XP SP3: Download it while you still can It might not be a bad idea to download and save the Windows XP Service Pack 3 installer in case you later have a need to move an XP machine to Windows 8.

Following last week's delay, Microsoft finally releases Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center.

Microsoft will add Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) to Windows Update at that time, and trigger its automatic download and installation for users who have left the operating system’s update ...

While Microsoft was supposed to release Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) on April 29, 2008, the service pack only became unofficially available on the download.windowsupdate.com domain. Today, XP ...

Although it has not yet offered Windows XP Service Pack 3 to the general public, Microsoft has released "slipstream" builds to subscribers of its IT professional and developer services.

As per the unofficial timeline, Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been uploaded to Microsoft's servers. Currently, the final build is only available on the download.windowsupdate domain in the ...

Microsoft has finally released the finished version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) to manufacturing, which means that we can finally write about it in earnest.

Early beta testing of XP SP3 revealed new security hardening features were put in place, and at least one group of researchers claims Windows Vista SP1 lags behind XP SP3 in tests involving Microsoft ...

Windows XP Service Pack 3, just out from Microsoft as Release Candidate 2, may not necessarily be worth the download now, but when it’s finally released, it’ll be worth the effort.

After the jump, I'll show you how to create an automated, customized XP installation CD or DVD, that includes Microsoft's official-but-not-released Service Pack 3 for Windows XP.