Official Download Link for Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) RC2 (v.3311) Standalone Install Package and Windows Update Registry Keys

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 (XP SP3 RC2) has been released for free download on Microsoft Download Center for public testing. The Windows XP SP3 RC 2 has a build version that is different slightly from the previously leaked XP SP3 RC2 update package, which has the version number of 3300. The official XP SP3 RC2 build version number is 5.1.2500.3311 with build number as 3311.

The direct download links for Windows XP SP3 RC2 v.3311 are published on Microsoft Download Center, or just click on the download links below to download the standalone setup package of XP SP3 RC 2.

German: WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-DEU.exe 312.0 MB
English: WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe 315.2 MB
Japanese: WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-JPN.exe 324.5 MB

Windows XP SP3 RC2

For users who interested to download and install SP3 RC2 using Windows Update (WU), download the self-extracting zip package Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2.exe, which contains XPSP3_RC2.cmd script. Run the XPSP3_RC2.cmd to insert the required registry keys to system registry, then check for updates in WU. Note that for the WU registry hack to work, Windows XP must be already on Service Pack 2, and any previous or older versions of Windows XP Service Pack 3 prior to Release Candidate 2 should be removed before attempting to use the registry key. Windows Update will not offer Release Candidate 2 to machines with previous versions of the Windows XP Service Pack 3 beta.

Read the release notes for Windows XP SP3 RC2 before attempting to install the service pack.

Update: Windows XP SP3 RTM Candidate - v.5503 (which leaked unofficially) and official Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh v.5508 available via Windows Update.

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3 Responses to “Official Download Link for Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) RC2 (v.3311) Standalone Install Package and Windows Update Registry Keys”

  1. Windows XP SP3 (v.5503 - Possibly RTM) Torrent and HTTP Download Link » My Digital Life
    March 16th, 2008 13:33
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    [...] the file version of 5.1.2600.5503. Comparing the last previous known official release of XP SP3 - SP3 RC2, the build version is a huge jump from v.3311 to v.5503, kind of peculiar and weird. As with Vista [...]

  2. Download Official Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh Build 5508 (with Link to Standalone EXE) » Tip and Trick
    March 27th, 2008 13:55
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    [...] As a result, Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh build v.5508 beta release is only available on Windows Update, in English, German and Japanese languages. To get the Windows XP SP3 RC2R version 5508 from Windows Update, users will need to add in the same registry key that allows Windows Update to detect that the system is a target to install Windows XP SP3 RC2. [...]

  3. Isaa
    September 6th, 2008 12:14
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    grcias

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