I"m trying to decide whether to deploy the SP3 patch for Windows XP (Pro).
What are the benefits?
So far all I've found is some security stuff (preventing a new pc from accessing your network unless it meets certain security criteria, etc.)
When we upgrade from SP1 to SP2 we had some problems due to the tighter security. (Yes, that improved security was an improvement but it broke stuff and I noticed not benefits : we already have a firewall and I didn't see any other benefits).
So… I'm just checking out SP3.
Best Answer
Pretty much that's what this is mostly for: Security, but it also implements newer features/capabilities to the OS:
I found this article pretty informative about what comes with Windows XP SP3: http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Windows-XP-SP3-Security.html