
Windows Internet Explorer 7 is not included as part of SP3 and still must be downloaded and installed separately (unless it is already installed). Every service pack Microsoft releases is cumulative, meaning it is possible to install (or slipstream) SP3 onto Windows XP SP1/SP2. There are reportedly 1,073 fixes in SP3, as well as various performance improvements. The service pack contains all previously-released Windows XP updates, including security updates, out-of-band releases, and hotfixes released since Windows XP SP2 hit Microsoft's servers back in August 2004. Although Microsoft has still to confirm the date, SP3 should be rolled out via Automatic Updates on June 10, 2008. There will be no 圆4 version of SP3 released Windows XP 圆4 will be updated at the same time Windows Server 2003 is updated, since it is derived from the codebase of the latter. According to Microsoft TechNet, the 300MB+ x86 standalone installer (build 5512) will not be available today on the Microsoft Download Center nor on Windows Update. Currently, the final build is only available on the download.windowsupdate domain in the following languages: Chinese (Hong Kong), Czech, English, French, German (Deutsch), Hebrew, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified (Chinese), Spanish, and Traditional Chinese.

As per the unofficial timeline, Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been uploaded to Microsoft's servers.
