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Written on Tuesday, 29th of Apr 2008 – 9:38 pm | by sylv3rblade | 385 views

The last breath of hope is finally here. Windows XP SP3 is now available for download via stand alone installer and on Automatic Updates in a short while. This is the official announcement from Microsoft:

Windows XP SP3 includes all previously released updates for the operating system, in addition to a small number of new updates. Windows XP SP3 will not significantly change the Windows XP experience.

To get Windows XP service Pack 3, just point your browsers here. {Thanks to Sir Abe of Yugatech.}

If you’re wary about the installation, just follow these instructions:

To prepare for your installation of Service Pack 3

1. Start your computer and log on as an administrator. Administrators have complete and unrestricted access to the operating system and its settings. You can either log on with the user name Administrator, or use another account that is set up as a member of the Administrator group. To determine which group a user is set up for, click Start, click Control Panel, and then open User Accounts.
2. If your computer is running on battery power, plug it in so that your computer does not lose power during the installation.
3. If you use Fast User Switching, make sure all other users are logged off. For more information, see “Fast User Switching” in Help and Support Center.
4. We recommend that you perform a full backup of the files that you keep on your computer to an external location, such as an external hard disk, DVD, CD, USB flash drive, or network folder. You can use the Backup and Restore Wizard to back up documents, pictures, and other files. For more information, see “Backing up files and folders” in Help and Support Center.
5. If your computer is running Windows XP Professional, we recommend that you create an Automated System Recovery (ASR) set before you begin the installation. This helps repair your setup if the installation fails. For more information, see “To create an Automated System Recovery set using Backup” and “To recover from a system failure using Automated System Recovery” in Help and Support Center. (If your computer is running Windows XP Home Edition, ignore this step; ASR is not available for Windows XP Home Edition.)
6. Close all open programs.
7. Proceed with the installation, as described in the following section.

I’ll be updating my PC once the download (317MB) finishes. Wish me luck.

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