CP wrote:
> Can you download the XP service pack 3 update and save it to your
> hard disk - if so where from?
Short answer:
Download the SP3 full executable:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Download the SP3 ISO image to burn to CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Longer answer - with how you can get such answers on your own in the
future...
Not much into looking before asking, eh? *grin*
That's okay - each to their own - but in case you just didn't know you could
search:
Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:
Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
Example:
A google search for:
download "Windows XP" "service pack 3"
http://www.google.com/search?q=downl...ce+pack +3%22
( * notice the quotation marks to keep important phrases together )
Would have led you to:
First Hit:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Now - perhaps you would like the ISO - which is the image of the CD you can
write to your own CD for easy installation.
A google search for:
download "Windows XP" "service pack 3" CD
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&n...e+pack+3%22+CD
(* same search, added CD to the end )
Would have led you to:
Second Hit:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Maybe you don't know how to write said ISO (image) to CD. No problem:
A google search for:
create CD from ISO image
http://www.google.com/search?q=create+CD+from+ISO+image
Would have given you a great start, including the third hit for a free
application to do it for you:
http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
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