Installing Service Pack 3 on top if IE7

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After doing all the critical updates I'm ready to install SP3. I've already

installed IE7, and I know that if I install SP3 on top of IE7, IE7 will

become non-removable. Since IE6 is obsolete and IE7 seems to work OK, is

there any good reason to uninstall IE7, install SP3 and then reinstall IE7?

That is, is there any reason SP3 should be installed befoe IE7 other than

the latter's non-removability?



Bobbi
 
No...

IE8 has been out for awhile and it is better than 6 or 7

Do SP3 and then IE8



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"Bobbi" wrote in message

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> After doing all the critical updates I'm ready to install SP3. I've

> already installed IE7, and I know that if I install SP3 on top of IE7, IE7

> will become non-removable. Since IE6 is obsolete and IE7 seems to work OK,

> is there any good reason to uninstall IE7, install SP3 and then reinstall

> IE7? That is, is there any reason SP3 should be installed befoe IE7 other

> than the latter's non-removability?

>

> Bobbi

>
 
Bobbi wrote:

> After doing all the critical updates I'm ready to install SP3. I've

> already installed IE7, and I know that if I install SP3 on top of

> IE7, IE7 will become non-removable. Since IE6 is obsolete and IE7

> seems to work OK, is there any good reason to uninstall IE7, install

> SP3 and then reinstall IE7? That is, is there any reason SP3 should

> be installed befoe IE7 other than the latter's non-removability?



The only reason not to do this is to make it easier to perform a Repair

Install. Then again, if you make an image of your drive, you wouldn't

need to worry about performing a Repair Install in the first place. ;-)
 
I haven't heard of Repair Installs. How would you know it needs to be done,

and how does one do it?

I did plan to make an image copy of the drive, but I've never had to test

this process to make sure that restoring the image works, so ...

-Bobbi



"Daave" wrote in message

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> Bobbi wrote:

>> After doing all the critical updates I'm ready to install SP3. I've

>> already installed IE7, and I know that if I install SP3 on top of

>> IE7, IE7 will become non-removable. Since IE6 is obsolete and IE7

>> seems to work OK, is there any good reason to uninstall IE7, install

>> SP3 and then reinstall IE7? That is, is there any reason SP3 should

>> be installed befoe IE7 other than the latter's non-removability?

>

> The only reason not to do this is to make it easier to perform a Repair

> Install. Then again, if you make an image of your drive, you wouldn't need

> to worry about performing a Repair Install in the first place. ;-)

>
 
See...



About IE7 & IE8 and Windows XP Service Pack 3

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/05/05/ie-and-xpsp3.aspx



How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if a later version of

Internet Explorer is installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964





Bobbi wrote:

> After doing all the critical updates I'm ready to install SP3. I've

> already

> installed IE7, and I know that if I install SP3 on top of IE7, IE7 will

> become non-removable. Since IE6 is obsolete and IE7 seems to work OK, is

> there any good reason to uninstall IE7, install SP3 and then reinstall

> IE7?

> That is, is there any reason SP3 should be installed befoe IE7 other than

> the latter's non-removability?
 
Some reasons are listed here:



http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-repair-Windows-XP-t138.html



Here is a more thorough guide:



http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-repair-Windows-XP-t138.html



I use Acronis True Image, and I always "validate" the archive once it is

made. I've only needed to restore an image a handful of times, but it

always worked flawlessly.



With regard to IE7 and SP3, you probably won't have any issues if you

upgrade to SP3 while IE is at IE7 version. But that is not a 100%

guarantee! :-)



If you are interested in the "Best Practices" method, you need to

uninstall IE7, which would leave you with IE6. *Then* you would install

SP3. Once SP3 is installed you may upgrade IE6 to either IE7 or IE8.



More info:



http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx



For best results, do not use Automatic Updates for SP3 (or IE7 or IE8

for that matter). For direct downloads, see:



http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displaylang=en



http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b&displaylang=en



http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx





Bobbi wrote:

> I haven't heard of Repair Installs. How would you know it needs to be

> done, and how does one do it?

> I did plan to make an image copy of the drive, but I've never had to

> test this process to make sure that restoring the image works, so ...

> -Bobbi

>

> "Daave" wrote in message

> news:uvGqxZV%23KHA.4308@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Bobbi wrote:

>>> After doing all the critical updates I'm ready to install SP3. I've

>>> already installed IE7, and I know that if I install SP3 on top of

>>> IE7, IE7 will become non-removable. Since IE6 is obsolete and IE7

>>> seems to work OK, is there any good reason to uninstall IE7, install

>>> SP3 and then reinstall IE7? That is, is there any reason SP3 should

>>> be installed befoe IE7 other than the latter's non-removability?

>>

>> The only reason not to do this is to make it easier to perform a

>> Repair Install. Then again, if you make an image of your drive, you

>> wouldn't need to worry about performing a Repair Install in the

>> first place. ;-)
 
Thanks, Dave. Good reasons! -Bobbi



"Daave" wrote in message

news:O%23zqETb%23KHA.3840@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Some reasons are listed here:

>

> http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-repair-Windows-XP-t138.html

>

> Here is a more thorough guide:

>

> http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-repair-Windows-XP-t138.html

>

> I use Acronis True Image, and I always "validate" the archive once it is

> made. I've only needed to restore an image a handful of times, but it

> always worked flawlessly.

>

> With regard to IE7 and SP3, you probably won't have any issues if you

> upgrade to SP3 while IE is at IE7 version. But that is not a 100%

> guarantee! :-)

>

> If you are interested in the "Best Practices" method, you need to

> uninstall IE7, which would leave you with IE6. *Then* you would install

> SP3. Once SP3 is installed you may upgrade IE6 to either IE7 or IE8.

>

> More info:

>

> http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx

>

> For best results, do not use Automatic Updates for SP3 (or IE7 or IE8 for

> that matter). For direct downloads, see:

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displaylang=en

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b&displaylang=en

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx

>

>

> Bobbi wrote:

>> I haven't heard of Repair Installs. How would you know it needs to be

>> done, and how does one do it?

>> I did plan to make an image copy of the drive, but I've never had to

>> test this process to make sure that restoring the image works, so ...

>> -Bobbi

>>

>> "Daave" wrote in message

>> news:uvGqxZV%23KHA.4308@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Bobbi wrote:

>>>> After doing all the critical updates I'm ready to install SP3. I've

>>>> already installed IE7, and I know that if I install SP3 on top of

>>>> IE7, IE7 will become non-removable. Since IE6 is obsolete and IE7

>>>> seems to work OK, is there any good reason to uninstall IE7, install

>>>> SP3 and then reinstall IE7? That is, is there any reason SP3 should

>>>> be installed befoe IE7 other than the latter's non-removability?

>>>

>>> The only reason not to do this is to make it easier to perform a

>>> Repair Install. Then again, if you make an image of your drive, you

>>> wouldn't need to worry about performing a Repair Install in the

>>> first place. ;-)

>

>
 
Thanks, PA Bear. Good reasons. -Bobbi



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message

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> See...

>

> About IE7 & IE8 and Windows XP Service Pack 3

> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/05/05/ie-and-xpsp3.aspx

>

> How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if a later version of

> Internet Explorer is installed

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964

>

>

> Bobbi wrote:

>> After doing all the critical updates I'm ready to install SP3. I've

>> already

>> installed IE7, and I know that if I install SP3 on top of IE7, IE7 will

>> become non-removable. Since IE6 is obsolete and IE7 seems to work OK, is

>> there any good reason to uninstall IE7, install SP3 and then reinstall

>> IE7?

>> That is, is there any reason SP3 should be installed befoe IE7 other than

>> the latter's non-removability?

>
 
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