Windows XP SP3 is live!

DarthSlyGuy · 04-29-2008, 09:16 AM

Official windows update download link:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...2300ebfde4.exe

In case you have custom windows themes:
Windows XP SP3 Patched UxTheme.dll [6.0.2900.5512] - WinMatrix

Enjoy! It improved my performance in some games and overall feels smoother. Microsoft really has made Vista look even worse with SP3. GG M$.

kds · 04-29-2008, 05:39 PM

Wow, they patched that uxtheme pretty quickly. Is it even worth installing this though?

AgentGOD · 04-29-2008, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kds

Wow, they patched that uxtheme pretty quickly. Is it even worth installing this though?

For the free 5-15% performance boost, I'd say yes.

In fact, I've installed it already, and it's pretty good.

gamepin126 · 04-29-2008, 06:59 PM

it's spiffy :D

Mobilus · 04-29-2008, 07:05 PM

How come there's no news about it on microsoft.com or on Windows XP: Home Page

?

I also did a windows update from my start menu and SP3 wasn't offered.

DarthSlyGuy · 04-29-2008, 07:20 PM

Because Microsoft is delaying the public channel release for some odd reason (maybe because it makes Vista look even ****tier). The 29th was the date Microsoft was supposed to release to the public but instead its looking like they only released to the OEM channel.

This exact download (SP3 Final/RTM) has actually been out since the 26th for Corporate and MSDN/Technet users. I could have posted it then but i waited till i got verification that this was in fact the real deal and not a beta.

I also have upgraded to SP3 and i recommend everybody else does too. It definitely feels smoother and faster and i got a slight FPS improvement in a few games.

duckduckgoose · 04-29-2008, 08:13 PM

Quick question.

With this re-enable all of the useless crap I have disabled that sp1 and sp2 added on?
I really don't feel like going through and disabling all that crap again.

MiCrOz · 04-29-2008, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duckduckgoose

Quick question.

With this re-enable all of the useless crap I have disabled that sp1 and sp2 added on?
I really don't feel like going through and disabling all that crap again.

Such as? Just curious.

duckduckgoose · 04-29-2008, 08:20 PM

To many things to list, pretty much anything useless that Windows had turned on, which was alot of stuff.
I've got my XP tweaked to hell and back, I don't wanna have to re-do all of that for some crappy little 5-15% boost in performance.

DarthSlyGuy · 04-29-2008, 08:28 PM

Looking through my tweaks it looks like only a few things got reset (the stuff i had to modify windows components to do). All the services i disabled and stuff are still disabled and the tweaks i made still there other than that.

The_Jelly · 04-30-2008, 01:04 AM

I'm currently using the brisco transformer so that my computer looks like vista. Will SP3 affect it?

FlamingAsterix · 04-30-2008, 01:07 AM

Beautiful post darth. Dling now.

Super · 04-30-2008, 01:12 AM

Well, I upgraded, but I can't really tell if my comp performs better or not.

Mobilus · 04-30-2008, 03:15 AM

Actually I typed SP3 into google news and apparently microsoft didn't release it today to the public because they think there are still lots of problems with it. At least that is their public statement.

TheReaper89 · 04-30-2008, 06:44 AM

Same as Super, but thank you very much for the post

04-29-2008, 09:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
DarthSlyGuy Dark Lord of the Sith Senior Member Gold Member Moderator Blessed Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nar Shadda, Korriban Posts: 2,103	Windows XP SP3 is live! Official windows update download link: http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...2300ebfde4.exe In case you have custom windows themes: Windows XP SP3 Patched UxTheme.dll [6.0.2900.5512] - WinMatrix Enjoy! It improved my performance in some games and overall feels smoother. Microsoft really has made Vista look even worse with SP3. GG M$. __________________ *"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."* --Thomas Jefferson Bring back constitutionalism!: http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

04-29-2008, 07:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
DarthSlyGuy Dark Lord of the Sith Senior Member Gold Member Moderator Blessed Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nar Shadda, Korriban Posts: 2,103	Because Microsoft is delaying the public channel release for some odd reason (maybe because it makes Vista look even **tier). The 29th was the date Microsoft was supposed to release to the public but instead its looking like they only released to the OEM channel. This exact download (SP3 Final/RTM) has actually been out since the 26th for Corporate and MSDN/Technet users. I could have posted it then but i waited till i got verification that this was in fact the real deal and not a beta. I also have upgraded to SP3 and i recommend everybody else does too. It definitely feels smoother and faster and i got a slight FPS improvement in a few games. __________________ "The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first." --Thomas Jefferson Bring back constitutionalism!: http://www.ronpaul2008.com/**

04-29-2008, 08:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
duckduckgoose Infraction magnet Senior Member Gold Member Crusader Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: In a van down by the river. Posts: 3,909	Quick question. With this re-enable all of the useless crap I have disabled that sp1 and sp2 added on? I really don't feel like going through and disabling all that crap again. __________________ We don't just borrow words. On occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

04-29-2008, 08:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
duckduckgoose Infraction magnet Senior Member Gold Member Crusader Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: In a van down by the river. Posts: 3,909	To many things to list, pretty much anything useless that Windows had turned on, which was alot of stuff. I've got my XP tweaked to hell and back, I don't wanna have to re-do all of that for some crappy little 5-15% boost in performance. __________________ We don't just borrow words. On occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

04-29-2008, 08:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
DarthSlyGuy Dark Lord of the Sith Senior Member Gold Member Moderator Blessed Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nar Shadda, Korriban Posts: 2,103	Looking through my tweaks it looks like only a few things got reset (the stuff i had to modify windows components to do). All the services i disabled and stuff are still disabled and the tweaks i made still there other than that. __________________ *"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."* --Thomas Jefferson Bring back constitutionalism!: http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

04-29-2008, 05:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
kds TAKE APART YOUR HEAD Senior Member Moderator Saint Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: South suburbs of Chicago, Illinois Posts: 6,065	Wow, they patched that uxtheme pretty quickly. Is it even worth installing this though?

04-30-2008, 01:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
The_Jelly Senior Member Blessed Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,976	I'm currently using the brisco transformer so that my computer looks like vista. Will SP3 affect it? __________________ “In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.” -Konrad Adenauer