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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008	Category: System Software
Developer: Microsoft
Operating System: Windows XP
Additional Requirements: None
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released Windows XP updates, including security updates and hotfixes. It also includes select out-of-band releases, and a small number of new enhancements, which do not significantly change customers' experience with the operating system.

Windows XP SP3 provides a new baseline for customers still deploying Windows XP. For customers with existing Windows XP installations, Windows XP SP3 fills gaps in the updates they might have missed-for example, by declining individual updates when using Windows Update. Windows Vista provides the most advanced security and management capability, but for PCs that cannot be upgraded to Windows Vista right now, Windows XP SP3 ensures these PCs have all available updates and allows these PCs to leverage some new Windows Server 2008 capabilities, such as Network Access Protection (NAP).

The goals of Windows XP SP3 are to:
- Provide a new baseline for customers still deploying Windows XP, to help them avoid the inconvenience of applying individual updates.
- Fill gaps in the updates users might have missed by declining individual updates when using Automatic Updates, and to deliver updates not made available through Windows Update.

Windows XP Service Pack 3, Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers
Intended for IT professionals and developers downloading and installing on multiple computers on a network.

Windows XP Service Pack 3, ISO-9660 CD Image File
This file is a CD image file for users who wish to create an update CD for Windows XP Service Pack 3, for example for offline installation by administrators.

Windows XP Service Pack 3, Checked Build
intended for IT professionals and developers downloading to a machine intending to debug or develop software on Windows XP Service Pack 3.

DO NOT CLICK DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE AN MSDN SUBSCRIBER SEARCHING FOR FULL DEBUGGING SYMBOLS FOR WINDOWS XP: A more appropriate download is now available to MSDN subscribers on the Microsoft Developer Network.

Windows XP Service Pack 3, MUI Pack Update
Install this package to get the Microsoft Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) Update for Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).