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Cant be bothered waiting for the update then download it.

Following link below is to the actual .exe for service pack 3

NOTE: if anybody isnt sure then wait untill microsoft release it to us public

Enjoy....

Windows XP SP3

I think its safest to give it a good few weeks and let all the other fookers across the world download it first and find out what, if any, problems exist.

Look at the state SP2 was in when that was publicly released, the amount of trouble it caused for people...

Ivve just installed it and ive had no issues apart from a faster boot time..

Cheers Soundlad

313Megs of Windoze 3rd attempt at getting XP right... give or take a few security updates and blue screens....

I sure some one will find it useful... Not me though, I got a Mac.

No seriously....Thank you, I can download and see what new wonders can be Beheld.

To be honest, if you've just installed it, that doesnt tell me much; its only when you need to do something important you find Microsoft have made a change for the worst, or even worse, completely fooked things up.

SP2 didnt have any "noticeable" out of the box issues; it was only as users delved deeper they found things were not working.

aye lol well ive kept the uninstall cause if any shit happens i dont want to happen then i can just install it but i installed it cause i wanted to make sure it wasnt a release candidate before i popped it on here and yep mate your right we should wait for a couple of weeks for peeps to play around with it but to be 100% honest i aint noticed anything different (YET) apart from the boot time.. But yep peeps as matty said if you dont want to try it then dont just wait untill the shit hits the fan and we find out if its ok or not hehe..

Ive just downloaded it.
But to be honest my sp2 systems are running sweet.
I wonder what its fixing?

Would be handy to have an sp3 exe when its rolled out in full.

The downloaded exe is WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe
Just for reference.

Ive now deleted it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...0be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110&displaylang=en

There's a link to a 324 Kb PDF near the bottom of the page which claims to be an overview.


Brian.

I was offered this as an update yesterday, but didn't install it, remembering that a lot of people had problems with SP2. Anybody know anything about SP3?

Cheers, Chris.

It should be fine Chris, I have been running it for a good few months now with no issues whatsoever (admittadly, I too was hesitant to install it and left it for a few weeks after release before upgrading), its a nice update from Uncle Billy, which given the recent track record, make's a much welcomed change.

I have a feeling Microsoft put their heart and soul into avoiding a repeat of the SP2 farce, as it severely damaged consumer confidence (a fact illustrated perfectly by this very thread).

I upgraded (genuine copy) to xp service pack 3 about a month ago and have had no problems at all.

Well done william

Thanks, guys. So, are there any benefits in installing this? I guess I could download it any time from the Microsoft website.

my pc wouldnt take it for some reason

Hi chris, With the installation of XP SP3 i noticed a speed increase of my pc but to be honest didnt notice anything else different.. Its also great if you do a reinstallation of SP2 and instead of downloading over 99 patchs its just quicker now to download that..