Sunday, May 04, 2008

Install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)



Did you know that you can update your Windows XP to service pack 3?

Heres how:
1. Download the install file from ZDnet here.
2. Close all your running programs. If you can stop any not needed process, that would help.
3. Install the executable file that you just downloaded.
4. Restart windows

That's it, you got WXP SP3!



It works seamlessly on my machine. My installation process took about 15-17 minutes, I have a single core 2Ghz laptop. You may encounter other issues but thankfully, the installation process has created a restore point that you can fall back if something goes wrong.

For further reading, here's an article from


Goodluck!

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