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
Assassin's Creed is a third person action game set during the Third Crusade, precisely year 1191. The player is an assassin (the word is derived from Hashshashin faction which really exist at that period) named Altair. His objective is to maintain peace in middle east by killing nine people who are promoting the war. Actually the story is rather sci-fi as the real story happens in present day, which involves a young man named Desmond. He was being analysed in a secret laboratory by scientists as his "brain" contains valuable information from the past. Apparently, his ancestor is no other than Altair himself. As soon as Desmond's memory is analysed, it unravels the adventure of Altair which in we actually play in the game.
