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The Seabat
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Have a Sony VIAO desktop with Windows XP Home SP1 loaded. Intel CPU
and 512mb RAM. I tried loading SP3 from the exe file that I downloaded
from the Microsoft web site. It complained that it couldn't backup a
msscp.dll file from \Windows\system32 folder, but it let me ignor/skip
it and go ahead with the install anyway. After the first boot the
system hung on the black screen with the cursor for a long time (4
min). This was a fresh instal. When it finished booting (finally!) it
was slower than snot. And most of the text in program windows and
control panel was missing?? Even the text under desktop icons. I
checked during and after the instal, that msscp.dll was there the
whole time.
Reinstalled and started from scratch again. This time I loaded SP2 and
got the same warning about the msscp.dll file and went ahead and
installed any how. Everything seems to be working fine. Loaded all her
programs up and not a hitch! So what happened and what the hell is
this msccp.dll file and why can't I load SP3 onto this machine?
Yes, there was plenty of hard drive space. I had defragged after the
initial install of WinXP. I'm half tempted to leave this puppy sitting
at SP2 and forget this SP3 fandango. Any ideas/help?? Thanks.
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and 512mb RAM. I tried loading SP3 from the exe file that I downloaded
from the Microsoft web site. It complained that it couldn't backup a
msscp.dll file from \Windows\system32 folder, but it let me ignor/skip
it and go ahead with the install anyway. After the first boot the
system hung on the black screen with the cursor for a long time (4
min). This was a fresh instal. When it finished booting (finally!) it
was slower than snot. And most of the text in program windows and
control panel was missing?? Even the text under desktop icons. I
checked during and after the instal, that msscp.dll was there the
whole time.
Reinstalled and started from scratch again. This time I loaded SP2 and
got the same warning about the msscp.dll file and went ahead and
installed any how. Everything seems to be working fine. Loaded all her
programs up and not a hitch! So what happened and what the hell is
this msccp.dll file and why can't I load SP3 onto this machine?
Yes, there was plenty of hard drive space. I had defragged after the
initial install of WinXP. I'm half tempted to leave this puppy sitting
at SP2 and forget this SP3 fandango. Any ideas/help?? Thanks.
The Seabat
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The seabat
Filtering GoogleGroups & Goobers with extreme prejudice!
Usenet Improvement Project: R.I.P. Lee aka Blinky the Shark