SP3

[Timski]

I am about to install XP Pro on a new system. Do I need to install SP1 & 2 or
can I just install SP3?

 

[Andy]

service pack 3 is all the service packs and updates up to the relise date of
service pack 3

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I am about to install XP Pro on a new system. Do I need to install SP1 & 2 or
can I just install SP3?

Just SP3. It includes what's in the earlier service packs.

See
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...8d85-6bb4f56f5110&displaylang=en#Requirements

or http://tinyurl.com/2denpw

As a general rule, this is almost always true. Each service pack
includes the previous ones, and the previous don't have to be
installed first.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I am about to install XP Pro on a new system. Do I need to install
SP1 & 2 or can I just install SP3?

Just SP3. It includes what's in the earlier service packs.

See
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...8d85-6bb4f56f5110&displaylang=en#Requirements

or http://tinyurl.com/2denpw

As a general rule, this is almost always true. Each service pack
includes the previous ones, and the previous don't have to be
installed first.

*addendum to this rule...

If you have a Windows XP CD that is "RTM" and contains *no service packs*
what-so-ever and you install using that CD - in order to install SP3 onto
that clean installation of Windows XP - in my experience you *will* need to
install Windows XP's SP1a or SP2 before you will be able to install SP3 on
top of it.

Even Windows XP SP3's own documents seem to point to this:
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...982/Overview of Windows XP Service Pack 3.pdf

"SP3 is cumulative, so users can install SP3 on top of Windows XP SP1 or
SP2."
and
"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."

**addendum #2: You can, it seems, integrate (some mistakenly call it
"slipstream") SP3 into any level of Windows XP CD (32bit.)

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

*addendum to this rule...

If you have a Windows XP CD that is "RTM" and contains *no service packs*
what-so-ever and you install using that CD - in order to install SP3 onto
that clean installation of Windows XP - in my experience you *will* need to
install Windows XP's SP1a or SP2 before you will be able to install SP3 on
top of it.

Even Windows XP SP3's own documents seem to point to this:
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...982/Overview of Windows XP Service Pack 3.pdf

Well, there seems to be some inconsistency in what Microsoft says
about this. Yes, the link you cite says that, but look at the link I
cited, which says the opposite.

However, I have not personally tried to install SP3 onto an RTM
version of XP, and if you have and failed, I'll accept what you say,
and apologize to Timski for the misinformation.

 

[Timski]

Thanks for the useful information. I think, just to be on the safe side, I
will install XP RTM and SP1, then jump to SP3. Cheers!

 

[glee]

You might want to review these pages:

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3): Installation Guide
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33296

Windows XP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful
installation -http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx

Internet Explorer and WinXP SP3
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=33210

XP SP3: Post Installation Cleanup
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827

XP SP3: IMPORTANT SUPPORT INFORMATION
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33244


If you run into problems during or after the installation, these may help:

XP SP3: "Fixed" Reboot Loop / Safe Mode Only after Install
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33241

XP SP3 Installation Failure Troubleshooter
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33295

XP SP3: Registry Corruption & Norton SymProtect
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33522

XP SP3: Hotfix - Device Manager and Network Connections
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=34129

XP SP3: FIX -- Svchost.exe Uses 100% CPU Resources
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33303

XP SP3: Problems? How To Uninstall Service Pack 3
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33246