SP3 v3311 and downloading large binaries

On Apr 8, 10:19 am, "Unknown" <unkn... RemoveThis @unknown.kom> wrote:
> SP3  for what?lett...@softhome.net" <ocp... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message


XP Professional. I've tried Newsbin / Newsleecher / Grabit.. Large
downloads are getting corrupted.
This wasn't happening when I had the final SP2 running.





> news:29bdd1a3-ee41-405c-9fa6-8fd1bac53241@p39g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I installed SP3 v3311 and it seems that now when I download large
> > binaries (.avi or whatever)...they get corrupted...even when I try to
> > fix them using .par files..they still don't work.
>
> > Anybody else having this problem?

letters wrote:
> I installed SP3 v3311 and it seems that now when I download large
> binaries (.avi or whatever)...they get corrupted...even when I
> try to fix them using .par files..they still don't work.
>
> Anybody else having this problem?

Unknown wrote:
> SP3 for what?

letters wrote:
> XP Professional. I've tried Newsbin / Newsleecher / Grabit..
> Large downloads are getting corrupted.
> This wasn't happening when I had the final SP2 running.

Uninstall the pre-release of SP3...

Since you should have nothing to lose (installation of a pre-release
software should only be done on a system you are willing/able to format and
rebuild at a moments notice - virtual machines with a revert capability are
great for this) when trying to install the pre-release software (Windows XP
SP3 Release Candidate 2) simply format and install your test machine that
you are trying to test with. Then you start with a clean test machine
without corruption of other types.

Another option would be a cleanup of said test machine. Similar to one you
might do before installing any major service pack full release. The only
real difference is that being a test machine - it is not as important you
backup anything...

- Uninstall unnecessary software.
- Update the hardware drivers from the hardware manufacturer's support
web pages.
- Use Disk Cleanup to clear all but the last restore point and to free up
some space not being used by much more than junk.
- Check for viruses/trojans/worms...
- Check for adware/spyware/malware...
- Use CHKDSK to check your hard disk drive for errors.
- Use DEFRAG to cleanup the drive a bit - tidy it up.

Then - once you have your test machine cleaned up - you could make a new
image of it (or however you plan to restore it each time you are done with
whatever tests you use it for) and you'd have a better testbed machine for
it.

However - being a pre-release product - there really is not a direct support
option available. You have a few options, however:

Start here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsxp/0a5b9b10-17e3-40d9-8d3c-0...c953a76

Which can lead you:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=103822

and the forums set up specifically for the pre-release product:
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=2010&SiteID=17

And of course:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=114f3599-12af...b2-aab1

Where you can download it in different languages OR download a script that
sets a registry key on your system so you can get Windows XP SP3 Release
Candidate 2 from the Windows Update web page directly.

I do not recommend installing SP3 RC on any machine you consider a
working machine that you utilize frequently and cannot wipe/lose
completely and rebuild from scratch without concern.

Hope that helps!

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