Windows XP SP3 build 3244 aka XP SP3 RC1

Windows XP SP3 build 3244 aka XP SP3 RC1
Windows XP SP3 build 3244 aka XP SP3 RC1 Windows XP SP3 Yields Performance Gains Saturday, 24 November 2007 After a disappointing showing by Windows Vista SP1, we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (v.3244) delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop OS. Testing with OfficeBench showed an ~10% performance boost vs. the same configuration running under Windows XP w/Service Pack 2. Note: As with our Vista SP1 testing, we used the identical Dell XPS M1710 test bed with 2GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 1GB of RAM and discrete nVidia GeForce Go 7900GS video. Since SP3 was supposed to be mostly a bug-fix/patch consolidation release - unlike w/Vista SP1, Microsoft made no promises of improved performance for XP - the unexpected speed boost comes as a nice bonus. In fact, XP SP3 is shaping-up to be a "must have" update for the majority of users who are still running Redmond's not-so-latest and greatest desktop OS. Of course, none of this bodes well for Vista, which is now more than 2x slower than the most current builds of its older sibling. Suffice to say that performance-minded users will likely choose to stick with the now even speedier Windows XP - at least until more "Windows 7" information becomes publicly available. File Name: Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC1 File Submitter: drzygn File Submitted: 8 Aug 2007 File Updated: 26 Nov 2007 File Category: Beta Service Pack Downloads FILE: windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe BUILD: 2600.xpsp.071030-1537 : Service Pack 3, v .3244 MD5: 7A958DD2BB1F4D80867C8D16EED9707B (Six Different Parts, Savefile Link) Please check the corresponding Md5 attached to ensure that you have downloaded the correct file. Save all files downloaded in one single directory. Md5 part001: 8bc50893aaedfcfd2bf03dfb59cc647e Md5 part002: 0e47d38db6cbc92ed24bd0c091a58b3f Md5 part003: aa08431f66a1c532bf4ae27219c1cefe Md5 part004: b741b16173086ffb8ce946d43fd4360d Md5 part005: ce6eab8fb283313e50f03e7b59826f7e Md5 part006: ab19a06dd8f2065c02c2e6d8251073fc Once you have downloaded ALL SIX PARTS 1) Install 7-zip. Download from: http://savefile.com/files/1164336 2) Open 7-zip file manager and scroll to the directory 3) Right click on the single file you see (should be windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe) 4) Choose copy to, and it will open a new dialog box. 5) Save wherever you want it to. 6) Check corresponding Md5 of the single file extracted: 7A958DD2BB1F4D80867C8D16EED9707B 7) Launch file, follow instructions, and reboot at the end.