Are you saying that MC install fine and is fully functional otherwise?
Because, you comment that Internet Explorer didn't install would indicate
there were other problem with the install. The 3rd disc is nothing that
would really matter to MCE, in theory, you should be able to just let the MS
Update run to get all the same stuff that is on the 3rd disc. Many oem
copies of XP MCE only some with 2 discs.
Typically when you get a bad install it's because of either a wrong type of
Product Key being used or running through the setup in the wrong order. The
install must be a clean, fresh install and you should start with Disc 1, you
will then be asked for the second disc, then you will be asked for XP SP2 -
you must use the 1st disc again at this point. Do not use a separate copy of
SP2 or a separate XP Pro w/SP2, that will muck up the install.
If all of the above is successful, you should be able to run MCE without
using the updates on the 3rd disc (you need to eventual install them for
certain features and compatibility, however).
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
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[Quoted Text] > Trying to install xp pro with media center, the third disc, updates will
> not
> install and there is no i/e installed...........any suggestions? Pror to
> this
> eveything was good, only change was installing a new hard drive.
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