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wahjahka   11-21-2008 at 03:33:28 AM

hello if i buy this: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit SP2C for System Builders - OEM will i be able to install sp3?
i recently sent my pc to get fixed (i will never let my little brother on my pc again) and at the time i had sp2, and when i got it back, i had sp3, and now i have a blue disk with sp3 written on it, so will that work?

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muz_j   11-21-2008 at 03:38:56 AM
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No = you are referring to the 64bit version of XP.
SP3 for XP 32bit is not compatible with the 64bit version.

The 64bit version uses the the SERVER 2003 64bit service pack which you can download from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads [...] laylang=en


Read this bit on the page:
"Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a cumulative service pack that includes the latest updates and provides enhancements to security and stability. In addition, it adds new features and updates to existing Windows Server 2003 features and utilities. SP2 can be installed directly on the following operating systems:

* Windows Server 2003, x64 Editions
* Windows Server 2003 R2, x64 Editions
* Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition with Service Pack 1
* Windows Server 2003 Storage Server R2, x64 Editions
* Windows XP Professional, x64 Edition"

Note the LAST line.

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wahjahka   11-21-2008 at 04:32:58 AM
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muz_j wrote :

No = you are referring to the 64bit version of XP.
SP3 for XP 32bit is not compatible with the 64bit version.

The 64bit version uses the the SERVER 2003 64bit service pack which you can download from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads [...] laylang=en


Read this bit on the page:
"Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a cumulative service pack that includes the latest updates and provides enhancements to security and stability. In addition, it adds new features and updates to existing Windows Server 2003 features and utilities. SP2 can be installed directly on the following operating systems:

* Windows Server 2003, x64 Editions
* Windows Server 2003 R2, x64 Editions
* Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition with Service Pack 1
* Windows Server 2003 Storage Server R2, x64 Editions
* Windows XP Professional, x64 Edition"

Note the LAST line.


thanks, i would have wished you were more specific on my other post but thanks anyway

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