Windows XP XP SP3 now available to download

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Available now via MS Update - 'Typical download size: 66.9 MB, 31 minutes'
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If anyone wants the SP3 ISO file for slipstreaming with XP SP2 for future clean installs, then its available HERE :thumb:
 
Adywebb said:
If anyone wants the SP3 ISO file for slipstreaming with XP SP2 for future clean installs, then its available HERE :thumb:
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nice one ady :thumb: this will be very useful

had this installed from the beta release and it seems to be good, havent got any updates to download at the moment though
 
I had the beta release for a few months and had no problems . That iso you directed us to is 544 MB . Why is it nearly ten times bigger than the update ?? I'm puzzled .

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Abarbarian said:
I had the beta release for a few months and had no problems . That iso you directed us to is 544 MB . Why is it nearly ten times bigger than the update ?? I'm puzzled .

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The one available via MS Update is smaller and says 'Typical download size 66.9 MB' I guess is because it has scanned your PC first and knows exactly what updates your PC actually needs and only downloads those updates that are required....whereas the ISO has the whole lot :thumb:
 
Ady,

How do you go about slipstreaming SP3 into XP home what program do I use? does this go over SP2?


Can you please let me konw.

Thanks,

Wiz
 
Have a friend who downloaded & ran it, since then their pc has played up.
Any gremlins in this service pack??
 
Most reports I have seen have been fine - where folks often have problems is if their original install is slightly corrupted in some way and the SP exacerbates it, or if they get a bad download.


wizkid said:
Ady,

How do you go about slipstreaming SP3 into XP home what program do I use? does this go over SP2?


Can you please let me konw.

Thanks,

Wiz
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Yep will be fine over SP2 - use Autostreamer and this guide :thumb:
 
I'm a little confused here.

Is that 544Mb SP3 ISO file from MS the actual file to burn the XP CD from?

And the resulting CD will be XP Pro with all service packs including SP3?

Reason being I'm using autostreamer and inserting my XP Pro CD w/SP2 in the drive but when I browse to add SP3 it wants an .exe file rather than an ISO file.

And thinking about it, there's not enough room for that ISO file at 544Mb and the original XP CD on one CD is there?

So, is that ISO file the complete deal?

Or do I make a CD from that ISO file then browse to the .exe file on that CD using autostreamer?

Never had this problem when I slipstreamed SP2 all that time ago ;)
 
Flops - I downloaded the ISO archive file, unzipped it to a folder, then used Autostreamer, inserted my XP SP2 CD and then pointed to the 'WindowsXP - KBxxxxxxxxx-SP3-X86-ENU' file contained within the unzipped SP3 folder......it worked fine and all fits on a CD :thumb:
 
you should be able to extract the iso file using winrar then do as ady says, never done it myself but may give it a go
 
All done now.

I didn't realise I had to unzip the ISO file.

I used a freebie program named Quickzip V4.0 which works quite ok.
 
Winrar has been around since the stoneage..Surely you people have heard of it..
 
have a slipstreamed version burnt and sitting in the CD rack now :D, that prgram makes things sooo much easier
 
crazylegs said:
Winrar has been around since the stoneage..Surely you people have heard of it..
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Yep it has and I've got it...but I tend to use the freebie 7-Zip these days
 
No worries guys..

Yes I'm just downloading that iso so I can slipstream me a windows with XP3 aswell..
I take it no ones had any probs with slipstreaming a copy of sp3 with Xp sp2 previously slipstreamed onto a disc, as thats what I will be using..
 
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