.

Another user said the service pack prevented him from starting his computer. "I downloaded and installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals," wrote 'Paul'. "Now I can't get the computer to boot."

Dozens of other posters reported similar problems.

-> http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=207600950

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Internet Explorer

If you have installed Windows Internet Explorer® 7 or a beta version of Internet Explorer 8, and then install Windows XP SP3, you cannot uninstall Internet Explorer.

To avoid this, ensure Internet Explorer 7 or a beta version of Internet Explorer 8 is not installed before installing Windows XP SP3.

If you have already encountered this issue, uninstall Windows XP SP3, uninstall Internet Explorer, and then reinstall Windows XP SP3.

-> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...1/relnotes.htm
looks like you can uninstall SP3

[Spunks3]

hmmmm, o boy

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make sure to check the "show updates" in add/remove pr0gs

[Spunks3]

o boy this might have to wait, im making a cube for the Vogue and i have about 85 things open in photoshop!! half the stuff isnt saved im sooooo close to finishing tho!! damn microsoft and their servie packs that make ur computer worser than windows 95

[puff]

i havent installed SP3 yet (obviously) - has anyone else?

[Spunks3]

i saw it on engadget yesterday, i know 1 leaked like a week or two ago, but the offical release just came out im pretty sure

[puff]

Originally Posted by Spunks3

i saw it on engadget yesterday, i know 1 leaked like a week or two ago, but the offical release just came out im pretty sure

yeah after i saw your post i researched it... duh

then i thought, should i install SP3 on my brand new laptop running WinXP SP2?
answer: prolly better not, given the way i discovered it (via this thread)

"Way to go, Microsoft, releasing the pile of dung called SP3 that hoses your system so bad even Safe Mode isn't working!" said a user identified as Mike Voss. "Props to your QA guys, they certainly have done their job."

from -> http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=CE1...077DEE6012AB5E