Windows XP SP3 RC2 Publicly Available

Jimmy 2004 · Feb 20, 2008

Microsoft has now made the second release candidate of Windows XP's third service pack available to the public, which can be obtained via Windows update after downloading a registry patch from Microsoft. You can download the registry patch here [38KB], but before you do so it is recommended that you remove any previous beta or release candidate version of SP3 from your system. The RTM version of the service pack should become available during the first half of 2008.

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Solaris17 · Feb 20, 2008

w0ot time to try this one hmm didnt seem to work maybe u need to reboot.

intel igent · Feb 20, 2008

does it include DX10???

:wtf:

Solaris17 · Feb 20, 2008

not that i know of

intel igent · Feb 20, 2008

bastards!

how long will it be before micro$haft include into Xp?

Triprift · Feb 20, 2008

I doubt they would as theyd want at leat one vista exclusive.

intel igent · Feb 20, 2008

Triprift said:
I doubt they would as theyd want at leat one vista exclusive.

let me re-phrase then: how many copies of vista must sell before they include DX10 into Xp?

AsphyxiA · Feb 20, 2008

they won't, from what i hear, direct x 10 isnt compatable with the kernel in xp. there are some projects online that will allow you to play dx10 games in xp but will not take advantage of it. another alternative is to buy lots of ram, get a copy of vista, and hack the shit out of it.

Solaris17 · Feb 20, 2008

none.....its built totally diff....it wont integrate...the way dx10 was designed the code simpy doesnt match up and even if they did come up with a type of port is would probably be emultaed...imagine 3 way sli 9800GX2's a sweet quad oc'd to like 4.2ghz...and crysis will still run at like 10fps....because it would probably be extremely slow in buggy..IF it worked.

Triprift · Feb 20, 2008

It wont happen cus they wont want the one big reason to go to Vista to go.

Solaris17 · Feb 20, 2008

realized why it wont work for me...non 64bit

now im sad

i want the 64bit one.....

exodusprime1337 · Feb 20, 2008

anybody have any thoughts on how it's performning, i've been using sp3 build 3300 for about 2 weeks, and i must say i'm very happy with it, not much of a difference, but it's no performance hit

EastCoasthandle · Feb 20, 2008

It doesn't work for winxp either. All it does id flash some sort of up pop and disappears. Nothing happens (using SP2).

ShadowFold · Feb 20, 2008

You might need .NET framework 2.0 or w/e

EastCoasthandle · Feb 20, 2008

ShadowFold said:
You might need .NET framework 2.0 or w/e

already installed with service pack 1

erocker · Feb 20, 2008

XP SP2: 11,998
XP SP3 RC2: 11,970

After you average about 10 runs each together, I'm sure they are about the same.
Everything with the update went smoothly.

Solaris17 · Feb 20, 2008

i want the x64 version sooo bad.

Darkrealms · Feb 20, 2008

Here's the link for the IT standalone install. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=75ed934c-8423-4386-ad98-36b124a720aa&DisplayLang=en

For those that got the popup and disappear problem that was me too. I just used the full version above. Not sure why the online version wasn't working for us.

EastCoasthandle · Feb 21, 2008

Darkrealms said:
Here's the link for the IT standalone install. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=75ed934c-8423-4386-ad98-36b124a720aa&DisplayLang=en

For those that got the popup and disappear problem that was me too. I just used the full version above. Not sure why the online version wasn't working for us.

Thanks a bunch. However, that's v3264, not v3300 or v3311. Is v3300 or v3311 an update to v3264?

cdawall · Feb 21, 2008

downloading the standalone now

Darkrealms · Feb 21, 2008

EastCoasthandle said:
Thanks a bunch. However, that's v3264, not v3300 or v3311. Is v3300 or v3311 an update to v3264?

Good question, I don't have the answer. There was no newer version of the standalone so I can only hope its different numbering for the standalone version.

I will have to check tomorrow. I did the install on my laptop that I use at work so I can't check the windows version right now.

JoãoPolaco · Feb 21, 2008

erocker said:
XP SP2: 11,998
XP SP3 RC2: 11,970

After you average about 10 runs each together, I'm sure they are about the same.
Everything with the update went smoothly.

That's is a little bit odd... The result should be better no? I think i read an article some time ago that said the perfomance increase could be up to 30%... Not sure if they are talking about gpu or cpu perfomance....

happita · Feb 21, 2008

I hope SP3 is worth the wait.

InnocentCriminal · Feb 21, 2008

Yeah, anyone else got some numbers they care t'share?

System Name	Jimmy 2004's PC
Processor	S754 AMD Athlon64 3200+ @ 2640MHz
Motherboard	ASUS K8N
Cooling	AC Freezer 64 Pro + Zalman VF1000 + 5x120mm Antec TriCool Case Fans
Memory	1GB Kingston PC3200 (2x512MB)
Video Card(s)	Saphire 256MB X800 GTO @ 450MHz/560MHz (Core/Memory)
Storage	500GB Western Digital SATA II + 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax SATA
Display(s)	Digimate 17" TFT (1280x1024)
Case	Antec P182
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 4 + Creative Inspire T7900 7.1 Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair HX520W
Software	Windows XP Home

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid 5090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on chitt Gunnr
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Razer Viper mini signature edition (mercury white)
Keyboard	Wooting 80 HE White, Gateron Jades
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

System Name	old school / new school
Processor	3.0e C0 @ 3.6 / e5200
Motherboard	p4p800e-dlx / p5q-DLX
Cooling	custom water see sig / air
Memory	2x1g oczPC4000EbPl / 2x2g ocz2rpr1066
Video Card(s)	3850AGP / 4890vaporX
Storage	36g raptor+120g wd / wd 1001fals 1tb
Display(s)	BenQ / sharpAQUOS LC-37D64U
Case	modded antec plusview / generic
Audio Device(s)	audigy 2zs / ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3
Power Supply	fan/cable modded powerstream 520 / OCZ 700mxsp
Software	Xp pro SP2 / VISTA ultimate OEM

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid 5090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on chitt Gunnr
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Razer Viper mini signature edition (mercury white)
Keyboard	Wooting 80 HE White, Gateron Jades
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

System Name	old school / new school
Processor	3.0e C0 @ 3.6 / e5200
Motherboard	p4p800e-dlx / p5q-DLX
Cooling	custom water see sig / air
Memory	2x1g oczPC4000EbPl / 2x2g ocz2rpr1066
Video Card(s)	3850AGP / 4890vaporX
Storage	36g raptor+120g wd / wd 1001fals 1tb
Display(s)	BenQ / sharpAQUOS LC-37D64U
Case	modded antec plusview / generic
Audio Device(s)	audigy 2zs / ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3
Power Supply	fan/cable modded powerstream 520 / OCZ 700mxsp
Software	Xp pro SP2 / VISTA ultimate OEM

System Name	Becca 2
Processor	AMD A10 4600m quad core @ 2.3 ghz
Motherboard	dunno
Cooling	Logitech alto connect
Memory	16 Gig ddr3 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Ati HD 7660G + & 7470M
Storage	1 TB
Audio Device(s)	onboard crap
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit with sp1

System Name	Media PC
Processor	Intel Core-i5 4460
Motherboard	Asus H97i plus
Cooling	Noctua LH-9i with upgraded NF-A9, x2 Noctua NF-F12
Memory	8GB x2 Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz kit
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Super clocked GTX970 itx
Storage	1TB western digital black 2.5"
Display(s)	Samsung 55" Plasma
Case	Fractal Design Node 202
Audio Device(s)	Onboard DSP, sound forwarded to Onkyo receiver in 2.1 mode
Power Supply	Fractal Design 430w itx PSU
Mouse	Logitech Wireless gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech Wireless, Xbox One S controller
Software	Windows 10 pro

System Name	HOMECOMPUTER
Processor	Intel i9 - 9900k @ 5.1Ghz - 1.31v
Motherboard	Asux ROG Maximus XI Hero Wifi
Cooling	ek supremacy evo full nickle, 2xEK 360 Radiators, ek d5 pump/res combo, ek full cover 2080ti block
Memory	16GB DDR 3600 Trident Z RGB
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 2080TI
Storage	1xWD black NVME 500GB, 1xSamsung 970 Evo Plus NVME 1TB
Display(s)	2 Dell Gaming 27" 1440P Gsync
Case	Lian LI PC-011 Dynamic
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Evga P2 1200Watt
Mouse	Zowie FK1+
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe rgb silent
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	i'm working on that

System Name	MY PC
Processor	E8400 @ 3.80Ghz > Q9650 3.60Ghz
Motherboard	Maximus Formula
Cooling	D5, 7/16" ID Tubing, Maze4 with Fuzion CPU WB
Memory	XMS 8500C5D @ 1066MHz
Video Card(s)	HD 2900 XT 858/900 to 4870 to 5870 (Keep Vreg area clean)
Storage	2
Display(s)	24"
Case	P180
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Plantinum
Power Supply	Silencer 750
Software	XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7
Benchmark Scores	This varies from one driver to another.

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e-Plus Wifi
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	64GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD/Samsung m.2's
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Fractal Design North
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Amp, Adam Audio T5V's, Hifiman Sundara's.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Epomaker 84 key
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Moving into the mobile space
Processor	7940HS
Motherboard	HP trash
Cooling	HP trash
Memory	2x8GB
Video Card(s)	4070 mobile
Storage	512GB+2TB NVME
Display(s)	some 165hz thing that isn't as nice as it sounded

System Name	None
Processor	Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard	Abit Ip 35 Pro
Cooling	ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED
Memory	2GB G.Skill PC6400 HK
Video Card(s)	Zotac 8800GT
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Black 500 gb
Display(s)	Samsung 940BW
Case	CM 690 Modded
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Thermaltake Smart 550w
Software	Windows 7

Processor	i5-7600k
Motherboard	ASRock Z170 Pro4
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO w/ AC MX-4
Memory	2x8GB DDR4 2400 Corsair LPX Vengeance 15-15-15-36
Video Card(s)	MSI Twin Frozr 1070ti
Storage	240GB Corsair Force GT
Display(s)	23' Dell AW2310
Case	Corsair 550D
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-760XP2 Platinum
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	BeeR 6
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K*
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus V Gene (1155/Z77)
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	16GB Samsung Green 1600MHz DDR3**
Video Card(s)	4GB MSI Gaming X RX480
Storage	256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
Display(s)	27" Samsung C27F591FDU
Case	Fractal Design Arc Mini
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W
Software	64bit Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	@ 4.6GHz *@ 2133MHz

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