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Visit Microsoft Update to check your PC for Critical and Important updates. Your computer will still need updates to be fully patched. All Windows XP system files will updated to the Service Pack 3 level. One of the benefits of slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 3 into a bootable Windows XP CD is being able to reinstall Windows XP without the need to download and install SP3 from Windows Update afterwards. If you would like to integrate your Windows XP RTM CD or Windows XP Service Pack 1 CD with Windows XP Service Pack 2 then refer to ' Slipstreaming Service Pack 2 into a Bootable Windows XP CD' for instructions. Windows XP RTM CD is not officially supported by Microsoft when integrating with Windows XP Service Pack 3. In this blog post, I will describe how to slipstream or integrate Windows XP Service Pack 3 with a Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 CD. The fix for the update choke is documented and (as i recall) there is a 'mr. The best way to avoid this (but not a 100% fix) is to step through the service packs and do not run any kind of file/registry cleaner while doing so. There was one occasional problem that happened when installing SP3 windows updates would choke. (most likely ron and a couple of others here can expand upon/clarify my commentary) There was also a similar 'ping' about the need to install SP2 with 'upgraded' programs (some time after SP2 was released).

The proof of this happened when i tried to install the newest version of some programs (the old versions were no longer supported) a pop-up informed me that i had to install SP3. net framework version and a couple of other items. This has/had to do (to the best of my recollection) with a. In addition to what advancedsetup and porthos have stated, as i recall there was *something* about the need to install SP3 in order to run some programs.

i have experienced no 'problems' that you allude or made reference to. I installed SP3 about two weeks after it became available.

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