

If you are a Windows XP user if you use the Home Edition, Tablet PC Edition, Professional Edition or the Media Center Edition and you intend to continue to use this OS, then you need the Windows XP SP3 even if you have been downloading and installing patches as they were released. let's just say it boosts overall security. This module, according to Microsoft, encapsulates several different cryptographic algorithms for use by other kernel mode drivers. The final addition offered by Windows XP SP3 is the Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module.This module, which is also in the Vista code, allows organizations running Windows XP to take advantage of new features in Windows Server 2008, and allows XP to better protect network assets by requiring compliance with a set of "health" requirements imposed on remote systems that want to connect to the network. The third new feature offered by this release is the Network Access Protector Compatibility module.But don't worry, Windows will ask for the product key later, as part of Genuine Advantage. As the name of this feature suggests, it allows you to complete the installation process without having to enter your Windows product key.



It includes over 1,000 service patches that have been released since SP2, as well as several patches and updates provided by SP1 and SP2. Windows XP SP3 is the final service pack for Windows XP.
