You could just download the SP3 install file onto your Mac, and share it with Windows via Parallels Tools (I think, been a while since I used Parallels), and install it from there.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=24 is the full file install (which doesn't need to connect to the net) -- Stuart On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 4:44 PM, mac98aop <[email protected]> wrote: > This is proving such a faff. Why does anyone stick with Windoze? > > I've now installed, erased and reinstalled 3 times and no luck at all. > The Internet Explorer icon isn't there, but the text is?!? When I > double click, it just asks what application I'd like to use to open > that file? > > There is no evidence of it being online no matter whether I use > bridged or shared, airport or ethernet.... anyone with iChat AV want > to screenshare and take a look? I'm trying to install Windows XP > Professional Media Centre. The only thing I can think of, is that when > it asks for the SP3 CD during install, I just press cancel as it's not > in the box - the plan is to merely connect to update to SP2 or 3, so I > can then install Publisher for work file editing. I have no need to be > online any other time!!> > > HEEEEELLLPPP!! > > On Jun 21, 11:30 am, "Brian Terry" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I have acd with the sp3 upgrade. > > Can you accessa cd drive from xp? > > whre do you live maybe a loan of the cd would help. > > I vaguely rember the open source virtual box required sp3 to load > > > > ----- Original Meyour mac ssage ----- > > From: "mac98aop" <[email protected]> > > To: "Sussex Mac User Group" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 12:17 AM > > Subject: [sussex_mug] Parallels and XP and getting online > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear all > > > > > Just put Parallels 6 on my MacBook. All went fine installing Windows > > > XP, but now want to update it to SP3, and I can't get it to connect to > > > the internet (and yes, I'm online in Mac mode, hence typing this!) > > > > > Any thoughts? I've followed all the 'help' steps and been online, but > > > wondered if there are some hiccups that you might have encountered > > > that I need to overcome? > > > > > Thanks > > > > > AP > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > > -- > > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > > SPAMfighter has removed 1168 of my spam emails to date. > > Get the free SPAMfighter here:http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > > The Professional version does not have this message > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
