FYI...

NIS/Norton AV/Norton SystemWorks 2008
- /p1093992-MS_Windows_XP_SP3.html#1093992
"...The company recommends that users disable the program's self-protection feature before installing XPSP3... SymProtect..."

A follow-up to my original post can be found at:

http://norton.lithium.com/norton/board/message?board.id=nis_feedback&message.id=1624#M1624

It says:

We’ve developed a LiveUpdate solution that is available now, which will prevent this issue with Windows XP SP3 from occurring. Users should ensure they run LiveUpdate and reboot their computer; then they can install SP3. We suggest users ensure they have this latest update before applying any operating system upgrade. Please note that this LiveUpdate solution only addresses issues related to Symantec products. For instructions on how to run LiveUpdate manually, please go to http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/docid/2006060207314913 .

For users who have already downloaded SP3 and have run into problems, manual instructions for removing the additional registry keys created by Microsoft’s fixccs.exe file can be found below. We will post an automated tool next week.

For N360 v2:
http://solutions.symantec.com/sdccommon/asp/symcu_contentredirect.asp?docid=20080516113101EN

For N360 v1:
http://service1.symantec.com/support/norton360.nsf/docid/2008051623480975

For 2008 products:
http://solutions.symantec.com/sdccommon/asp/symcu_contentredirect.asp?docid=20080516112507EN

For all other products:
http://service1.symantec.com/Support/sharedtech.nsf/docid/2008051623512613

Symantec has made the registry cleanup tool available. Go to the following page and download it from there. The page is for Norton Internet Security 2008 but the tool works regardless of the product that you actually have installed.

http://solutions.symantec.com/sdccommon/asp/symcu_defcontent_view.asp?ssfromlink=true&sprt_cid=b32555cd-1b26-4041-abac-882faf8d365f&docid=20080530144453EN

Also see:

- /p1101872-MS_Windows_XP_SP3.html#1101872