Failed Upgrade XP SP2 to SP3, etc.
Upgrading XP SP2 to XP SP3 fails. It claims that is can't write Beethoven's Symphony #9 WMA and then hangs. I have to cancel the upgrade.
I've also tried re-installing XP SP2 from the CD which came with the PC. It claims that it can't write the same WMA file, as well as a few files which I think are desktop background images. At least the SP2 installation allows me to skip these steps and it runs to completion.
Looking at a working XP SP3 on another computer, I have found that the Beethoven WMA file is in \Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music\.... I find that this is a Read-Only directory on the SP2 machine (which I can't upgrade). I haven't tried an SP3 upgrade after removing the Read Only status.
I'd greatly appreciate some insight / suggestions. And, yes, I want to stick with XP.
Thanks,
bob / seacue