To make sure that you have a good experience when you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), it is always good to check whether your computer is ready for Windows XP SP3. This article gives you the prerequisites to install Windows XP SP3. Other than these prerequisites, this article also provides some suggestions to improve your experience.

The links to XP service pack 2 and service pack 3 seem to have been pulled as of a few days ago. I don't know if this is temporary or permanent. If the links in the instructions below do not work, go to where they are still be available (as of 1520 EST 8 Feb 2016). Use Internet Explorer and search for XP Service Pack. You want: Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB936929) 316.4 MB Windows XP Service Pack 2 266.0 MB **************************************************** All of the Windows XP updates released prior to April 8, 2014, are available through Windows Update -- once service pack 3 has been installed (Windows Update will not work for XP pre-sp3). Service Pack 3 can only be installed AFTER you have installed service pack 1, service pack 1a, OR service pack 2. Service Pack 2 --> Service Pack 3 --> Ignore the text that says that it is for network installations as well as the advice to use Windows/Microsoft Update if only updating one PC. Chicken invaders christmas edition download.

Disconnect from the Internet. Disable (or preferably uninstall) your antivirus program. If no service pack has been installed, run the downloaded SP2 installer. Reboot twice. Read this article --> If your PC is an HP Pavilion, Presario or Media Center and has an AMD processor, you need to install this patch before installing SP3 --> hp link --> MS link --> Run the downloaded SP3 installer. Reboot twice.

Reinstall or turn on your antivirus program. Connect to the Internet. Go to Windows Update. You probably will want to install the updates in batches, rebooting as necessary.

Or for a much faster process, consider slipstreaming service pack 3 together with all of the post-sp3 updates. See --> ----- LemP Volunteer Moderator MS MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) 2006-2009 Microsoft Community Contributor (MCC) 2011-2012.