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Problems faced by Windows XP SP3 Users
Few of the problems are listed below:
► Machines using an AMD processor repeatedly reboots.
Error message after you upgrade a computer that uses a processor other than an Intel processor to Windows XP Service Pack 2 or to Windows XP Service Pack 3: “STOP: 0x0000007E”
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953356/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953356/en-us
►Internet connectivity fails when using black hole routers, which drop packets .
How to Troubleshoot Black Hole Router Issues
►False positives are generated by Norton Internet Security and other security applications.
SP3 causes Norton Internet Security to identify ctfmon.exe as a keylogger (a kind of malware that records your keystrokes to capture passwords and other important data).
In reality, the ctfmon.exe file in your Windows\System32 folder is a Microsoft system file that enables alternative input methods such as speech, tablet, or on-screen keyboard.
In reality, the ctfmon.exe file in your Windows\System32 folder is a Microsoft system file that enables alternative input methods such as speech, tablet, or on-screen keyboard.
You should Ignore this alert.
In the case of Spyware Doctor, the popular antispyware tool from PC Tools detects Trojan-Spy.Pophot.WX in RunDLL32.exe even if the system is uninfected. RunDLL32.exe is a system file that Windows uses to run code in dynamic link library (DLL) files.
By default, Spyware Doctor prevents any files it identifies as infected from running. If an important system file such as RunDLL32.exe is flagged incorrectly, the result can be disastrous for your PC. For example, users may be blocked from opening Windows Control Panel or using System Restore, among other operations.
►Device Manager settings go missing, especially in connection with using Norton Antivirus
Device Manager and Network Connections may be blank after you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
►You can’t install any new updates
Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP installation or you repair a Windows XP installation
►Third-party visual styles encounter problems
Remove SP3 from your Automatic Updates
Download the SPBlockerTools.exe.
Now open the folder containing the extracted files and double-click SPBlockingTool.exe. A command prompt window appears for a few moments and displays the statement “Action successfully completed.” Unfortunately, that doesn’t tell you very much. The action the message refers to is the addition of a Registry entry instructing Windows Update not to send you SP3. (The same setting on Vista blocks SP1.) If you want to see the code that is added, do the following: Step 1. Choose Start, Run. Type regedit and press Enter.
Step 2. In the Registry Editor, navigate in the left pane to this entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ WindowsUpdate
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ WindowsUpdate
Step 3. With the WindowsUpdate icon selected in the left pane, look in the right pane for a key named DoNotAllowSP.
If you later decide you want Automatic Updates to offer you Service Pack 3, simply select the DoNotAllowSP key and press Delete (or click Edit, Delete).
If you later decide you want Automatic Updates to offer you Service Pack 3, simply select the DoNotAllowSP key and press Delete (or click Edit, Delete).
If you’re concerned about editing the Registry (which involves risks of its own), the Service Pack Blocker can also undo the block:
Step 1. Choose Start, Run. Type cmd and press Enter.Step 2. At the command prompt, either type the path to the SPBlockingTool.exe file, or drag the file into the command prompt window and let Windows do the typing for you.Step 3. At the end of this command, type a space followed by /U and press Enter.Once again, you’ll see the “Action successfully completed” message and Windows Automatic Update will no longer be blocked from installing the service pack on your system.
Community Tech Days
Hey Guys, I will be one of the Event speaker at the Microsoft Techfest in Mumbai.
I will be speaking on What’s new in Threat Management Gateway 2010.
The features that I will be exploring are
1.Web Antimalware Protection
2.HTTPS Inspection
3.URL Filtering
4. Email Protection Integration with Edge Transport Role
5.Network Intrusion Prevention
6.ISP Link Redeundancy
7. Updated Firewall Client
8. SSTP, NAP Integration
TMG is a complete over haul of the old ISA server, will find G8 new features in it.
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Event Speakers
