Windows Service Pack 3 Upgrade Problem

I just put a new hard drive in my computer and when going to install windows service pack 3, i get an error that reads:

Service Pack 3 setup cannot update a checked (debug) system with a free (retail)version of Service Pack 3, or vice versa.

No idea what that means or how to fix it? Thanks for the help.

 

Hi,
The reason behind this problem is that the update package installs retail bits on retail builds and checked bits on checked builds. But you can spoof Windows updates in order to install retail bits on checked builds and vice versa.

Follow these simple steps and your problem should be solved:

1. Follow these steps to open registry editor.

Click on start and the click on run

In run dialog sweep_box.jpg type.... regedit

Either press enter or click Ok button on the run dialog sweep_box.jpg and goto:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

2. In right-side pane look for a String value "CurrentType". Change its value to Checked and if its already set to Checked, then set it to Free and click on OK.

3. Exit registry editor and try to install SP3 again. Now it should install without any problem.

iain.t :major

 

Well, what I did was google just service pack 3 and installed it that way, and thats when that error message came up. before doing what you just said i searched service pack 3 on MG and downloaded it from there and it seemed to have worked perfectly fine. I don't still need to do what you posted do i?

 

No you don't still need to do as I have instructed, as long as the service pack installed ok and every thing is running ok then Congat's :-D.

iain.t :major