- #DOWNLOAD WINDOWS XP HOME SP3 HOW TO#
- #DOWNLOAD WINDOWS XP HOME SP3 INSTALL#
- #DOWNLOAD WINDOWS XP HOME SP3 UPDATE#
Alternatively you can download and run the portable version.Ģ. WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU /integrate:drive\path Open a Command Prompt (Windows key+R > type cmd and press Enter), and go to the folder where you downloaded SP3 by typing:
Just create a folder (I used D:\XP-CD), and copy all the contents of your Windows XP CD into that folder.
Next, copy your Windows XP CD to your hard drive. Please do NOT use spaces in the folder names!Ģ. Download the full “Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers” Service Pack 3 English version, and save it to a folder on your hard drive, in my case D:\XP-SP3. If you are not a fan of using the Command Prompt or like an easy life, try the nLite method below.ġ. Here are 2 ways to integrate the Service pack, the first using the Command Prompt, and the second through the excellent slipstreaming tool nLite. You need a standard Retail or OEM Windows XP CD with either Service Pack 1 or 2, or no Service Pack at all to integrate SP3. It’s pretty safe to say that Windows XP will never receive another Service Pack and version 3 will be the last.
#DOWNLOAD WINDOWS XP HOME SP3 HOW TO#
Here’s how to do it: Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 3 All you need is a blank CD and the latest Service Pack 3 from Microsoft. This makes it worthwhile for everybody with an older CD to do and is quite easy only taking a few minutes.
#DOWNLOAD WINDOWS XP HOME SP3 INSTALL#
Slipstreaming the latest Service Pack can actually save between 1 and 2 hours on a slow machine if you have to install it after your operating system has been installed. This method is called “Slipstreaming” and while it creates an updated install from you CD, it also produces a much quicker and cleaner Windows installation. If your Windows CD doesn’t include the latest Service Pack, there is a process to be able to seamlessly integrate it onto your CD (or USB stick) and with every new installation of the Operating System from then on, the latest Service Pack is installed at the same time.
#DOWNLOAD WINDOWS XP HOME SP3 UPDATE#
The problem is, if you don’t have the latest version of Windows XP on your install CD, there will be literally hundreds of patches from Microsoft Update including the latest Service Pack which you have to install first and is over 300MB.
The most notable being Wifi support introduced to XP in Service Pack 2. The Packs contain most of the released hotfixes up to that point and also a few new features and enhancements. Windows XP has now had 3 major update packages called Service Packs in the time since its release.
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