Xp Network Patch

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Applies to:

Windows XP English

Author/Supplier:

Microsoft

Requirements:

Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, TabletPC or Media Center 32 bit

You must have either XP SP1 or SP2 installed: click here for SP2.

File Name:

WindowsXP-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe

Download:

Windows XP Service Pack 3: XP SP3 final release

Rating:

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Description:

Windows XP Service Pack 3 XP SP3 fixes a range of bugs and adds new features to Windows XP. The file is a large download and can be applied to any version of Windows XP Home, Professional, TabletPC or Media Center 32 bit only. However, you must have installed either Windows SP1 or SP2 before SP3. Keep in mind that new patches made available after Service Pack 3 was released mid April 2008 will still need to be applied.

Important notes: Microsoft advise uninstalling any beta or Release Candidate versions before installing this final release. Do not install Service Pack 3 on systems with AMD chips unless a special hotfix has been applied first. This hotfix needs to be applied before SP3, otherwise your system may get stuck in a loop and never start. Click here for the AMD Windows XP SP3 hotfix. The file will download directly from Microsoft s servers - you may want to shorten the file name.

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The advantage of this full download is that it can be used on any system - plus it doesn t require an Internet connection to install. You can download SP3, copy it to disc or a portable drive and use it on multiple PCs. Alternatively, since the file is so huge, you can download SP3 on a fast Internet connection and use it to update a PC with a slow or non-existent connection.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 SP3 includes the following:

All previous security patches and fixes released for Windows XP.

All enhancements and new features that were included with Windows XP SP1 and Windows XP SP2.

Only two new features have been added: Black Hole Router Detection Windows and Network Access Protection NAP.

The following are already available for Windows XP in stand-alone updates. Windows XP SP3 includes them by default System administrators must choose to install each of these updates : MMC 3.0, MSXML6, Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 v2, Background Intelligent Transfer Service BITS 2.5, IPsec Simple Policy Update for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, Digital Identity, Management Service DIMS, Peer Name Resolution Protocol PNRP 2.1, Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 WPA2.

From the Release Notes: Microsoft is not adding significant functionality from newer versions of Windows, such as Windows Vista, to Windows XP through XP SP3. For instance, Windows XP SP3 does not include Windows Internet Explorer 7, although Windows XP SP3 does include updates to both Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7, and it will update whichever version is installed on the computer. One notable exception is that, SP3 does include Network Access Protection NAP.

This next bit is going to get confusing. Microsoft stopped supporting the early releases of Windows XP. You can t apply SP3 unless you have, at bare minimum, Windows XP SP1a. However, Service Pack 2 includes all of Service Pack 1a. So if you have either Windows XP original with no Service Pack, you must install Service Pack 2 first, followed by Service Pack 3. If you have Windows XP Service Pack 1a or Service Pack 2 already on your system, you can install Service Pack 3 now.

To download the complete 313MB SP3 for all English versions of Windows XP, click the download link at the top of this page.

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Overview

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 SP2 provides new proactive security technologies for Windows XP to better defend against viruses, worms, and hackers. In addition to a more robust security infrastructure, SP2 improves the security configuration options of Windows XP and provides better security information to help users faced with security decisions.

Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 will end on July 13, 2010. If you are running Windows XP SP2 after support ends, you will not receive security updates for Windows. To keep your Windows XP computer up-to-date download Service Pack 3 through Windows update now.

Read technical details about SP2, including what s new in SP2, how to deploy SP2, and how to manage an environment with SP2.

DO NOT CLICK DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE UPDATING JUST ONE COMPUTER: A smaller, more appropriate download is now available on Windows Update.

The best way to ensure you get Windows XP Service Pack 2 is by turning on the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP today. You can use our step-by-step instructions or, if you prefer, let us do it for you.

The Microsoft Download Center site is your only authorized web source for downloading a licensed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 2. To report a website offering unlicensed copies of Windows XP SP2 for download, please send e-mail to: piracy microsoft.com or visit

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System requirements

Supported operating systems: TabletPC, Windows XP, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition

See also article 837783 Hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 2 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Instructions

Click the Download button on this page to start the download, or choose a different language from the drop-down list and click Go.

Do one of the following:

To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.

To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.

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