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Despite the fact Microsoft has not released Windows XP Sp3 yet, there are already a lot of leaked versions of it available in the Internet. This is due to Microsoft itself which has sent it to a lot of website and blogs, in order to test it. Some good-willed guys has decided to leak it to make us all extremely happy! So, the name of this Windows Xp Sp3 is WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe and will update Xp to version 5.1.2600.5512. It and can be downloaded by using some good bittorrent client such as Utorrent. Alternatively, if you don’t want to use bittorrent, you can download it through HTTP. Here are the links:

Download MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.XP.SERVICE.PACK.3.v5.1.2600.5512.

(ThePirateBay link) (BT Torrent Download)

Download WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe (HTTP Download)

File Characteristic of WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe

Size: 331,805,736 bytes (316 MB)
CRC32: C411A9DA
MD5: BB25707C919DD835A9D9706B5725AF58
SHA-1: C81472F7EEEA2ECA421E116CD4C03E2300EBFDE4

As usual, before installing any new XP service pack, you have to uninstall any previous pack that you may have already installed on your computer. Here is the procedure.

P.S.: Microsoft has just released the official Windows XP SP3. Dowload it now from the official Microsoft Server:

Windows XP SP3 English

windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86

Size: 316.5 MB (331 805 736 bytes)
MD5: bb25707c919dd835a9d9706b5725af58
SHA-1: c81472f7eeea2eca421e116cd4c03e2300ebfde4
Size: 331,805,736

P.S.II: Microsoft has just delayed it Windows XP SP3 (Its release date was set for the 29th of April). The reason behind this decision is due to a new compatibility issue with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS). Chris Keroack, Release Manager for XP3 states:

“I wanted to update you on today’s planned release to web (RTW) (of XP SP3). In the last few days, we have uncovered a compatibility issue between Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) and Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1).

In order to make sure customers have the best possible experience we have decided to delay releasing Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center.

To help protect our customers, we plan to put filtering in place shortly to prevent Windows Update from offering both service packs to systems running Microsoft Dynamics RMS. Once filtering is in place, we expect to release Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Download Center.

Until we have published a fix for this issue, we advise Microsoft Dynamics RMS customers to not install either service pack. Microsoft Dynamics RMS customers running Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista SP1 should contact Microsoft Customer Support Services for additional information.

The fix is currently in testing and will be available as soon as that process is complete”.

The link I put above (windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86) is taken directly from Microsoft Server and have not been affected by the filers yet. As far as I know it is still the official Windows Xp SP3 release. Waiting for more info

Source: tipandtrick.net