Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) Release Candidate (RC)is the new XP version release from Microsoft set to accommodate all previously released updates for the operating system, in addition to some previously released functionalities such as: MMC 3.0, MSXML6, Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 v2 (3.1.4000.2435), Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2.5, IPsec Simple Policy Update for Windows Server 2003, Digital Identity Management Service (DIMS), Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) 2.1. Plus some new and enhanced functionalities: Black Hole” Router Detection, Network Access Protection (NAP), Descriptive Security Options User Interface, Enhanced security for Administrator and Service policy entries, Microsoft Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module, Windows Product Activation.

For more information about the package, download The official Overview

You can download the installer from Microsoft Download center or just click on one of the following links for a direct download:

English: windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe