Are you running AV at the time you do the upgrade?
I have seen numerous threads on the Internet about download of IE7. which is apart of SP3, and Norton being the root of the problem. Take a look http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1302886&page=3 Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 1:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Problem with installation of SP3 Has not happened to me, but MS provides free support for Service packs and patches. From: Nelligan, Steve M (Facilities & Services) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 1:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Problem with installation of SP3 I was attempting to install the Windows XP SP3 on my laptop and got the following error: "The file or directory c:\$Secure is corrupt and unreadable. Please run the Chkdsk utility." I backed out of SP3 and run chkdsk and found nothing, on reboot; I received an error that there was no Paging File. I attempted to recreate it but I still get the error on reboots. I am also still getting the c:\$Secure is corrupt and unreadable. Has anyone else had this problem with SP3 and found a workaround. From Google, it appears to be an IE7 issue, but I don't have IE7 installed. Thanks in advance for any help, -Steve Nelligan Steven M. Nelligan ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~