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Service Pack 3 for Windows Embedded for Point of Service and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs

Brief Description
Contains applicable previously released Windows XP security updates, hotfixes and select out-of-band releases.

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Quick Details
File Name:WindowsXP-KB958255-ENU.exe
Version:SP3
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:KB958255
Date Published:10/7/2008
Language:English
Download Size:183.1 MB
Estimated Download Time: 7 hr 27 min 56K

Overview

This download is a Service Pack 3 (SP3) update for Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFLP). This SP3 update includes all previously released Windows XP security updates, hotfixes, and select out-of-band releases that are applicable to systems running the WEPOS and WinFLP operating systems.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows Embedded for Point of Service ; Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
Disk Space Requirements

This SP3 Update for WEPOS and WinFLP can take up to 750MB of disk space; this includes the installation files, and backup files to support uninstalling the update.

When installing this Service Pack update from the web, a folder is created in your Windows directory called ServicePackFiles. This folder is 375MB in size for this SP3 update for WEPOS and WinFLP.

The WEPOS installation, depending on your configuration, will have an uninstall folder of up to 300 MB in size.

The WinFLP installation, depending on your configuration, will have an uninstall folder of up to 300 MB in size.

Insufficient Disk Space
If there is insufficient free space on the system drive, you can use a USB flash drive to install the SP3 package. Please see the Knowledge Base article "You receive error messages if there is insufficient free disk space on the system drive to install the Windows XP Service Pack 3 package" in the Microsoft Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956894/en-us and follow the instructions to install the SP3 Update for WEPOS and WinFLP on systems with low available disk space.

Problems that are fixed in Windows XP SP3
To view a list of problems that are fixed in Windows XP SP3, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article "List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 3" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946480/
NOTE: This information applies to the SP3 Update for WEPOS and WinFLP with the exception that if the binaries or technologies do not exist within WEPOS or WinFLP, or if they are not installed as part of your WEPOS or WinFLP image, then they will not be installed or updated by the SP3 Update.

More information for advanced users
To view the release notes for Windows XP SP3, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=116143
This information includes the following:
• Things to know before you download
• Overview of Windows XP SP3
• Significant changes in Windows XP SP3
NOTE: This information applies to the SP3 Update for WEPOS and WinFLP with the exception that if the binaries or technologies do not exist within WEPOS or WinFLP, or if they are not installed as part of your WEPOS or WinFLP image, then they will not be installed or updated by the SP3 Update.

How to obtain a white paper for Windows XP SP3
To obtain a white paper that describes what is new in Windows XP SP3 and that discusses how customers can deploy the service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=68c48dad-bc34-40be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110&displaylang=en
NOTE: This information applies to the SP3 Update for WEPOS and WinFLP with the exception that if the binaries or technologies do not exist within WEPOS or WinFLP, or if they are not installed as part of your WEPOS or WinFLP image, then they will not be installed or updated by the SP3 Update.

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Instructions

To start the download, click the Download button and then do one of the following:

Click Run to start the installation immediately.

Click Save to copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time.

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Additional Information

Updating WEPOS systems should be done under the guidance of the OEM who supports the WEPOS image.

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