[SharmanNet]

It's no secret that there's a leaked beta of XP SP3 floating around, but no-one yet has really taken the time to analyze it in detail to find out what it really does.

XP SP3 is a single 330MB download – basically the same format as SP1 and SP2. This particular build’s current KB number a KB936929 (windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu), and the full version build is 5.1.2600.3180.

Like all Windows XP service packs and updates, you can extract the contents of the SP3 executable with WinRAR and slipstream it into an existing Windows XP distribution point (like a network share or bootable CD). To maximize the difference comparison.

Visually, there’s not much noticeably different about the SP3 desktop.
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You can read Vista SP1 analysed in-depth here.

[M.Sudoku]

Thanks for the link to the informative article.

[Frylock86]

Hm, Doesn't look to thrilling.........

[ThunderROM]

Windows XP SP3 is just a pack of hotfixes, but Vista SP1 will have some new features like DX10.1

[TheGreenMan]

Not bad! Thanks for the information.