Official info from MS site (this is a pdf)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta … layLang=en
KB artical about SP3 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936929
Article ID : 936929
Last Review : October 24, 2007
Revision : 1.0
SUMMARY
This Microsoft Knowledge Base article will be updated to include the Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) release notes when Windows XP SP3 is released. Release notes are not available for the Windows XP SP3 beta release.
the link in the above Post marked "Public Release" is in fact not a public release... reference it's KB#
Article ID : 936929
Last Review : October 24, 2007
Revision : 1.0
No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this beta product.
The link only works because the long number after the filename is there
(this is someones windows Live ID member number and they are obviously a MSDN subscriber or mvp)
(very bad boy - posting back doors)
there is no way for the average person to go to MS and download SP3.
Everyone has clearly established it is broken. MS don't support it - I can't either. Its that Simple
SP3 does not add any new features it is simply a Rollup of existing patches. That being the case this is a very low priority item. do what we have been doing use SP2 and use RVM integrator or nLIte to add the needed remaining updates. Driverpacks detects and is aware of SP3 already.
If you cant get SP3 to work tell MS that is the point of a RC (Release Candidate) to eliminate bugs.
Two things here...
1 don't tell them that the driverpacks guys sent ya and don't use RVM nLite or DriverPacks on your install
if you wish to report a bug. Do a CLEAN fully attended install (no winnt.sif) for your reporting.
MS shut down AutoPatcher over something just like this. I would like to see us stay alive.
2 don't report it if you are not able to get the file through legitimate means.
(the link above is a back door, not a legitimate means, the link should be removed, post updated)
Go to MS and go to downloads and see if you can get it without logging in.
If you have to log in as a MSDN member then it ain't public is it?
If it aint public it's beta and if its beta it not supported.
This RC is broken - that everyone agrees on - so don't use SP3 till it gets fixed
better luck with the next RC
Jeff