From the Overview of Windows XP SP3 deployment section (in its entirety):
"Deploying Windows XP SP3
Windows XP SP3 will be available through Windows Update and the Microsoft
Download Center. The service
pack will also be available to Volume License customers, TechNet
subscribers, and MSDN® subscribers.
Through Windows Update, the download size varies, but it is typically 70
megabytes (MB), depending on the
computer's configuration. Through the Download Center, the download size is
approximately 580 MB.
Fundamentally, deploying Windows XP SP3 works the same as deploying SP1 and
SP2 for Windows XP:
? SP3 is cumulative, so users can install SP3 on top of Windows XP SP1 or
SP2.
? Windows XP SP3 supports the same languages as Windows XP did in its
initial release.
? You can run the SP3 update package on any edition of Windows XP SP1 or
SP2. For example, you can
run the SP3 update package on a computer running the Windows XP Media Center
Edition with SP1. The
exceptions are Embedded editions for XP.
? Tools and guidance for system administrators have not fundamentally
changed from Windows XP SP2.
For comprehensive information, visit the Deploy Windows XP Professional and
Windows XP Service
Pack 2 Deployment Information sites on Microsoft TechNet.
? You can deploy SP3 using Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003,
Microsoft System Center
Configuration Manager 2007, or third-party solutions. The process has not
fundamentally changed.
Windows XP SP3 is for x86 editions of Windows XP only. The x64 editions of
Windows XP were serviced by
Windows Server 2003 SP2. For additional information, go to Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 2."
Do you see anything that says that users can install SP3 on anything before
SP1 or run the update package on anything before SP1?
Is there something wrong with YOUR reading comprehension, Frank?
Bob I said:
Both of you must have learned reading comprehension from the USA public
school system.