If you are having trouble after installing Service Pack 3, please take a look at “UPDATE 4″ in my blog post above (bottom of post).

I’ve included instructions and helpful information that should help you fix you computer on your own, without reinstalling Windows.

@Lissa
Thanks for the information, that will also be helpful for those who are not successful with the fix that I added to the post.

I tried to install the sp3 update from Microsoft’s site and my computer would boot to a blue screen. I had to have a tech from Friendly Computers come to my house to fix my computer. It took him about 45 minutes, and their rates were really reasonable. I am not sure what the problem was, but if you are having any problems, I recommend their services. Their site is http://www.friendlycomputers.com and you can find the closest location on their site.

[...] Philip E. wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBasically, Service Pack 3 will contain all of the updates that have already been made available to you since the release of Service Pack 2 via Microsoft Update. According to the overview, the updates will include the following: … [...]