Updating to XP SP3

Well it finally showed up today in windows update... XP Service Pack 3. So I thought I'd bite the bullet and install it on all the main PCs here which consists of the wife's PC, my laptop and my main machine.

Through various podcasts I have heard a few minor issues with service pack 3 with respect to some driver issues, though these problems seem few and far between I decided that I would take disk images of each PC's system drive before installing.

Two tips: -

1. Set aside some time to install, it takes a long time to install it.

2. If you like windows themes you'll need to go grab an updated uxtheme dll in order to display your lovely appearance changes. You can find this at http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/SP3-UxTheme-Patcher.shtml