To uninstall these updates, follow these steps:Ĭlick Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit or Remote Desktop Connection.įor more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:ĩ49388 Windows XP Service Pack 3 installation fails with an error message, and the following error is logged in the service pack installation log: "8007F0F4 - STATUS_PREREQUISITE_FAILED"
If one or both updates are installed on your computer, remove these updates before you install Windows XP SP3. Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) 6.0 MUI pack (Update 925877 for Windows XP) Windows XP SP3 cannot be installed if you have the following updates installed on your computer: If you have the following updates on your computer, remove them To install Windows XP SP3 from a CD, we recommend that you have about 1,765 MB of free space.įor more information about hard disk requirements, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:ĩ47311 The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3 To install Windows XP SP3 from a shared network folder, we recommend that you have about 1,100 MB of free space.
To install Windows XP SP3 from the Microsoft Download Center, we recommend that you have a minimum of 1,500 megabytes (MB) of free space on the system disk. More Information Prerequisites to install Windows XP SP3īefore you start to install Windows XP SP3, make sure that your computer meets the following prerequisites:īefore you download or install Windows XP SP3, first check hard-disk spaceĭepending on where you obtain Windows XP SP3, you will have to have a minimum amount of space free on the system disk. In addition, this article can help you troubleshoot some common error messages that you may receive when you install Windows XP SP3. Other than these prerequisites, this article also provides some suggestions to improve your experience. This article gives you the prerequisites to install Windows XP SP3. To make sure that you have a good experience when you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), it is always good to check whether your computer is ready for Windows XP SP3. If you implement this workaround, take any appropriate additional steps to help protect the computer.
Before you make these changes, we recommend that you evaluate the risks that are associated with implementing this workaround in your particular environment. You can make these changes to work around a specific problem.
Important This article contains information that shows you how to help lower security settings or how to turn off security features on a computer. When I press F12, will I be taken thru the same procedure as before? Will the operating system as it is installing on the new hard drive partition and format the blank hard drive as it asks me questions during the install? Will I need to do anything else or just follow the setup as it appears on the screen? I would appreciate any help or tips.Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 More. Now my question is will the same procedure work with the new hard drive which is not partioned or formatted. When I reformatted the existing hard drive in the past I began by pressing the F12 and followed all the on screen directives and had no problem with the installation. It is a SATA hard drive.Īfter I install the new hard drive which will not be partioned or formatted, I plan to load the operating system in the same way I reformatted the original hard drive in the past.
I have the Dell installation Windows XP Operating System disk that came with the computer (Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 Reinstallation CD). The new hard drive will be the same brand and size as the original hard drive that came from Dell in the computer. I have a Dell Precision 380 and am planning to install a new hard drive.