Topic: Windows XP - Service Pack 3 (download)

[Samker]

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides new proactive security technologies for Windows XP to better defend against viruses, worms, and hackers along with increased manageability and an improved experience for users.


Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 fixes a range of bugs in Windows XP. It doesn't matter what XP updates you have previously applied to your system, SP3 will update any unpatched, partially patched or completely updated system (it includes all previously released patches and updates). XP SP3 fixes the security holes so you won't get attacked.

Microsoft periodically combines updates, fixes, and other improvements into a single package - Service Pack. Microsoft develops updates, fixes, and other improvements that address issues reported by the company’s customers and partners. To make it easier for customers to get these updates and enhancements, Microsoft periodically combines them into a single package, and makes that package available for all Windows customers.

These packages are called service packs", Microsoft revealed in the introduction of the Overview of Windows XP Service Pack 3. With the Release Candidates of Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 heading to increased testing pools the past week, and with Microsoft cooking the first public build of the first refresh for its latest Windows client, the official overview for XP SP3 is the only crumb from the service pack fiesta over at the Redmond company. The Release Candidate of XP SP3 in a pre-final stage has already shipped to MSDN and TechNet subscribers.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Home Edition N; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Professional N; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Starter Edition; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.

Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

[blodflekk]

Is there a 64bit installer for this?, I cant find one anywhere

[Samker]

Is there a 64bit installer for this?, I cant find one anywhere

Sorry my mistake, "currently there is no SP3 update for Windows XP (x64) because the kernel is based on Windows Server 2003 (x64) which has a separate update time-line".

But check this topic time to time because I think We will ad them soon. 

[nicholas]

hey new windows guys

[varchesvy]

nice post but anyway i am using it now  thganks

[Fireberg]

Thanks anyway...i´ll be here soon....to check this!!

Thanxz

[anatolibugar]

10x dude i will install later on my oldier PC.

[bugmenot]

good karma

[mos3ad]

i have been using SP2 for a years; i have never updated to SP3; i'm afraid it would us up higher memory or make my PC slower; my PC is 5 years old now

i never install security updates either for the same reasons; i only use McAfee Enterprise.

 

[Samker]

i have been using SP2 for a years; i have never updated to SP3; i'm afraid it would us up higher memory or make my PC slower; my PC is 5 years old now

i never install security updates either for the same reasons; i only use McAfee Enterprise.

IMO, it's time to install SP3... at least because of Security, for example you miss security update for Conficker worm etc.