The Service Pack update 3 for Windows XP is a package that contains many additions and fixes intended to improve the security and performance of the operating system.
Download and install the Service Pack 3
As you know, Windows XP support ended around 2014, so it is not feasible to find and download the package from the official Microsoft web portal. There is a way out of this situation: download SP3 from our cloud.
Download the SP3 update
Once downloaded, you must install the package on your computer, what are we going to do next.
System requirements
We will need at least 2 GB of free space on the system disk partition (the volume where the folder is located “Windows”) for the installer to work properly. It is possible that the operating system was previously updated with SP1 or SP2. For Windows XP SP3 it is not necessary to install the package.
Another important point: there is no SP3 package for 64 bits, so it can't update, as an example, Windows XP SP2 x64 a Service Pack 3.
Installation preparation
- The package installation will fail if you have previously installed the following updates:
- Computer Sharing Toolkit.
- Multilingual user interface pack for remote desktop connection version 6.0.
They will be displayed in the standard section. “Installing and uninstalling programs” v “Control panels”..
To view installed updates, the box must be checked “Show updates”.. If the above packages are present in the listing, must be removed.
- Then, it is mandatory to disable all virus protection, since these programs can prevent files from being modified and copied to system folders.
Read more: How to disable antivirus
- Create a restore point. This is done so that you can “back” in case of errors and failures after installing SP3.
Read more: How to restore a Windows XP system
After the preparatory work is finished, you can start installing the service pack. There are two alternatives to do it: from running Windows or using a boot disk.
Read also: How to create a Windows XP boot disk
Desktop installation
This SP3 installation method does not differ from a normal program installation. All steps must be performed with an administrator account.
- Run the file WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-RUS.exe double click, will start extracting the files to a folder on the system drive.
- Read and follow the recommendations and then click “Next”..
- Then, you must read and accept the license agreement.
- The installation procedure is quite fast.
Once completed, the button is clicked “Done”.. No need to do anything else, the installer will restart the computer by itself.
- Then, we will be asked to wait for the update to complete.
We will also have to choose whether or not to subscribe to automatic updates and click on “Next”..
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Installing from a boot disk
This type of installation will avoid some failures, as an example, if you cannot disable the antivirus program completely. To create a boot disk we will need two programs: nLite (to integrate the service pack into the installation distribution), UltraISO (to write the image to a disk or flash drive).
Descarga nLite.
Additionally you need Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or higher for the program to work properly.
Descarga Microsoft .NET Framework
- Insert the Windows XP SP1 or SP2 disk into the drive and copy all the files to the folder you created previously. Note that the folder path, as well as his name, they must not contain Cyrillic characters, so the best solution is to put it in the root of the system drive.
- Run the nLite program and change the language in the startup window.
- Then click on the button “Revision”. and select our file folder.
- The program will check the files in the folder and give you information about the version and the SP package.
- Bypass the preselection window by pressing “Next”..
- Task selection. In our case it is the integration of service packages and the creation of boot images.
- In the next window, Click the button “To choose”. and agree to delete previous updates from the distribution.
- Click on Okey.
- Find the WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-RUS.exe file on your hard drive and click “open”..
- The next step is to extract the installer files.
and integration.
- Once the procedure is complete, press Okey in the dialog,
and then “Next”..
- Leave all defaults, Press the button. “Create ISO”. and choose a location and name for the image.
- When the image creation procedure is completed, you can simply close the program.
- To burn the image to a CD, open UltraISO and click on the disc burning icon on the top toolbar.
- We select the unit in which we are going to “Record”, we set the minimum writing speed, we look for our created image and open it.
- Hit the record button and wait for it to finish.
If you are comfortable using a flash drive, you can also record on those media.
More information: How to create a bootable flash drive
Now you need to boot from this unit and install with saved user data (read the post on system recovery linked previously in the post).
Conclution:
Update your Windows XP operating system with Service Pack 3 will allow you to improve the security of your computer, as well as make more efficient use of system resources. The recommendations given in this post will help you to do it as quickly and easily as possible..
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