I've slipstreamed XPSP3 into XP Pro and the advantage is in time and bandwidth saved 
over installs of XP with SP2. After installing the slipstreamed version to a "test 
HDD" the only security update loaded was the genuine advantage check, instead of 
the usual 80 odd updates after an XPSP2 install. Slipstreamed is way quicker than 
loading the SP3 separately. 
And so far the test PC is behaving well and does seem quicker (although that might 
just be the clean install tricking me).







On Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 11:31 am, Larry wrote:

>Curb your enthusiasm. XP SP3 is just basically a "roll up" of all the previous updates 

>since SP2. The main reason for it's existence is to make available a whole new "pool" 

>of product keys for system builders. Somehow (don't ask me how) MS is running low 

>on installation key #s and this is the easiest way for them to avoid the problem. 

>Secondly, the version out now is a beta, a so-called Release Candidate. If one has 

>kept up with updates I don't see where installing SP3 would buy you anything at 
all. 

>When it's oficially released though, I will get it on CD so that when I do future 

>clean installs of XP I can run it instead of installing SP2 and then another 80+ 

>updates after that. SP3 will do it all at once.

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