XP SP3 won't install

[Sundance2007]

I am running Win. XP with SP2 via Bootcamp on my Macbook. Haven't had any real problems except it downloads SP3 and tells me it's ready to install. I click the yellow shield and tell it to install and after a short time of it seeming to installing the SP I get an error saying the install has failed. The error says something to the effect I need x MB of space to install the SP but there is only 4 MB available. There is over 20+ GB of space free on the Win partition.


Does anyone know what is going on here and how to get it past this and to install SP3?


Thanks,

Steve

P.S. Also should I maybe defrag. the Win partition? Does one need to defrag. the Mac partition(not relationg to this problem, just as a general housekeeping task)

 

[CWallace]

This is a known issue. I don't recall the fix off the top of my head, but a Google search will return plenty of hits on the workaround.

 

[Sundance2007]

Thanks, Found what I need and it installed just fine.




What about defrag. is it needed with a Mac?

 

[Neil321]

What about defrag. is it needed with a Mac?

Nope,OS X auto defrags files under 20mb and as thats 99.99% of all the files on your HDD its not worth it

 

[ThirteenXIII]

Thanks, Found what I need and it installed just fine.




What about defrag. is it needed with a Mac?

hi, what was this fix? as im about to install SP3 soon here on my Bootcamp XP drive.

thanks

 

[lavrishevo]

You if you download and install the newest version of Bootcamp through Apple Update on windows and SP3 will install.

 

[ThirteenXIII]

what about using a dedicated SP3 Install disc that already has SP3 on it?

has anyone ever done that yet?