![]() The problem is caused by Windows' insistence on writing the SP3 update to the first partition it sees. You can read the details in the support doc, but in case that ever vanishes, here's a quick recap. After a fair bit of digging and hair pulling, I found this Apple Support document that describes the problem, its cause, and (most importantly) the solution. I tried a few times, but always got stuck at the same point. Click Retry to retry the operation or click Cancel.At that point, the only solution was to bail on the update, and have Windows back out the changes it had already made. Cannot copy file to destination directory. The update process started, then died with this error: An error occured while copying file osloader.ntd. The update process went smoothly, until the system tried to install SP3. ![]() My XP Pro disc is a Service Pack 2 release, so after booting into Windows, the system found and downloaded a bunch of updates to apply, chief among them Service Pack 3 (SP3). Because Windows 7 isn't yet officially supported by Apple, and Vista isn't widely used, I chose to install XP Pro. Over the weekend, in preparation for an upcoming review of the newest versions of Fusion and VirtualBox, I needed to set up a new Boot Camp partition on my MacBook Pro. ![]()
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