Windows XP SP3 – Available Now Via Auto-Updater

by on May 6, 2008 | 3 comments

A PCMech Community member alerted me that Service Pack 3 for Windows XP is in fact in Windows Update now – which would put it ahead of schedule.

So I checked it out.

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Yep, it’s there.

Will I be installing it?

Not yet.

I’m going to purposely wait to see if the auto-updater actually does its thing and downloads it automatically (which it should without issue.)

Thanks Drew!

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  • mateo

    i thought they said that they wouldn’t send it through the autoupdate feature until june.

    the website is not the same as automatic if i’m not mistaken. but i’ve been known to be wrong.

  • cj

    just download it man .. i have you wont be able to notice a diffrence.

  • Freddy

    The update is available now on the Micro$oft Update site. 66.9 mb

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