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    Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)

    Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.

    Release Notes

    Network Install

    Checked Build (debug or develop software)

    ISO-9660 CD Image File

    Via Windows Update

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    I've installed it last night and didnt notice any significant performance decrease/increase



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    I installed it last night as well. No change execpt for 300MB less of HDD space

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    I saw it but choose to wait to be on the safe side in case of bugs,Working alot lately so cant risk my system getting screwed by MS's stupidity like so many others in the past.

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    You could probably save some space if you go into your windows dir and delete all folders that begin with a $, and all files within folders WINDOWS\Installer & WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download. Windows way of just hogging space.

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    I installed it on a test box and so far no problems.

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    No problems here.
    Linux Mint Debian Edition

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    Quote Originally Posted by efc View Post
    No problems here.
    Nor here

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    guys what cpu youre using? i have read that after installing SP3 in an AMD machine it just keep on rebooting.

    hope somebody care to share, thank you.

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    i installed it the day it came out & NP until now

    mine is intel though... not AMD )
    Last edited by rik; May 14th, 2008 at 16:55 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thraxed View Post
    You could probably save some space if you go into your windows dir and delete all folders that begin with a $, and all files within folders WINDOWS\Installer & WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download. Windows way of just hogging space.
    True and not so true.
    the $ folders (hidden intallation and backup folders) are used to keep a copy of replaced files during install. If you delete the folders, you can claim back space, you lose the ability to unistall the update. In some cases it can even create headaches later on. I had been forced to clean those folders because of bad partitioning, and I had to workaround when something goes wrong and those folders are not there. Usually I prefer to leave them there. All the updates are only taking 900MB on unistall files.
    considering I have 25GB on ISO files (I save the updates CDs from MS) it is more worth it to clean from there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bernalliscafe View Post
    guys what cpu youre using? i have read that after installing SP3 in an AMD machine it just keep on rebooting.

    hope somebody care to share, thank you.
    My machine is an AMD machine and as I said a few days back we've not had any problems.

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    the problem with AMD only affects usually OEM image builts using intel as a base on a AMD PC. When the machine boots, it boots a dll specific for Intel and that makes it crash. If your installation of Windows Xp is clean, you will not have that problem
    more at MS update blog

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    I have a problem that just came up with XP SP3,
    The Sysprep application will no longer work, when I try to sysprep a base line build I get an error saying that windows cannot find a valid version of the sysprep. I have tried it from several diffrnet locations to include three different windows XP Pro cd’s and I downloaded one form Microsoft with no luck.

    Is there a Sysprep I can download that will work with SP3?

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    Have you tried the SP3 deployment tools?

    Here: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Deployment Tools

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