How can I download and install Windows XP SP3?

I currently have Windows XP, Service Pack 2 on my IBM ThinkPad.

I tried to follow the instructions on the Microsoft Web site, which is to install through Windows Update. When I go to the Windows Update page and click on the "Custom" button, it says "the website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to view. The options provided below may help you solve the problem. "[Error number: 0 x 80244019]

I suspect it is because I am currently running Windows XP SP2; I'm not allowed to update because I have not yet updated.

The second 'Advanced' option is to install 'manually '. This takes me to a page titled "Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT professionals and developers. The title is a bit disheartening, but I was going to get anyway, but when I sailed to the bottom of the page, I read in the description: "DO NOT click DOWNLOAD if YOU ARE UPDATING a SINGLE computer. I can't just ignore a message written in all caps and bold!

In any case, could someone tell me why

  1. The updated release of Windows XP SP3 is, in terms of Microsoft, "more appropriate", and
  2. If it is not appropriate for my single installation on my ThinkPad user, so what do I do?

Thank you

Thomas

You can download the stand-alone package for Windows XP SP3 from the following page on the Microsoft Download Center. Although this page shows that the installation package is intended for it professionals and developers, you can download and then install this package.

Important These service packs apply only to 32-bit versions of Windows XP.

To order Windows XP SP3 on a CD, click the link for your region:

Asia     (except in the Japan)

Europe and Africa

     
North America
 
Ref: How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322389

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