Reinstalling SP3 - Latest Version
Jan 7, 2009
I am having an email conversation with Microsoft about some Windows Update issues. This is a very drawn out process as they take about three days between responses. Their last suggestion was for me to reinstall SP3. I asked them if I should remove my current version first. They haven't responded yet so I though I would throw it out here. Should I remove the current version or will it just be overwritten if i re-run the installation with their latest version?
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