Has anyone installed it yet? Any improvements? Or just a collection of old security patches? Drop your feedback, thanks

I had it on my old laptop that I no longer have and I didn't see any visible change.

I just updated today. I don't see anything changed. All went fine except for the problems I had trying to get uxtheme.dll patched again.

All worked fine for me during and after installation, no issues apart from if you theme uxtheme.dll, you will have to wait for StyleXP or whoever you use to upgrade their software for it I didn't notice any significant improvements to be honest but it must do something for the user

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Originally posted by Microsoft
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.

The goals of Windows XP SP3 are to:
- Provide a new baseline for customers still deploying Windows XP, to help them avoid the inconvenience of applying individual updates.
- Fill gaps in the updates users might have missed by declining individual updates when using Automatic Updates, and to deliver updates not made available through Windows Update.

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I tried to install it 3 weeks ago or so and it said it failed. Then it said that Windows was partially updated and may not function correctly and forces me to reboot...

So then I installed Vista lol.

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Originally posted by WDZ
users might have missed by declining individual updates when using Automatic Updates

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Installed it on one of my other machines, seems to be a bit faster in regards to startup and shutdown process.

Main Changes:

- Black hole router detection
- Network Access Protection
- Windows Imaging Component

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Installed it on one of my other machines, seems to be a bit faster in regards to startup and shutdown process.

Main Changes:

- Black hole router detection
- Network Access Protection
- Windows Imaging Component

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someone tell me when we can successfully/easily patch the uxtheme.dll again, thats when i'll install it...

I did it just fine, but there's no installer to do it. You have to be out of XP to copy the file over. I have dual boot with Vista, so wasn't that hard.

Get the .dll here:
http://www.withinwindows.com/uxtheme-patches/

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Originally posted by MeEtc
I did it just fine, but there's no installer to do it.

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Originally posted by Th3rmal
unless i can do it with the ubuntu live disc....

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Originally posted by MeEtc
You're better off trying with an XP CD booted into recovery console

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All you need is recovery console, and a bit of DOS knowledge to copy the file from whatever folder into %windir%/system23/

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All you need is recovery console, and a bit of DOS knowledge to copy the file from whatever folder into %windir%/system23/

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Thanks everyone. One concern, I always update my WinXP manually by going to Windows Update and selecting manual. As of now I don't see the SP3 patch showing in the M$ update site, it shows that I don't need any update, but my system is still SP2. I do know that you can download the standalone SP3 installer from various sites, but I want to wait for the official M$ release thru Windows Update. I read that it was going to be released today, yet nothing... Did you update thru Windows Update or via the standalone package fom another site?

I downloaded the offline installer. Microsoft won't be realeasing the full package via windows update for a month or 2 I'm pretty sure.

Direct link: (Thanks to Peri)
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/upda...c03e2300ebfde4.exe

I've been running it on my laptop. I've only had problems with timezones, because it dosn't include the timezone fix for 2007.
It was way more convenient than waiting for windows update, since I slipstreamed it into my XP cd before I installed XP.

I just read why M$ delayed the release thru Windows Update and why it's worth waiting a bit more
http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9931343-56.html?tag=nefd.lede

Most of us aren't running retail software on our home computers, so this wouldn't really affect us, but it's still nice to know.

It wasn't released in Brazil yet
But I have a question:
I have both XP and Vista, and 99% of time I use Vista.
I always use Firefox, except when a site is not compatible (than I open it thru IEtab). So, I didn't upgrade to IE7.
Will I be forced to upgrade?

No, SP3 only includes core OS updates. IE6 is part of the core XP OS, not IE7.

I still run IE6 as well

Great...IE7 sucks. IE6 runs smooth.

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Great...IE7 sucks. IE6 runs smooth.

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It resets your TCPIP.SYS file also, replacing it with a new build perhaps? Anyone know if any patches increase the limit without screwing anything up.

I use IE7 but I prefer IE6 for aone feature. In IE6 I could customize the graphics interface so that everything fitted neatly in one line (address bar+navigation buttons). With IE7 no matter how much economy I apply in the customization there's always two lines (one for address bar, another for the tabs), so it always will occupy more screen real estate.

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Originally posted by Th3rmal
unless i can do it with the ubuntu live disc....

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Only if your XP partition is FAT32...
You're better off trying with an XP CD booted into recovery console

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