On the 29th April 2008, Microsoft fully released Windows XP SP 3, the latest and the final service pack for Windows XP. Although there will be no more service pack for XP, Microsoft lengthen their support for XP until 2009 and also delay the prohibition for computer manufacturers to embed Windows XP as the operating system.
Basically in this SP3, Microsoft added some new functionalities mainly to improve performance, security, and stability to the operating system. It also includes the previous updates released prior to SP3.
Important new feature is Network Access Protection (NAP) which adds compatibility to Windows Server 2008. It also updates MMC (Microsoft Management Console) to version 3.0 and MSI (Microsoft Windows Installer) to version 3.1.
Security feature additions includes Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) standard to secure wireless connection and Descriptive Security Options UI to help user configuring Windows settings.
Please note that SP3 does not include Windows Media Player 11 and Internet Explorer 7. These software can be downloaded freely from microsoft website.
Download link: http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/e/4/ae43e777-d69b-4b96-b554-d1a2a0f40fac/windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe
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